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EP2134472 - DEVICE FOR HANDLING LIQUID SAMPLES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  12.01.2018
Database last updated on 08.04.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip12.01.2018Refusal of applicationpublished on 14.02.2018  [2018/07]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Amic AB
Uppsala Science Park
751 83 Uppsala / SE
[2009/52]
Inventor(s)01 / BERGMAN, David
Boängsvägen 52F
S-741 92 Knivsta / SE
02 / KREÜGER, Pierre
Götgatan 20 B
S-752 22 Uppsala / SE
03 / RÖNNHOLM, David
Arenbergavägen 10
S-195 42 Märsta / SE
 [2009/52]
Representative(s)Bergenstråhle & Partners AB
P.O. Box 17704
118 93 Stockholm / SE
[N/P]
Former [2009/52]Carlsson, Carl Fredrik Munk
Bergenstråhle & Lindvall AB P.O. Box 17704
118 93 Stockholm / SE
Application number, filing date08741914.915.04.2008
[2009/52]
WO2008SE50424
Priority number, dateUS20070923798P16.04.2007         Original published format: US 923798 P
SE2007000093016.04.2007         Original published format: SE 0700930
[2009/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2008127191
Date:23.10.2008
Language:EN
[2008/43]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2134472
Date:23.12.2009
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.10.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/52]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:SE23.10.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.09.2014
ClassificationIPC:B01L3/00, F16K99/00
[2014/40]
CPC:
B01L3/502746 (EP); B01L3/50273 (EP); F16K99/0017 (EP);
B01L2300/0816 (EP); B01L2300/0861 (EP); B01L2300/0887 (EP);
B01L2400/0406 (EP); B01L2400/086 (EP); F16K2099/0084 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2009/52]B01L3/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2009/52]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR HANDHABUNG VON FLÜSSIGEN PROBEN[2009/52]
English:DEVICE FOR HANDLING LIQUID SAMPLES[2009/52]
French:DISPOSITIF POUR LA MANIPULATION D'ÉCHANTILLONS DE LIQUIDE[2009/52]
Entry into regional phase17.09.2009National basic fee paid 
17.09.2009Search fee paid 
17.09.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
17.09.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.09.2009Examination requested  [2009/52]
16.03.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.11.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.03.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.07.2016Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2018/07]
21.09.2017Application refused, date of legal effect [2018/07]
Appeal following examination01.09.2016Appeal received No.  T2406/16
31.10.2016Statement of grounds filed
14.12.2016Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M02) [2016/51]
10.02.2017Date of receipt of observations in an appeal [2017/06]
21.09.2017Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant deemed not to be filed
21.09.2017Date of oral proceedings
28.09.2017Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
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  20.11.2015
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
12.04.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
28.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
12.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
25.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
10.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
11.04.2016Renewal fee patent year 09
10.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[XI] WO03103835  (AAMIC AB et al.) [X] 1-3,6-9,11-13 * page 4, line 28 - page 5, line 1; figures 9, 12, 13 * * page 12, lines 10-12 *[I] 7,14,15
 [XY] WO2005118139  (AAMIC AB et al.) [X] 1-3,6-13 * page 13, lines 21-24; figures 2,3; claim 13 * * page 14, lines 1-3, 6-8 * * page 9, lines 1-2, 11-16 *[Y] 4,5
 [Y] WO2005075975  (NEC CORP et al.) [Y] 4,5 * figures 2, 3 *
 [Y] US2007160474  (IIDA KAZUHIRO et al.) * paragraphs [0139] - [0146]; figures 2, 3 *
 [A] US6156270  (BUECHLER KENNETH FRANCIS et al.) [A] 4,5 * the whole document *
International search[A] US2004206408  (PETERS RALF-PETER et al.) [A]
 [A] US2004091399  (CHUNG KWANG HYO et al.) [A]
 [A] EP1525919  (HOFFMANN LA ROCHE et al.) [A]
 [AD] WO2005118139  (AAMIC AB et al.) [AD]
 [AD] GB2410086  (BRITISH BIOCELL INTERNAT LTD et al.) [AD]
 [AD] US6296020  (MCNEELY MICHAEL R et al.) [AD]
 [AD] WO2005089082  (AAMIC AB et al.) [AD]
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