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EP4063481 - BIOCHIPS TO DIAGNOSE HEMOGLOBIN DISORDERS AND MONITOR BLOOD CELLS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
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Status updated on  31.03.2023
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
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Status updated on  26.08.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip29.07.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106 / US
[2022/39]
Inventor(s)01 / GURKAN, Umut, A.
Cleveland, OH 44106 / US
02 / ALAPAN, Yunus
Cleveland Heights, OH 44106 / US
03 / LITTLE, Jane
Cleveland Heights, OH 44106 / US
04 / PICCONE, Connie
Cleveland, OH 44106 / US
05 / UNG, Ryan Dang-Quan
Irvine, CA 92603 / US
 [2022/39]
Representative(s)Maiwald GmbH
Engineering
Elisenhof
Elisenstrasse 3
80335 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2022/39]Maiwald Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Engineering
Elisenhof
Elisenstrasse 3
80335 München / DE
Application number, filing date22156878.530.07.2015
[2022/39]
Priority number, dateUS201462030964P30.07.2014         Original published format: US 201462030964 P
[2022/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4063481
Date:28.09.2022
Language:EN
[2022/39]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.08.2022
ClassificationIPC:C12M1/42, G01N33/483, G01N27/447
[2022/39]
CPC:
G01N27/44791 (EP,US); B01L3/502715 (EP); B01L3/502761 (EP,US);
G01N27/44704 (EP,US); G01N27/44721 (US); G01N33/49 (EP,US);
G01N33/721 (EP); G01N33/726 (EP); B01L2200/0652 (EP);
B01L2300/0636 (EP); B01L2300/0645 (US); B01L2300/0654 (US);
B01L2300/0816 (EP); B01L2400/0421 (US); B01L2400/0487 (EP);
G01N2800/22 (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 [2023/18]
Former [2022/39]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:BIOCHIPS ZUR DIAGNOSE VON HÄMOGLOBINERKRANKUNGEN UND ÜBERWACHUNG VON BLUTZELLEN[2022/39]
English:BIOCHIPS TO DIAGNOSE HEMOGLOBIN DISORDERS AND MONITOR BLOOD CELLS[2022/39]
French:BIOPUCES POUR DIAGNOSTIQUER DES TROUBLES DE L'HÉMOGLOBINE ET SURVEILLER LES CELLULES SANGUINES[2022/39]
Examination procedure28.03.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.03.2023Examination requested  [2023/18]
28.03.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP15827038.9  / EP3186356
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