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EP1526372 - Microfluidic system with adjustment for an optical detection [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  21.02.2014
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.02.2014Refusal of applicationpublished on 26.03.2014  [2014/13]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
- a Delaware Corporation - 5301 Stevens Creek Boulevard
Santa Clara CA 95051 / US
[N/P]
Former [2007/04]For all designated states
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
- a Delaware Corporation - 5301 Stevens Creek Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95051 / US
Former [2005/17]For all designated states
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
395 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94306 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Falk-Jordan, Stefan
Bienwaldstrasse 2
76187, Karlsruhe / DE
02 / Zimmermann, Hans-Peter
Pfinztalstrasse 64
76227, Karlsruhe / DE
 [2005/17]
Representative(s)Barth, Daniel Mathias, et al
Agilent Technologies Deutschland GmbH
Patentabteilung
Hewlett-Packard-Strasse 8
76337 Waldbronn / DE
[N/P]
Former [2010/02]Barth, Daniel Mathias, et al
Agilent Technologies Deutschland GmbH Patentabteilung Herrenberger Strasse 130
71034 Böblingen / DE
Former [2005/17]Barth, Daniel, et al
c/o Agilent Technologies Deutschland GmbH, Patentabteilung, Herrenbergerstrasse 130
71034 Böblingen / DE
Application number, filing date04105452.902.11.2004
[2005/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1526372
Date:27.04.2005
Language:EN
[2005/17]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1526372
Date:04.05.2005
[2005/18]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.03.2005
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/03, B01L3/00, G01N27/447, // G02B27/62
[2005/17]
CPC:
G01N27/44721 (EP,US); B01L3/502715 (EP,US); G01N21/05 (EP,US);
B01L2200/025 (EP,US); B01L2300/0654 (EP,US); B01L2300/0816 (EP,US);
G01N2021/0346 (EP,US); G01N2021/058 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2006/04]
Former [2005/17]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Mikrofluidsystem mit Justierung für eine optische Detektion[2005/17]
English:Microfluidic system with adjustment for an optical detection[2005/17]
French:Système microfluidique avec un ajustement pour détection optique[2005/17]
Examination proceduredeletedCommunication of intention to grant the patent
25.02.2005Examination requested  [2005/17]
06.12.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.03.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.11.2013Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 28.11.2013
11.11.2013Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2014/13]
21.11.2013Application refused, date of legal effect [2014/13]
28.11.2013Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
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  06.12.2006
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.11.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
27.11.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
12.11.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
12.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
12.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
14.11.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
13.11.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
Penalty fee
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30.11.201310   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[X]US5726751  (ALTENDORF ERIC H [US], et al) [X] 1-3,7 * abstract * * column 3, line 12 - column 4, line 12 * * column 6, line 22 - column 7, line 18 * * figures 1,5 *;
 [X]US6251615  (OBERHARDT BRUCE J [US]) [X] 1,7-11,13 * column 20, line 20 - line 26 * * column 27, line 37 - column 29, line 26 * * figures 8,13-16 *;
 [X]EP1215479  (BAYER AG [US]) [X] 1,2,6,7,12 * abstract * * paragraphs [0016] - [0018] * * figures 5,6 *;
 [X]US2002092973  (NAGLE ROBERT [US], et al) [X] 1,12 * abstract * * paragraph [0005] * * paragraph [0015] * * paragraph [0018] * * paragraph [0021] * * paragraph [0024] * * paragraph [0025] * * figures 2,4 *;
 [X]WO2004055509  (BIOCAL TECHNOLOGY INC [US], et al) [X] 1-3,6-8,10,13 * abstract * * page 8, line 18 - page 11, line 23 ** figures 1-8 *
ExaminationUS5381231
 US2002123073
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