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EP0725267 - Electrically controlled micro-pipette [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 20.04.2007 Database last updated on 13.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	29.08.2008	Change - opposition data/opponents data or that of the opponents representative	published on 01.10.2008 [2008/40]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Forschungszentrum Dresden - Rossendorf e.V. Bautzner Landstrasse 128 01328 Dresden / DE
	[2007/16]
Former [2003/49]	For all designated states Forschungszentrum Rossendorf e.V. Bautzner Landstrasse 128 01328 Dresden / DE
Former [1996/32]	For all designated states Forschungszentrum Rossendorf e.V. Bautzner Landstrasse 128 (B6) 01474 Schönfeld-Weissig / DE
Inventor(s)	01 / Howitz, Steffen, Dr. Wormser Strasse 58 D-01309 Dresden / DE
	02 / Bürger, Mario Liebethaler Strasse 5 D-01796 Pirna / DE
	03 / Wegener, Thomas Schulstrasse 98 D-16816 Neuruppin / DE
	[1996/32]
Representative(s)	Lippert Stachow Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Krenkelstrasse 3 01309 Dresden / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1999/52]	Patentanwälte Lippert, Stachow, Schmidt & Partner Postfach 19 24 38 01282 Dresden / DE
Application number, filing date	96101332.3	31.01.1996
	[1996/32]
Priority number, date	DE1995103141	01.02.1995 Original published format: DE 19503141
	[1996/32]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0725267
	Date:	07.08.1996
	Language:	DE
	[1996/32]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0725267
	Date:	18.09.1996
	[1996/38]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0725267
	Date:	18.11.1998
	Language:	DE
	[1998/47]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	01.08.1996
Classification	IPC:	G01N1/00, B01L3/02	[1996/32]
	CPC:	B01L3/0268 (EP); G01N35/1016 (EP); B01L13/02 (EP); B01L2200/143 (EP); B01L2400/0481 (EP); B01L2400/084 (EP); (+) B01L3/5027 (EP); B01L9/52 (EP); G01N2035/00237 (EP); G01N2035/1039 (EP); G01N35/1095 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL, SE [1996/32]
Title	German:	Elektrisch steuerbare Mikro-Pipette	[1996/32]
	English:	Electrically controlled micro-pipette	[1996/32]
	French:	Micro-pipette actionnée électriquement	[1996/32]
Examination procedure	07.02.1997	Examination requested [1997/15]
	16.06.1997	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	09.10.1997	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.04.1998	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	18.05.1998	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	18.08.1998	Fee for grant paid
	18.08.1998	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 12.08.1999 24.08.1999 ADMISSIBLE TECAN AG Feldbachstrasse 80 8634 Hombrechtikon / CH Opponent's representative Heusch, Christian OK pat AG Industriestrasse 47 6300 Zug / CH
		02 12.08.1999 27.08.1999 ADMISSIBLE Microdrop Technologies Gmbh Mühlenweg 143 22844 Norderstedt / DE Opponent's representative Jaeschke, Rainer Grüner Weg 77 22851 Norderstedt / DE
		03 18.08.1999 15.09.1999 ADMISSIBLE Eppendorf-Netheler- Hinz GmbH Barkhausenweg 1 22339 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Siemons, Norbert, et al, et al Hauck Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Neuer Wall 50 20354 Hamburg / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2008/40]
	Opponent(s)	01 12.08.1999 24.08.1999 ADMISSIBLE TECAN AG Feldbachstrasse 80 8634 Hombrechtikon / CH Opponent's representative Heusch, Christian c/o OK pat AG, Chamerstrasse 50 6300 Zug / CH
		02 12.08.1999 27.08.1999 ADMISSIBLE Microdrop Technologies Gmbh Mühlenweg 143 22844 Norderstedt / DE Opponent's representative Jaeschke, Rainer Grüner Weg 77 22851 Norderstedt / DE
		03 18.08.1999 15.09.1999 ADMISSIBLE Eppendorf-Netheler- Hinz GmbH Barkhausenweg 1 22339 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Siemons, Norbert, et al, et al Hauck Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Neuer Wall 50 20354 Hamburg / DE
	Former [2005/46]
	Opponent(s)	01 12.08.1999 24.08.1999 ADMISSIBLE TECAN AG Feldbachstrasse 80 8634 Hombrechtikon / CH Opponent's representative Heusch, Christian c/o OK pat AG, Chamerstrasse 50 6300 Zug / CH
		02 12.08.1999 27.08.1999 ADMISSIBLE Microdrop Technologies Gmbh Mühlenweg 143 22844 Norderstedt / DE Opponent's representative Jaeschke, Rainer Grüner Weg 77 22851 Norderstedt / DE
		03 18.08.1999 15.09.1999 ADMISSIBLE Eppendorf-Netheler- Hinz GmbH Barkhausenweg 1 22339 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Siemons, Norbert, Dr.-Ing. Patentanwälte Hauck, Graalfs, Wehnert, Döring, Siemons, et al, et al Neuer Wall 41 20354 Hamburg / DE
	Former [2002/09]
	Opponent(s)	01 12.08.1999 24.08.1999 ADMISSIBLE TECAN AG Feldbachstrasse 80 8634 Hombrechtikon / CH Opponent's representative Heusch, Christian c/o OK pat AG, Chamerstrasse 50 6300 Zug / CH
		02 12.08.1999 27.08.1999 ADMISSIBLE microdrop Gesellschaft für Mikrodosiersysteme mbH Mühlenweg 143 22844 Norderstedt / DE Opponent's representative Jaeschke, Rainer, Dipl.-Ing. Grüner Weg 77 22851 Norderstedt / DE
		03 18.08.1999 15.09.1999 ADMISSIBLE Eppendorf-Netheler- Hinz GmbH Barkhausenweg 1 22339 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Siemons, Norbert, Dr.-Ing. Patentanwälte Hauck, Graalfs, Wehnert, Döring, Siemons, et al, et al Neuer Wall 41 20354 Hamburg / DE
	Former [1999/41]
	Opponent(s)	01 12.08.1999 24.08.1999 ADMISSIBLE TECAN AG Feldbachstrasse 80 8634 Hombrechtikon / CH Opponent's representative Wagner, Wolfgang, Dr. Phil., Dipl.-Phys. c/o Zimmerli, Wagner & Partner AG Löwenstrasse 19 8001 Zürich / CH
		02 12.08.1999 27.08.1999 ADMISSIBLE microdrop Gesellschaft für Mikrodosiersysteme mbH Mühlenweg 143 22844 Norderstedt / DE Opponent's representative Jaeschke, Rainer, Dipl.-Ing. Grüner Weg 77 22851 Norderstedt / DE
		03 18.08.1999 15.09.1999 ADMISSIBLE Eppendorf-Netheler- Hinz GmbH Barkhausenweg 1 22339 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Siemons, Norbert, Dr.-Ing. Patentanwälte Hauck, Graalfs, Wehnert, Döring, Siemons, et al, et al Neuer Wall 41 20354 Hamburg / DE
	Former [1999/40]
	Opponent(s)	01 18.08.1999 24.08.1999 ADMISSIBLE TECAN AG Feldbachstrasse 80 8634 Hombrechtikon / CH Opponent's representative Wagner, Wolfgang, Dr. Phil., Dipl.-Phys. c/o Zimmerli, Wagner & Partner AG Löwenstrasse 19 8001 Zürich / CH
	22.10.1999	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	20.04.2000	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	03.07.2001	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M06)
	02.01.2002	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	10.11.2003	Date of oral proceedings
	25.11.2003	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	25.11.2003	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	05.12.2003	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2007/21]
Appeal following opposition	22.01.2004	Appeal received No. T0123/04
	25.03.2004	Statement of grounds filed
	29.03.2007	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor withdrawn
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	15.01.1998	Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]DE3531241 (EPPENDORF GERAETEBAU NETHELER [DE]) [A] 1,2,4,6 * column 4, line 15 - line 31 * * column 10, line 54 - column 11, line 58; figure 2 *;
		[A]GB2211111 (SAXON MICRO LIMITED [GB]) [A] * page 1 * * page 4 - page 5; figures 2,5 *;
		[A]EP0545284 (CANON KK [JP]) [A] 1,3,5 * column 4, line 50 - column 5, line 46 *;
		[A]WO9405414 (UNIV CALIFORNIA [US]);
		[A] - SCHOOT VAN DER B H ET AL, "MODULAR SETUP FOR A MINIATURIZED CHEMICAL ANALYSIS SYSTEM", SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B, (19930801), vol. B15, no. 1/03, pages 211 - 213, XP000411338 [A] 1,2,4,6 * page 212, column R - page 213, column R; figures 4,5 * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0925-4005(93)85053-D
		[AD] - H.A. FISHMAN ET AL, "Spontaneous injection in microcolumn separations", ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, COLUMBUS US, (19940715), vol. 66, no. 14, pages 2318 - 2329, XP002008401 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ac00086a018

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