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EP1183103 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE PRECISE LOCATION OF REACTION PLATES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 19.12.2003 Database last updated on 26.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	26.11.2004	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MC	published on 12.01.2005 [2005/02]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states PE Corporation (NY) 850 Lincoln Centre Drive Foster City, CA 94404 / US
	[2002/10]
Inventor(s)	01 / KOWALLIS, Reid, Burton 2875 Canyon Road Burlingame, CA 94010 / US
	02 / COX, David, M. 912 Gull Avenue Foster City, CA 94404 / US
	[2002/10]
Representative(s)	Carter, Stephen John Olswang LLP 90 High Holborn London WC2E 6XX / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2002/10]	Carter, Stephen John OLSWANG 90 Long Acre London WC2E 9TT / GB
Application number, filing date	00936314.4	25.05.2000
	[2002/10]
	WO2000US14475
Priority number, date	US19990321311	27.05.1999 Original published format: US 321311
	[2002/10]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0072969
	Date:	07.12.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/49]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1183103
	Date:	06.03.2002
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.12.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2002/10]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1183103
	Date:	12.02.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/07]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	07.12.2000
Classification	IPC:	B01L3/00, // B01J19:00	[2002/10]
	CPC:	B01L3/5085 (EP,US); G01N35/1065 (EP,US); Y10T436/11 (EP,US); Y10T436/113332 (EP,US); Y10T436/114165 (EP,US); Y10T436/2575 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2002/10]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
	SI	Not yet paid
Title	German:	APPARAT UND METHODE ZUR PRÄZISEN LOKALISIERUNG VON REAKTIONSPLATTEN	[2002/10]
	English:	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE PRECISE LOCATION OF REACTION PLATES	[2002/10]
	French:	APPAREIL ET PROCEDE DE LOCALISATION PRECISE DE PLAQUES DE REACTION	[2002/10]
Entry into regional phase	05.11.2001	National basic fee paid
	05.11.2001	Designation fee(s) paid
	05.11.2001	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	19.12.2000	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	05.11.2001	Examination requested [2002/10]
	05.11.2001	Request for accelerated examination filed
	27.02.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.02.2002	Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes
	15.03.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.05.2002	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	09.07.2002	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	26.11.2002	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time
	28.11.2002	Fee for grant paid
	28.11.2002	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	13.11.2003	No opposition filed within time limit [2004/06]
Request for further processing for:	28.11.2002	Request for further processing filed
	28.11.2002	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	10.12.2002	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	21.05.2002	Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	12.02.2003
	BE	12.02.2003
	FI	12.02.2003
	GR	12.02.2003
	DK	12.05.2003
	PT	12.05.2003
	CY	25.05.2003
	LU	25.05.2003
	IE	26.05.2003
	MC	31.05.2003
	ES	28.08.2003
	[2005/02]
Former [2004/39]	AT	12.02.2003
	BE	12.02.2003
	FI	12.02.2003
	GR	12.02.2003
	DK	12.05.2003
	PT	12.05.2003
	CY	25.05.2003
	LU	25.05.2003
	IE	26.05.2003
	ES	28.08.2003
Former [2004/36]	AT	12.02.2003
	BE	12.02.2003
	FI	12.02.2003
	GR	12.02.2003
	DK	12.05.2003
	PT	12.05.2003
	CY	25.05.2003
	IE	26.05.2003
	ES	28.08.2003
Former [2004/29]	AT	12.02.2003
	BE	12.02.2003
	FI	12.02.2003
	GR	12.02.2003
	DK	12.05.2003
	PT	12.05.2003
	IE	26.05.2003
	ES	28.08.2003
Former [2004/10]	AT	12.02.2003
	BE	12.02.2003
	FI	12.02.2003
	GR	12.02.2003
	DK	12.05.2003
	PT	12.05.2003
	ES	28.08.2003
Former [2004/04]	AT	12.02.2003
	FI	12.02.2003
	GR	12.02.2003
	DK	12.05.2003
	PT	12.05.2003
	ES	28.08.2003
Former [2004/02]	AT	12.02.2003
	FI	12.02.2003
	GR	12.02.2003
	DK	12.05.2003
	PT	12.05.2003
Former [2003/47]	AT	12.02.2003
	FI	12.02.2003
	GR	12.02.2003
	PT	12.05.2003
Former [2003/46]	FI	12.02.2003
	GR	12.02.2003
	PT	12.05.2003
Former [2003/43]	FI	12.02.2003
	PT	12.05.2003
Former [2003/41]	FI	12.02.2003
Cited in	International search	[DA]US3568735 (LANCASTER JESSE F) [DA] 1-3,13-15,17,20,23 * column 1, line 38 - column 2, line 3 * * column 2, line 60 - column 5, line 22 * * figures 1-10 *;
		[A]US5534227 (LAHM WILLIAM [US], et al) [A] 4-6,14-18,20-22 * column 2, line 36 - column 3, line 30 * * column 3, line 65 - column 4, line 16 ** figures 1-8 *;
		[A]US5779907 (YU HAO [US]) [A] 1-3,7 * column 2, line 55 - column 3, line 26 * * column 3, line 49 - column 3, line 60 * * figures 1-10 *;
		[Y]WO9852047 (AURORA BIOSCIENCES CORP [US]) [Y] 1-3,9,10,13,20,23 * column 4, line 3 - column 5, line 7 * * column 7, line 12 - column 7, line 23 * * column 14, line 20 - column 18, line 10 * * column 20, line 12 - column 22, line 27 * * column 26, line 13 - column 26, line 27 * * column 37, line 3 - column 37, line 16 * * figure 7 *;
		[PYA]US6063579 (BEVIRT JOEBEN [US], et al) [PY] 1-3,9,10,13,20,23 * column 1, line 5 - column 1, line 8 * * column 2, line 17 - column 2, line 33 * * column 2, line 47 - column 3, line 14 * * column 4, line 14 - column 4, line 44 * * figures 4-6 * [A] 24,25

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