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EP0423328 - COINCIDENCE ARBITRATION IN A FLOW CYTOMETRY SORTING SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 18.10.1996 Database last updated on 16.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	07.12.2007	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): NL	published on 09.01.2008 [2008/02]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states COULTER CORPORATION 600 West 20th Street Hialeah, FL 33010 / US
	[1991/17]
Inventor(s)	01 / AUER, Robert, E. 8400 S.W. 102nd Avenue Miami, FL 33173 / US
	[1991/17]
Representative(s)	Nettleton, John Victor, et al Abel & Imray 20 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PQ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1991/17]	Nettleton, John Victor, et al Abel & Imray Northumberland House 303-306 High Holborn London, WC1V 7LH / GB
Application number, filing date	90908853.6	01.05.1990
	[1991/17]
	WO1990US02418
Priority number, date	US19890345975	01.05.1989 Original published format: US 345975
	[1991/17]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9013368
	Date:	15.11.1990
	Language:	EN
	[1990/26]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0423328
	Date:	24.04.1991
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.11.1990 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1991/17]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0423328
	Date:	13.12.1995
	Language:	EN
	[1995/50]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	15.11.1990
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	15.04.1992
Classification	IPC:	B07C5/342	[1991/17]
	CPC:	B07C5/361 (EP,US); B07C5/342 (EP,US); G01N15/1492 (EP,US); G01N15/149 (US); Y10S209/906 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL, SE [1991/17]
Title	German:	KOINZIDENZARBITRIERUNG FÜR DURCHFLUSSZYTOMETRIE	[1991/17]
	English:	COINCIDENCE ARBITRATION IN A FLOW CYTOMETRY SORTING SYSTEM	[1991/17]
	French:	ARBITRAGE EN CAS DE COINCIDENCE POUR SYSTEMES DE TRIAGE CYTOMETRIQUE CONTINU	[1991/17]
Miscellaneous	EPB 1995/50: Teilanmeldung 95106731.3 eingereicht am 04/05/95
	EPB 1995/50: Divisional application 95106731.3 filed on 04/05/95
	EPB 1995/50: Demande divisionnaire 95106731.3 déposée le 04/05/95
Entry into regional phase	02.01.1991	National basic fee paid
	02.01.1991	Search fee paid
	02.01.1991	Designation fee(s) paid
	02.05.1991	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	02.05.1991	Examination requested [1991/27]
	18.05.1994	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	14.11.1994	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	11.01.1995	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
	06.06.1995	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
	19.06.1995	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	14.08.1995	Fee for grant paid
	14.08.1995	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	EP95106731.3 Application withdrawn : 21.07.1995
Opposition(s)	14.09.1996	No opposition filed within time limit [1996/49]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	24.03.1992	Renewal fee patent year 03
	18.03.1993	Renewal fee patent year 04
	29.03.1994	Renewal fee patent year 05
	26.04.1995	Renewal fee patent year 06
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	Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CH	13.12.1995
	ES	13.12.1995
	IT	13.12.1995
	LI	13.12.1995
	NL	13.12.1995
	SE	13.03.1996
	[2003/07]
Former [2002/25]	CH	13.12.1995
	ES	13.12.1995
	IT	13.12.1995
	LI	13.12.1995
	SE	13.03.1996
Former [1999/42]	CH	13.12.1995
	IT	13.12.1995
	LI	13.12.1995
	SE	13.03.1996
Former [1997/13]	CH	13.12.1995
	LI	13.12.1995
	SE	13.03.1996
Former [1996/32]	SE	13.03.1996
Documents cited:	Search	[A]GB1103190 (ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION);
		[AD]US4230558 (FULWYLER MACK J);
		[A]US4318483 (LOMBARDO IGINO, et al)
	International search	[A]US3380584 (FULWYLER MACK J);
		[A]US3675768 (LEGORRETA-SANCHEZ GILDARDO);
		[A]US3826364 (BONNER W, et al);
		[A]US3963606 (HOGG WALTER R);
		[A]US4148718 (FULWYLER MACK J);
		[A]US4447883 (FARRELL GREGORY A [US], et al);
		[A]US4487320 (AUER ROBERT E [US]);
		[A]US4510438 (AUER ROBERT [US]);
		[A]US4667830 (NOZAKI JR TOM [US], et al);
		[A]US4778593 (YAMASHITA MIKIO [JP], et al)

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