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EP About this file: EP3663766

EP3663766 - SPECIMEN PROCESSING DEVICE AND SPECIMEN CONVEYANCE DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.06.2023
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  01.07.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.02.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.12.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  08.05.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip19.04.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY		published on 22.05.2024 [2024/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SYSMEX CORPORATION
5-1 Wakinohama-Kaigandori 1-chome
Chuo-ku
Kobe-shi
Hyogo 651-0073 / JP
[2020/24]
Inventor(s)01 / Tanaka, Hiroyuki
c/o SYSMEX CORPORATION
5-1, Wakinohama-Kaigandori 1-chome
Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi
Hyogo, 651-0073 / JP
 [2020/24]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2020/24]
Application number, filing date20153345.205.10.2009
[2020/24]
Priority number, dateJP2008025926706.10.2008         Original published format: JP 2008259267
[2020/24]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3663766
Date:10.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3663766
Date:03.08.2022
Language:EN
[2022/31]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.04.2020
ClassificationIPC:G01N35/02, G01N35/00, // G01N1/28, G01N35/04
[2020/24]
CPC:
G01N35/026 (EP,US); G01N1/2813 (EP,US); G01N2035/00752 (EP,US);
G01N2035/041 (EP,US); G01N2035/0484 (EP,US); Y10T436/11 (EP,US);
Y10T436/113332 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   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,   SM,   TR [2021/02]
Former [2020/24]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,  SM,  TR 
TitleGerman:PROBENVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND PROBENBEFÖRDERUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2020/24]
English:SPECIMEN PROCESSING DEVICE AND SPECIMEN CONVEYANCE DEVICE[2020/24]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT DE SPÉCIMEN ET DISPOSITIF DE TRANSPORT DE SPÉCIMEN[2020/24]
Examination procedure08.12.2020Examination requested  [2021/02]
08.12.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
10.12.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.02.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.06.2022Fee for grant paid
28.06.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.06.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP09012569.1  / EP2172781
Divisional application(s)EP22188266.5  / EP4102232
Opposition(s)04.05.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/28]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
23.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
23.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
23.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
23.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
23.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
23.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 09
23.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 10
23.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 11
14.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 12
05.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 13
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU05.10.2009
AT03.08.2022
CY03.08.2022
CZ03.08.2022
DK03.08.2022
EE03.08.2022
ES03.08.2022
FI03.08.2022
HR03.08.2022
LT03.08.2022
LV03.08.2022
MC03.08.2022
NL03.08.2022
PL03.08.2022
RO03.08.2022
SE03.08.2022
SI03.08.2022
SK03.08.2022
SM03.08.2022
IE05.10.2022
LU05.10.2022
BE31.10.2022
CH31.10.2022
LI31.10.2022
NO03.11.2022
GR04.11.2022
IS03.12.2022
PT05.12.2022
[2024/21]
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AT03.08.2022
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DK03.08.2022
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPH11304812  (HITACHI LTD) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraphs [0016] - [0019] *;
 [A]US6117392  (HANAWA MASAAKI [JP], et al) [A] 1-15* abstract *;
 [A]US2002016683  (SHIBA MASAKI [JP], et al) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraphs [0022] - [0024] *;
 [A]US6444171  (SAKAZUME TAKU [JP], et al) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * column 6, line 30 - column 7, line 21 *;
 [A]US2005036912  (YAMAKAWA NOBUYOSHI [JP], et al) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraphs [0049] - [0056] *;
 [X]JP2006189311  (SYSMEX CORP) [X] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraphs [0030] , [0 37] , [0 38] *;
 [A]US2006216199  (KOIKE HIROKI [JP]) [A] 1-15 * abstract *
by applicantUS6290907
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