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EP About this file: EP3912955

EP3912955 - GRAPHENE-INDUCED ENERGY TRANSFER FOR THE QUANTIFICATION OF THE STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF BIOMOLECULES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.11.2025
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.11.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.05.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  22.10.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip06.02.2026Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC		published on 11.03.2026  [2026/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Universität Osnabrück
Neuer Graben 29/Schloss
49074 Osnabrück / DE
[2021/47]
Inventor(s)01 / PIEHLER, Jacob
49076 Osnabrück / DE
02 / YOU, Changjiang
49076 Osnabrück / DE
 [2021/47]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[2021/47]
Application number, filing date20175412.419.05.2020
[2021/47]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3912955
Date:24.11.2021
Language:EN
[2021/47]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3912955
Date:01.01.2025
Language:EN
[2025/01]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.10.2020
ClassificationIPC:B82Y15/00, G01N27/414
[2021/47]
CPC:
G01N21/6428 (EP,CN); C01B32/194 (CN); G01N21/6486 (CN);
G01N33/542 (EP); B82Y15/00 (EP); B82Y5/00 (EP);
G01N2021/6432 (CN); G01N2021/6497 (CN); G01N21/274 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2022/26]  
Former [2021/47]AL,  AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
TitleGerman:GRAPHENINDUZIERTER ENERGIETRANSFER ZUR QUANTIFIZIERUNG DER STRUKTUR UND DYNAMIK VON BIOMOLEKÜLEN[2021/47]
English:GRAPHENE-INDUCED ENERGY TRANSFER FOR THE QUANTIFICATION OF THE STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF BIOMOLECULES[2021/47]
French:TRANSFERT D'ÉNERGIE INDUIT PAR GRAPHÈNE POUR LA QUANTIFICATION DE LA STRUCTURE ET DE LA DYNAMIQUE DE BIOMOLÉCULES[2021/47]
Examination procedure23.05.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.05.2022Examination requested  [2022/26]
23.05.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.10.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.11.2024Fee for grant paid
25.11.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.11.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)02.10.2025No opposition filed within time limit [2025/50]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
24.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
14.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCZ01.01.2025
ES01.01.2025
HR01.01.2025
MC01.01.2025
PL01.01.2025
SK01.01.2025
SM01.01.2025
NO01.04.2025
GR02.04.2025
IS01.05.2025
CH31.05.2025
[2026/11]
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ES01.01.2025
HR01.01.2025
PL01.01.2025
SK01.01.2025
SM01.01.2025
NO01.04.2025
GR02.04.2025
IS01.05.2025
CH31.05.2025
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PL01.01.2025
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NO01.04.2025
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PL01.01.2025
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 [XI] US2007284557  (GRUNER GEORGE et al.) [I] 2-15
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2018.01.103
 [XI]   SHI-WEI CHU: "Optical microscopy approaches angstrom precision, in 3D!", LIGHT: SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS, vol. 8, no. 1, 1 December 2019 (2019-12-01), XP055735159, DOI: 10.1038/s41377-019-0226-y

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41377-019-0226-y
 [XI]   SIVA KUMAR KRISHNAN ET AL: "A review on graphene-based nanocomposites for electrochemical and fluorescent biosensors", RSC ADVANCES, vol. 9, no. 16, 18 March 2019 (2019-03-18), pages 8778 - 8881, XP055736520, DOI: 10.1039/C8RA09577A

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8RA09577A
 [XI]   GHOSH ARINDAM ET AL: "Graphene-based metal-induced energy transfer for sub-nanometre optical localization", NATURE PHOTONICS, NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, UK, vol. 13, no. 12, 2 September 2019 (2019-09-02), pages 860 - 865, XP036929062, ISSN: 1749-4885, [retrieved on 20190902], DOI: 10.1038/S41566-019-0510-7 [I] 2-15

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41566-019-0510-7
 [XI]   RICARDO M R ADO ET AL: "Graphene setting the stage: tracking DNA hybridization with nanoscale resolution", 2D MATERIALS, vol. 6, no. 4, 30 September 2019 (2019-09-30), pages 045056, XP055736967, DOI: 10.1088/2053-1583/ab41e0 [X] 1,2 * page 1 - page 2; figure 1 *[I] 3-15

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/ab41e0
 [XI]   LARA JORDE ET AL: "Specific and reversible protein immobilization on conductive carbon nanomaterials", CMD2020GEFES, 30 June 2020 (2020-06-30), pages 1, XP055737185, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20201006] [X] 1 * page 8794 - page 8817; figures 15-24; tables 5-7 *[I] 2-15
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