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EP2772532 - Apparatus and method for tip alignment in multiwell plates [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 27.04.2024 Database last updated on 17.05.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 19.05.2023
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 04.01.2023
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 11.05.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	27.04.2024	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 29.05.2024 [2024/22]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states CELLECTRICON AB Neongatan 4B 431 53 Mölndal / SE
	[2023/13]
Former [2014/36]	For all designated states CELLECTRICON AB Fabriksgatan 7 412 50 Göteborg / SE
Inventor(s)	01 / Pihl, Johan 424 70 Olofstorp / SE
	02 / Karlsson, Mathias 43993 Onsala / SE
	[2023/13]
Former [2014/36]	01 / Pihl, Johan Lyekasvagen 6 424 70 Olofstorp / SE
	02 / Karlsson, Mattias Kaptensgatan 25 414 58 Goteborg / SE
Representative(s)	Kraus & Lederer PartGmbB Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15 80539 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2014/36]	Adam, Holger Kraus & Weisert Patentanwälte PartGmbB Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15 80539 München / DE
Application number, filing date	14162861.0	10.03.2009
	[2014/36]
Priority number, date	US20080069229	12.03.2008 Original published format: US 69229
	US20080301698	12.03.2008 Original published format: US 301698
	[2014/36]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2772532
	Date:	03.09.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/36]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP2772532
	Date:	24.12.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/52]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2772532
	Date:	21.06.2023
	Language:	EN
	[2023/25]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	21.11.2014
Classification	IPC:	C12M1/42, G01N35/10	[2014/36]
	CPC:	C12M33/06 (EP,US); B01L3/021 (EP,US); B01L3/5085 (EP,US); C12M23/12 (EP,US); C12M35/02 (EP,US); G01N35/1011 (EP,US); (+) B01L2200/021 (EP,US); B01L2200/025 (EP,US); B01L2200/0642 (EP,US); B01L2300/0645 (EP,US); B01L2300/0829 (EP,US); G01N35/028 (EP,US); G01N35/1074 (EP,US); Y10T29/49895 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	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, SE, SI, SK, TR [2015/32]
Former [2014/36]	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, SE, SI, SK, TR
Title	German:	Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Spitzenausrichtung auf Multiwellplatten	[2014/36]
	English:	Apparatus and method for tip alignment in multiwell plates	[2014/36]
	French:	Appareil et procédé pour l'alignement de pointes de plaques multipuits	[2014/36]
Examination procedure	24.06.2015	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	24.06.2015	Examination requested [2015/32]
	15.05.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	23.11.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	06.03.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	06.07.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	10.03.2022	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	29.07.2022	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.01.2023	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	11.05.2023	Fee for grant paid
	11.05.2023	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	11.05.2023	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP09719599.4 / EP2265707
Opposition(s)	22.03.2024	No opposition filed within time limit [2024/22]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.03.2014	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.03.2014	Renewal fee patent year 04
	31.03.2014	Renewal fee patent year 05
	31.03.2014	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.03.2015	Renewal fee patent year 07
	27.06.2016	Renewal fee patent year 08
	27.03.2017	Renewal fee patent year 09
	27.03.2018	Renewal fee patent year 10
	20.03.2019	Renewal fee patent year 11
	18.03.2020	Renewal fee patent year 12
	18.03.2021	Renewal fee patent year 13
	17.03.2022	Renewal fee patent year 14
	07.03.2023	Renewal fee patent year 15
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.03.2016	08 M06 Fee paid on 27.06.2016
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CZ	21.06.2023
	ES	21.06.2023
	HR	21.06.2023
	PL	21.06.2023
	RO	21.06.2023
	SK	21.06.2023
	NO	21.09.2023
	GR	22.09.2023
	IS	21.10.2023
	[2024/10]
Former [2024/09]	CZ	21.06.2023
	ES	21.06.2023
	HR	21.06.2023
	SK	21.06.2023
	NO	21.09.2023
	GR	22.09.2023
	IS	21.10.2023
Former [2024/08]	HR	21.06.2023
	SK	21.06.2023
	NO	21.09.2023
	GR	22.09.2023
Former [2023/51]	HR	21.06.2023
	NO	21.09.2023
	GR	22.09.2023
Former [2023/50]	NO	21.09.2023
	GR	22.09.2023
Former [2023/48]	NO	21.09.2023
Documents cited:	Search	[XY]US2001012492 (ACOSTA GALO F [US], et al) [X] 1,2,4,6,10,11,13 * paragraph [0034] - paragraph [0037] * * paragraph [0054] * * paragraph [0075] - paragraph [0076] * * paragraph [0086] * * paragraph [0089] * * paragraph [0115] * * paragraph [0123] * * figures 2,3,7,14-16 * [Y] 3,5,7,12;
		[XY]US2002028480 (MAHER MICHAEL P [US], et al) [X] 1-3 * paragraph [0162] - paragraph [0165]; figures 1A,1B * [Y] 3,5,7,12;
		[AD]US2005048651 (RYTTSEN FRIDA [SE], et al) [AD] 1-7,10-13* figures 1-5; claim 1 *
	by applicant	US6521430
		US2005026283
		US2005048651

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