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EP3940389 - ACCOMMODATION CASE, ACCOMMODATION CASE STACK, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.12.2021
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  19.09.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip15.12.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FUJIFILM Corporation
26-30, Nishiazabu 2-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 106-8620 / JP
[2022/03]
Inventor(s)01 / TAKAYAMA, Hidetoshi
c/o FUJIFILM Corporation, 577, Ushijima, Kaisei-
machi
Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa 258-8577 / JP
02 / ITO, Koju
c/o FUJIFILM Corporation, 577, Ushijima, Kaisei-
machi
Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa 258-8577 / JP
03 / OBA, Takahiro
c/o FUJIFILM Corporation, 577, Ushijima, Kaisei-
machi
Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa 258-8577 / JP
04 / OKU, Keisuke
c/o FUJIFILM Corporation, 577, Ushijima, Kaisei-
machi
Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa 258-8577 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2022/03]01 / TAKAYAMA, Hidetoshi
Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa 258-8577 / JP
02 / ITO, Koju
Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa 258-8577 / JP
03 / OBA, Takahiro
Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa 258-8577 / JP
04 / OKU, Keisuke
Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa 258-8577 / JP
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2022/03]
Application number, filing date20769994.328.01.2020
[2022/03]
WO2020JP02932
Priority number, dateJP2019004449712.03.2019         Original published format: JP 2019044497
[2022/03]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020183949
Date:17.09.2020
Language:JA
[2020/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3940389
Date:19.01.2022
Language:EN
[2022/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP17.09.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.03.2022
ClassificationIPC:G01N35/08, H02J50/10, H02J50/00, B01L1/02, C12M1/00, B01L9/00, C12M3/06, H02J50/50, B01L3/00, // G01N35/00
[2022/17]
CPC:
B01L3/502715 (EP); C12M43/08 (US); B01L1/025 (EP);
B01L9/527 (EP); C12M23/16 (EP,US); H02J50/005 (EP,US);
H02J50/10 (EP,US); H02J50/502 (EP); H02J50/70 (US);
B01L2200/025 (EP); B01L2200/141 (EP); B01L2200/142 (EP);
B01L2200/147 (EP); B01L2300/023 (EP); B01L2300/046 (EP);
B01L2300/0663 (EP); B01L7/00 (EP); C12M23/26 (EP);
G01N2035/00455 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2022/03]G01N35/08, C12M1/00, G01N37/00, H02J50/10, H02J50/70
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 [2022/03]
TitleGerman:AUFNAHMEGEHÄUSE, AUFNAHMEGEHÄUSESTAPEL UND VERFAHREN ZUM BETRIEB EINER MIKROFLUIDISCHEN VORRICHTUNG[2022/03]
English:ACCOMMODATION CASE, ACCOMMODATION CASE STACK, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE[2022/03]
French:BOÎTIER DE LOGEMENT, EMPILEMENT DE BOÎTIER DE LOGEMENT ET PROCÉDÉ D'ACTIONNEMENT D'UN DISPOSITIF MICROFLUIDIQUE[2022/03]
Entry into regional phase10.09.2021Translation filed 
10.09.2021National basic fee paid 
10.09.2021Search fee paid 
10.09.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
10.09.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.09.2021Examination requested  [2022/03]
15.07.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
14.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
14.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US2007236174  (KAYE EVAN JOHN [US]) [X] 1-4,6,7 * paragraph [0021]; figure 3 * [I] 5,8-10;
 [XY]US2012235567  (KARALIS ARISTEIDIS [US], et al) [X] 1-7 * paragraphs [1191] - [1194] - [ 1058] * * paragraph [0241] * [Y] 8-10;
 [Y]US2013285477  (LO YU-HWA [US], et al) [Y] 8-10* the whole document *;
 [X]US2016056664  (PARTOVI AFSHIN [US]) [X] 1,3-6 * paragraph [0253]; figure 33 * * paragraphs [0284] , [ 296] , [ 281] - [0283] * * paragraphs [0076] - [0083] *;
 [X]US2016111886  (SHERMAN JASON T [US], et al) [X] 1,3,4,6,7 * paragraphs [0021] - [0029]; figure 3; claim 18 *;
 [X]WO2016122088  (HANSOL TECHNICS INC [KR]) [X] 1,3-6 * page 9; figure 7 *;
 [X]US2017211875  (LEE SEONGHUN [KR], et al) [X] 1-6 * paragraph [0227]; figures 14,50 *
International search[XYA]JP2009111557  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP) [X] 1-4, 6-7 [Y] 5 [A] 8-10;
 [YA]JP2013132134  (NICHICON CORP) [Y] 5 [A] 1-4, 6-10;
 [A]JP2013228220  (NISSHA PRINTING)[A] 1-10;
 [A]JP2017169365  (ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD) [A] 1-10;
 [A]WO2017208339  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP]) [A] 1-10;
 [A]JP2018201290  (TDK CORP) [A] 1-10
by applicantWO2016043135
 JP2018153024
 JP2019044497
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