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StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  20.03.2026
Database last updated on 08.04.2026
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  27.11.2025
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.04.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  06.01.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip20.03.2026(Expected) grantpublished on 22.04.2026 [2026/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1, Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2024/19]
Inventor(s)01 / TAHARA Katsutoshi
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2024/19]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[2024/19]
Application number, filing date22832435.628.02.2022
[2024/19]
WO2022JP08132
Priority number, dateJP2021010844930.06.2021         Original published format: JP 2021108449
[2024/19]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2023276269
Date:05.01.2023
Language:JA
[2023/01]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4365572
Date:08.05.2024
Language:EN
[2024/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification
No.:EP4365572
Date:22.04.2026
Language:EN
[2026/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP05.01.2023
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.12.2024
ClassificationIPC:G01N15/14, G01N21/64
[2024/19]
CPC:
G01N15/1429 (EP,US); G01N15/1434 (EP,US); G01N15/01 (EP,US);
G01N15/1459 (EP); G01N15/149 (EP,US); G01N21/64 (EP);
G01N15/1012 (EP); G01N2015/1006 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2024/19]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR ANALYSE BIOLOGISCHER PROBEN[2024/19]
English:BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE ANALYSIS DEVICE[2024/19]
French:DISPOSITIF D'ANALYSE D'ÉCHANTILLONS BIOLOGIQUES[2024/19]
Entry into regional phase08.01.2024Translation filed 
09.01.2024National basic fee paid 
09.01.2024Search fee paid 
09.01.2024Designation fee(s) paid 
09.01.2024Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.01.2024Examination requested  [2024/19]
26.06.2025Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.06.2025Date on which the examining division has become responsible
27.11.2025Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.03.2026Fee for grant paid
16.03.2026Fee for publishing/printing paid
16.03.2026Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
18.02.2025Renewal fee patent year 04
19.02.2026Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XI] US2016161393  (TAHARA KATSUTOSHI et al.) [X] 1 * paragraph [0014] - paragraph [0016]; figure 1 *[I] 2-8
 [XI] WO2018014013  (ACEA BIOSCIENCES INC et al.) [X] 1 * page 20, line 29 - page 21, line 6; figures 7A-8 *[I] 2-8
 [XI] US2010314557  (HAYASHI HIRONORI et al.) [X] 1 * paragraph [0098] *[I] 2-8
International search[YX] JPS61128140  (CANON KK et al.) [Y] 2-8 [X] 1
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 [Y] JP2020027094  (YAMAMOTO TAKASHI et al.) [Y] 8 * paragraph [0020] *
 [Y] JP2012021863  (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP et al.) [Y] 9-17 * claim 1, paragraphs [0016]-[0057] *
 [Y] JP2021063664  (SONY CORP et al.) [Y] 9-17 * paragraph [0007] *
 [Y] JP2019528680  (ビオメリューBIOMERIEUX) [Y] 12-13 * paragraph [0042] *
 [Y] WO2021100622  (SONY GROUP CORP et al.) [Y] 17 * paragraph [0055] *
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