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EP1548437 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ARRANGING LIQUID REACTION COMPONENTS ON SUBSTRATE SURFACE FOR DETECTING TARGET SUBSTANCE BY REACTION AMONG PLURAL REACTION COMPONENTS ON SUBSTRATE AND ARTICLE UTILIZED IN THE METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  24.07.2009
Database last updated on 10.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip24.07.2009Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 26.08.2009  [2009/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Olympus Corporation
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2005/26]For all designated states
Olympus Corporation
43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / HAMANO, Tamaki
201, River-Cross-Koma 129-1, Kamikayama
Hidaka-shi, Saitama 350-1234 / JP
 [2005/26]
Representative(s)von Hellfeld, Axel
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2005/26]von Hellfeld, Axel, Dr. Dipl.-Phys.
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date03797637.017.09.2003
[2005/26]
WO2003JP11850
Priority number, dateJP2002027052717.09.2002         Original published format: JP 2002270527
[2005/26]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004027422
Date:01.04.2004
Language:EN
[2004/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1548437
Date:29.06.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.04.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/26]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP01.04.2004
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.05.2006
ClassificationIPC:G01N33/53, G01N33/543, G01N37/00, C12Q1/68
[2006/11]
CPC:
B01L3/0241 (EP,US); C12M1/34 (US); B01L3/0262 (EP,US);
C12Q1/68 (EP,US); G01N21/6428 (EP,US); G01N21/6452 (EP,US);
G01N33/53 (EP,US); B01F33/3021 (EP,US); B01J2219/00317 (EP,US);
B01J2219/00378 (EP,US); B01J2219/00387 (EP,US); B01J2219/00527 (EP,US);
B01J2219/0072 (EP,US); B01L3/50853 (EP,US); B01L3/5088 (EP,US);
C40B60/14 (EP,US); G01N2035/00158 (EP,US); G01N2035/1039 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2005/26]G01N33/53, G01N33/543, G01N37/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2006/01]
Former [2005/26]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR ANORDNUNG VON FL SSIGEN REAKTIONSKOMPONENTEN AUF EINER SUBSTRATOBERFLûCHE ZUR ERKENNUNG EINER ZIELSUBSTANZ DURCH REAKTION MEHRERER KOMPONENTEN AUF DEM SUBSTRAT, VORRICHTUNG DAF R UND ARTIKEL ZUR VERWENDUNG BEI DEM VERFAHREN[2005/26]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ARRANGING LIQUID REACTION COMPONENTS ON SUBSTRATE SURFACE FOR DETECTING TARGET SUBSTANCE BY REACTION AMONG PLURAL REACTION COMPONENTS ON SUBSTRATE AND ARTICLE UTILIZED IN THE METHOD[2005/26]
French:PROCEDE ET APPAREIL D'AGENCEMENT DE CONSTITUANTS PAR REACTION DE LIQUIDE SUR UNE SURFACE DE SUBSTRAT POUR LA DETECTION D'UNE SUBSTANCE CIBLE PAR LA REACTION DE CONSTITUANTS MULTIPLES SUR SUBSTRATE ET ELEMENTS UTILISES DANS LE PROCEDE[2005/26]
Entry into regional phase07.04.2005Translation filed 
07.04.2005National basic fee paid 
07.04.2005Search fee paid 
07.04.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
07.04.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.04.2005Examination requested  [2005/26]
27.12.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
06.07.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.02.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.06.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.12.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.02.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.07.2009Application withdrawn by applicant  [2009/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
19.09.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
18.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
18.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[X] WO9726539  (BECKMAN INSTRUMENTS INC et al.) [X] 1-3 *abstract, page 4, line 33 - page 5, line 3, page 10, lines 4-9*
 [X] WO02064812  (ROBODESIGN INTERNATIONAL INC et al.) [X] 1-5 *abstract, paragraphs 14, 16-17, 22, 84, 126, figures 1A, 1B*
 [X] US2002095073  (JACOBS ALICE A et al.) [X] 1-4 *column 6, line 60 - column 7, line 3, column 17, lines 17-30*
 [X] US6406921  (WAGNER PETER et al.) [X] 5-10 *abstract, page 13, lines 28-31, page 14, lines 6-11, page 30, lines 18-27, figures 1, 34C, claim 16*
 [X] US6296702  (BRYNING ZBIGNIEW et al.) [X] 1-9 *abstract, column 1, lines 11-19, column 2, lines 12-15 and 31-53, column 10, lines 3-9, column 18, lines 30-33*
 [X]   BRUSH, M.: "Automated Laboratories", THE SCIENTIST, vol. 13, no. 4, 15 February 1999 (1999-02-15), pages 22 - 28, XP002360267 [X] 1-9 * the whole document *
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