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EP About this file: EP3343229

EP3343229 - AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE AND REAGENT BOTTLE CARRYING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  30.06.2023
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  08.05.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  19.11.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.06.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip19.04.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU		published on 22.05.2024 [2024/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17-1, Toranomon 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-6409 / JP
For:AL  AT  BE  BG  CH  CY  CZ  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 
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
Grenzacherstrasse 124
4070 Basel / CH
For:DE 
Roche Diagnostics GmbH
Sandhofer Strasse 116
68305 Mannheim / DE
[2020/25]
Former [2018/27]For all designated states
Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
24-14 Nishishimbashi 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
For:AL  AT  BE  BG  CH  CY  CZ  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 
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
Grenzacherstrasse 124
4070 Basel / CH
For:DE 
Roche Diagnostics GmbH
Sandhofer Strasse 116
68305 Mannheim / DE
Inventor(s)01 / MORI, Takamichi
Tokyo 105-6409 / JP
02 / NONAKA, Kouhei
Tokyo 105-6409 / JP
03 / HARA, Masaki
Tokyo 105-6409 / JP
04 / ISHIZAWA, Masato
Tokyo 105-6409 / JP
05 / TOKIEDA, Hitoshi
Tokyo 105-6409 / JP
06 / SATTLER, Stephan
Kempter Strasse 4
82319 Starnberg / DE
 [2023/31]
Former [2018/27]01 / MORI, Takamichi
c/o HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
24-14
Nishi Shimbashi 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
02 / NONAKA, Kouhei
c/o HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
24-14
Nishi Shimbashi 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
03 / HARA, Masaki
c/o HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
24-14
Nishi Shimbashi 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
04 / ISHIZAWA, Masato
c/o HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
24-14
Nishi Shimbashi 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
05 / TOKIEDA, Hitoshi
c/o HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
24-14
Nishi Shimbashi 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
06 / SATTLER, Stephan
Kempter Strasse 4
82319 Starnberg / DE
Representative(s)Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
[2018/27]
Application number, filing date16841578.423.08.2016
[2018/27]
WO2016JP74462
Priority number, dateJP2015016864328.08.2015         Original published format: JP 2015168643
[2018/27]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017038546
Date:09.03.2017
Language:JA
[2017/10]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3343229
Date:04.07.2018
Language:EN
[2018/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3343229
Date:02.08.2023
Language:EN
[2023/31]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP09.03.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.03.2019
ClassificationIPC:G01N35/00
[2018/27]
CPC:
G01N35/0092 (EP,US); G01N35/1002 (US); G01N35/00 (EP,US);
G01N35/00732 (US); G01N35/04 (US); G01N2035/00673 (EP,US);
G01N2035/0094 (EP,US); G01N2035/0405 (US); G01N2035/0443 (US);
G01N2035/0465 (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 [2018/27]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:AUTOMATISCHE ANALYSEVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM TRAGEN VON REAGENZIENFLASCHEN[2018/27]
English:AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE AND REAGENT BOTTLE CARRYING METHOD[2018/27]
French:DISPOSITIF D'ANALYSE AUTOMATIQUE ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRANSPORT DE BOUTEILLE DE RÉACTIF[2018/27]
Entry into regional phase16.02.2018Translation filed 
16.02.2018National basic fee paid 
16.02.2018Search fee paid 
16.02.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
16.02.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.02.2018Examination requested  [2018/27]
16.02.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
13.09.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.11.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
18.01.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.05.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.06.2023Fee for grant paid
22.06.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.06.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
31.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
31.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
31.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
31.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT02.08.2023
FI02.08.2023
HR02.08.2023
LT02.08.2023
LV02.08.2023
NL02.08.2023
PL02.08.2023
RS02.08.2023
SE02.08.2023
SM02.08.2023
LU23.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
IS02.12.2023
PT04.12.2023
[2024/21]
Former [2024/20]AT02.08.2023
FI02.08.2023
HR02.08.2023
LT02.08.2023
LV02.08.2023
NL02.08.2023
PL02.08.2023
RS02.08.2023
SE02.08.2023
SM02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
IS02.12.2023
PT04.12.2023
Former [2024/10]AT02.08.2023
FI02.08.2023
HR02.08.2023
LT02.08.2023
LV02.08.2023
NL02.08.2023
PL02.08.2023
RS02.08.2023
SE02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
IS02.12.2023
PT04.12.2023
Former [2024/09]AT02.08.2023
FI02.08.2023
LT02.08.2023
NL02.08.2023
SE02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
IS02.12.2023
Former [2024/08]LT02.08.2023
NL02.08.2023
NO02.11.2023
GR03.11.2023
Documents cited:Search[A]US2012269682  (WATANABE HIROSHI [JP], et al) [A] 1-20 * abstract * * figures 1-3 ** paragraph [0020] - paragraph [0076] *;
 [A]EP2520939  (HOFFMANN LA ROCHE [CH], et al) [A] 1-20 * abstract * * paragraph [0042] - paragraph [0059] * * paragraph [0069] - paragraph [0070] * * paragraph [0082] * * figures 1-5 *;
 [A]US2014141518  (PUFAHL HOLGER [DE]) [A] 1-20 * abstract * * figure 1 * * paragraph [0033] * * paragraph [0039] - paragraph [0045] *
International search[A]JP2005037171  (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP, et al) [A] 1-29* , entire text; all drawings & US 2005/0207938 A1 & EP 1498734 A1 & CA 2474175 A1 & CN 1576849 A *;
 [A]JP2007524082  (Dade Behring Inc.) [A] 1-29 * , entire text; all drawings & US 2005/0013735 A1 & WO 2005/006831 A2 *;
 [A]JP2008203004  (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP) [A] 1-29 * , entire text; all drawings & US 2008/0199358 A1 & EP 1959257 A2 & CN 101251544 A *;
 [A]JP2010085249  (OLYMPUS CORP) [A] 1-29 * , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2011027663  (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP, et al) [A] 1-29 * , entire text; all drawings & US 2012/0301359 A1 & US 2013/0089464 A1 & US 2016/0124008 A1 & WO 2011/012657 A1 & EP 2520939 A2 & CA 2769501 A1 & CN 102597785 A & CN 102818907 A *;
 [A]WO2011074202  (HITACHI HIGH TECH CORP [JP], et al) [A] 1-29 * , entire text; all drawings & US 2012/0251389 A1 & EP 2515117 A1 & CN 102667491 A *;
 [A]JP2011191062  (SYSMEX CORP) [A] 1-29 * , entire text; all drawings & US 2011/0223682 A1 & EP 2365340 A2 & CN 102192995 A *
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