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EP1188475 - Method for making probe support and apparatus used for the method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  20.01.2017
Database last updated on 26.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.01.2017Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 22.02.2017  [2017/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2002/12]For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Okamoto, Tadashi
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, 30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
02 / Yamamoto, Nobuko
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, 30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
03 / Watanabe, Hidenori
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, 30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
04 / Suzuki, Tomohiro
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, 30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
 [2002/12]
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/22]TBK-Patent
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
Former [2002/12]Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis, et al
BERESFORD & Co. 2-5 Warwick Court, High Holborn
London WC1R 5DH / GB
Application number, filing date01307932.218.09.2001
[2002/12]
Priority number, dateJP2000028404619.09.2000         Original published format: JP 2000284046
JP2001004234419.02.2001         Original published format: JP 2001042344
[2002/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1188475
Date:20.03.2002
Language:EN
[2002/12]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1188475
Date:23.07.2003
[2003/30]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.06.2003
ClassificationIPC:B01J19/00, C12Q1/68, B01L3/02, B41J2/14
[2003/30]
CPC:
B01L3/0268 (EP,US); B01J19/0046 (EP,US); B41J2/14137 (EP,US);
B01J2219/0036 (EP,US); B01J2219/00378 (EP,US); B01J2219/00527 (EP,US);
B01J2219/00529 (EP,US); B01J2219/00585 (EP,US); B01J2219/0059 (EP,US);
B01J2219/00596 (EP,US); B01J2219/00605 (EP,US); B01J2219/00608 (EP,US);
B01J2219/00612 (EP,US); B01J2219/00626 (EP,US); B01J2219/00637 (EP,US);
B01J2219/00659 (EP,US); B01J2219/00722 (EP,US); B41J2002/1437 (EP,US);
B41J2002/14459 (EP,US); C40B40/06 (EP,US); C40B60/14 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2002/12]B01J19/00, C12Q1/68
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   LI,   NL,   SE [2004/16]
Former [2002/12]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Herstellung von einem Probenträger und Vorrichtung zur Anwendung bei diesem Verfahren[2002/12]
English:Method for making probe support and apparatus used for the method[2002/12]
French:Procédé pour la fabrication d'un support d'échantillon et dispositif utilisé dans le procédé[2002/12]
Examination procedure22.12.2003Examination requested  [2004/10]
07.02.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.08.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.11.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
27.04.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.01.2017Application withdrawn by applicant  [2017/08]
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  07.02.2007
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.09.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
20.09.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
19.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
02.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
01.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
13.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 08
30.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 09
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 10
30.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 11
01.10.2012Renewal fee patent year 12
30.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 13
30.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 14
30.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 15
30.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 16
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Documents cited:Search[X]US6001309  (GAMBLE RONALD C [US], et al) [X] 1-20 * abstract * * column 1, line 7 - line 20 * * column 1, line 62 - column 2, line 7 * * column 2, line 44 - line 63 * * column 3, line 25 - column 5, line 55 * * column 6, line 21 - column 7, line 23 * * column 8, line 52 - column 9, line 36; figures 2-10 *;
 [X]US6083763  (BALCH WILLIAM J [US]) [X] 1-20 * abstract * * column 11, line 32 - column 16, line 11; figures 2-4 *;
 [X]WO9715394  (SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORP [US], et al) [X] 1-20 * abstract * * page 1, paragraph 5 - page 2, paragraph 6 * * page 4, paragraph 5 * * page 7, paragraph 2; figure -; claim - *;
 [X]US5338688  (DEEG ROLF [DE], et al) [X] 1-20 * abstract * * column 2, line 3 - line 20 * * column 3, line 26 - line 65; figure -; claim - *;
 [X]EP0895082  (CANON KK [JP]) [X] 1-20 * abstract * * page 1, paragraph 1 - page 2, paragraph 12 * * page 3, paragraph 18 * * page 5, paragraph 28 * * page 7, paragraph 38 - paragraph 39; figures 1,2; examples 1,2 *;
 [X]EP0498291  (CANON INFORMATION SYST RES [AU], et al) [X] 10-18 * abstract * * page 5, line 9 - page 11, line 4 * * figures 1-48 *;
 [E]WO0189694  (BIOROBOTICS LTD [GB], et al) [E] 1-20 * abstract * * page 1, paragraph 1 * * page 3, paragraph 4 - page 6, paragraph 4 * * page 12, paragraph 3 - page 16, paragraph 5; figure - *
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