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EP About this file: EP2818121

EP2818121 - FLUORESCENCE DETECTION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.02.2020
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  01.03.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.10.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
National University Corporation Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
20-1 Handayama 1-chome
Higashi-ku
Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka 431-3192 / JP
For all designated states
Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
1126-1, Ichino-cho
Higashi-ku
Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka 435-8558 / JP
[2015/01]
Inventor(s)01 / UNNO, Naoki
c/o NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HAMAMATSU
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
20-1 Handayama 1-chome
Higashi-ku
Hamamatsu-shi Shizuoka 431-3192 / JP
02 / HATTORI, Yoshimasa
c/o NST CO., LTD.
3-1 Shinmiyakoda 4-chome
Kita-ku
Hamamatsu-shi Shizuoka 431-2103 / JP
03 / MIWA, Mitsuharu
c/o Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
1126-1 Ichino-cho
Higashi-ku
Hamamatsu-shi Shizuoka 435-8558 / JP
 [2015/01]
Representative(s)Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8AP / GB
[N/P]
Former [2019/14]Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Former [2015/01]Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date13751759.518.02.2013
[2019/14]
WO2013JP53862
Priority number, dateJP2012003453120.02.2012         Original published format: JP 2012034531
[2015/01]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013125484
Date:29.08.2013
Language:JA
[2013/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2818121
Date:31.12.2014
Language:EN
[2015/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2818121
Date:03.04.2019
Language:EN
[2019/14]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP29.08.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.10.2015
ClassificationIPC:A61B5/00, G01N21/64
[2015/47]
CPC:
A61B5/0071 (EP,US); A61B5/418 (EP,US); A61B5/6824 (EP,US);
A61B5/6828 (EP,US); A61B5/6831 (EP,US); G01N21/645 (EP,US);
A61B2562/0242 (EP,US); A61B2562/043 (EP,US); A61B2562/046 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2015/01]A61B10/00, A61B5/00, G01N21/64
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 [2015/01]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:FLUORESZENZDETEKTOR[2015/01]
English:FLUORESCENCE DETECTION DEVICE[2015/01]
French:DISPOSITIF DE DÉTECTION PAR FLUORESCENCE[2015/01]
Entry into regional phase15.09.2014Translation filed 
15.09.2014National basic fee paid 
15.09.2014Search fee paid 
15.09.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
15.09.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.07.2013Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
15.09.2014Examination requested  [2015/01]
06.04.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.10.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.02.2019Fee for grant paid
14.02.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
14.02.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  24.10.2018
Opposition(s)06.01.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.02.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
22.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
21.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
22.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
21.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU18.02.2013
AL03.04.2019
AT03.04.2019
CY03.04.2019
CZ03.04.2019
DK03.04.2019
EE03.04.2019
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LV03.04.2019
MC03.04.2019
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