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EP About this file: EP1902779

EP1902779 - A support unit for a microfluidic system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.05.2012
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.07.2014Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 20.08.2014  [2014/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.
1-1, Nishishinjuku 2-chome
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 163-0449 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2008/13]For all designated states
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.
1-1, Nishishinjuku 2-chome Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 163-0449 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Kawazoe, Hiroshi c/o Hitachi Chemical Co Ltd Res. & Dev. Center
1500, Oaza Ogawa Shimodate-shi
Ibaraki 308-8521 / JP
02 / Nakaso, Akishi c/o Hitachi Chemical Co Ltd Res. & Dev. Center
1500, Oaza Ogawa Shimodate-shi
Ibaraki 308-8521 / JP
03 / Arike, Shigeharu c/o Hitachi Chemical Co Ltd Res. & Dev. Center
1500, Oaza Ogawa Shimodate-shi
Ibaraki 308-8521 / JP
 [2008/21]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/13]HOFFMANN EITLE
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date08000280.125.02.2003
[2008/13]
Priority number, dateJP2002004858025.02.2002         Original published format: JP 2002048580
JP2002029297804.10.2002         Original published format: JP 2002292978
JP2003004641424.02.2003         Original published format: JP 2003046414
[2008/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1902779
Date:26.03.2008
Language:EN
[2008/13]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1902779
Date:02.04.2008
[2008/14]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1902779
Date:29.06.2011
Language:EN
[2011/26]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.03.2008
ClassificationIPC:B01J19/00, B01L3/00
[2008/13]
CPC:
B01L3/502707 (EP,US); B81B1/00 (KR); B01J19/00 (KR);
B01J19/0093 (EP,US); B01L3/00 (KR); B81C1/00119 (EP,US);
B81C99/00 (KR); B01J2219/00783 (EP,US); B01J2219/00788 (EP,US);
B01J2219/00822 (EP,US); B01J2219/00833 (EP,US); B01J2219/0086 (EP,US);
B01J2219/00869 (EP,US); B01L2200/12 (EP,US); B01L2300/0816 (EP,US);
B01L2300/0838 (EP,US); B01L2300/0874 (EP,US); B01L2300/0887 (EP,US);
B01L2400/0481 (EP,US); B01L2400/0655 (EP,US); B81B2201/051 (EP,US);
B81C2201/019 (EP,US); B81C2203/032 (EP,US); Y10T156/10 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2008/13]
TitleGerman:Trägereinheit für ein mikrofluidisches System[2008/13]
English:A support unit for a microfluidic system[2008/13]
French:Unité de support pour système microfluide[2008/13]
Examination procedure17.09.2008Examination requested  [2008/44]
16.10.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
16.04.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.11.2010Date of oral proceedings
11.01.2011Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
20.01.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.05.2011Fee for grant paid
17.05.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP03707062.0  / EP1486455
Divisional application(s)EP10177308.3  / EP2255870
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued (EP20030707062) is  14.06.2007
Opposition(s)30.03.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/23]
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
09.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
09.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
09.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
25.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
23.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
23.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU25.02.2003
AT29.06.2011
BE29.06.2011
CY29.06.2011
CZ29.06.2011
DK29.06.2011
EE29.06.2011
FI29.06.2011
IT29.06.2011
NL29.06.2011
SE29.06.2011
SI29.06.2011
SK29.06.2011
TR29.06.2011
BG29.09.2011
GR30.09.2011
ES10.10.2011
PT31.10.2011
GB25.02.2012
IE25.02.2012
LU25.02.2012
MC29.02.2012
[2014/34]
Former [2014/27]AT29.06.2011
BE29.06.2011
CY29.06.2011
CZ29.06.2011
DK29.06.2011
EE29.06.2011
FI29.06.2011
IT29.06.2011
NL29.06.2011
SE29.06.2011
SI29.06.2011
SK29.06.2011
TR29.06.2011
BG29.09.2011
GR30.09.2011
ES10.10.2011
PT31.10.2011
GB25.02.2012
IE25.02.2012
LU25.02.2012
MC29.02.2012
Former [2014/21]AT29.06.2011
BE29.06.2011
CY29.06.2011
CZ29.06.2011
DK29.06.2011
EE29.06.2011
FI29.06.2011
IT29.06.2011
NL29.06.2011
SE29.06.2011
SI29.06.2011
SK29.06.2011
TR29.06.2011
BG29.09.2011
GR30.09.2011
ES10.10.2011
PT31.10.2011
GB25.02.2012
IE25.02.2012
MC29.02.2012
Former [2013/29]AT29.06.2011
BE29.06.2011
CY29.06.2011
CZ29.06.2011
DK29.06.2011
EE29.06.2011
FI29.06.2011
IT29.06.2011
NL29.06.2011
SE29.06.2011
SI29.06.2011
SK29.06.2011
BG29.09.2011
GR30.09.2011
ES10.10.2011
PT31.10.2011
GB25.02.2012
IE25.02.2012
MC29.02.2012
Former [2013/22]AT29.06.2011
BE29.06.2011
CY29.06.2011
CZ29.06.2011
DK29.06.2011
EE29.06.2011
FI29.06.2011
IT29.06.2011
NL29.06.2011
SE29.06.2011
SI29.06.2011
SK29.06.2011
GR30.09.2011
ES10.10.2011
PT31.10.2011
GB25.02.2012
IE25.02.2012
MC29.02.2012
Former [2013/10]AT29.06.2011
BE29.06.2011
CY29.06.2011
CZ29.06.2011
DK29.06.2011
EE29.06.2011
FI29.06.2011
IT29.06.2011
NL29.06.2011
SE29.06.2011
SI29.06.2011
SK29.06.2011
GR30.09.2011
PT31.10.2011
GB25.02.2012
IE25.02.2012
MC29.02.2012
Former [2013/08]AT29.06.2011
BE29.06.2011
CY29.06.2011
CZ29.06.2011
DK29.06.2011
EE29.06.2011
FI29.06.2011
IT29.06.2011
NL29.06.2011
SE29.06.2011
SI29.06.2011
SK29.06.2011
GR30.09.2011
PT31.10.2011
IE25.02.2012
MC29.02.2012
Former [2012/42]AT29.06.2011
BE29.06.2011
CY29.06.2011
CZ29.06.2011
DK29.06.2011
EE29.06.2011
FI29.06.2011
IT29.06.2011
NL29.06.2011
SE29.06.2011
SI29.06.2011
SK29.06.2011
GR30.09.2011
PT31.10.2011
MC29.02.2012
Former [2012/31]AT29.06.2011
BE29.06.2011
CY29.06.2011
CZ29.06.2011
DK29.06.2011
EE29.06.2011
FI29.06.2011
IT29.06.2011
NL29.06.2011
SE29.06.2011
SI29.06.2011
SK29.06.2011
GR30.09.2011
PT31.10.2011
Former [2012/24]AT29.06.2011
BE29.06.2011
CY29.06.2011
CZ29.06.2011
EE29.06.2011
FI29.06.2011
IT29.06.2011
NL29.06.2011
SE29.06.2011
SI29.06.2011
SK29.06.2011
GR30.09.2011
PT31.10.2011
Former [2012/12]AT29.06.2011
BE29.06.2011
CY29.06.2011
CZ29.06.2011
EE29.06.2011
FI29.06.2011
NL29.06.2011
SE29.06.2011
SI29.06.2011
SK29.06.2011
GR30.09.2011
PT31.10.2011
Former [2012/05]AT29.06.2011
BE29.06.2011
FI29.06.2011
SE29.06.2011
SI29.06.2011
GR30.09.2011
Former [2011/52]AT29.06.2011
FI29.06.2011
SE29.06.2011
SI29.06.2011
GR30.09.2011
Former [2011/50]FI29.06.2011
SE29.06.2011
SI29.06.2011
GR30.09.2011
Former [2011/49]FI29.06.2011
SE29.06.2011
GR30.09.2011
Documents cited:Search[Y]US4959152  (NICHOLS RANDALL W [US]) [Y] 1-16 * column 4, line 43 - column 5, line 13; figures 1-3; claims 1-29 *;
 [Y]DE4308697  (DURST FRANZ PROF DR DR H C [DE], et al) [Y] 1-16 * column 1, line 8 - line 11; figures 1-9; claims 1-29 * * column 6, line 47 - column 7, line 27 *;
 [Y]GB2306643  (HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]) [Y] 1-16 * page 7, line 1 - line 16; figures 1-4; claims 1-19 * * page 15, line 13 - page 16, line 6 * * page 17, line 1 - line 6 *;
 [Y]WO9800231  (CALIPER TECHN CORP [US], et al) [Y] 1-16* page 13, line 3 - line 9; figure 1; claims 1-97 *;
 [Y]FR2813073  (COMMISSARIAT ENERGIE ATOMIQUE [FR]) [Y] 1-16 * page 1, line 8 - line 17; figures 1-3; claims 1-16 * * page 2, line 29 - line 30 * * page 9, line 12 - line 20 * * page 11, line 3 - line 14 *
by applicantUS4959152
 DE4308697
 GB2306643
 WO9800231
 FR2813073
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