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EP2761277 - OPTICAL SYSTEMS FOR BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2014/32]	OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
	[2020/20]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 31.12.2021 Database last updated on 20.05.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 22.01.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 16.09.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 21.08.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 19.04.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 25.11.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	27.04.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 29.05.2024 [2024/22]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Life Technologies Corporation 5823 Newton Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 / US
	[2016/47]
Former [2014/32]	For all designated states Life Technologies Corporation 5791 Van Allen Way Carlsbad, California 92008 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / MAHER, Kevin Life Technologies Corporation c/o IP Docketing 5781 Van Allen Way Carlsbad, CA 92008 / US
	02 / CHEN, Mingsong Life Technologies Corporation c/o IP Docketing 5781 Van Allen Way Carlsbad, CA 92008 / US
	03 / FREUDENTHAL, Jacob Life Technologies Corporation c/o IP Docketing 5781 Van Allen Way Carlsbad, CA 92008 / US
	04 / BOO, Kuan, Moon Life Technologies Corporation c/o IP Docketing 5781 Van Allen Way Carlsbad, CA 92008 / US
	05 / LAU, Soo, Yong Life Technologies Corporation c/o IP Docketing 5781 Van Allen Way Carlsbad, CA 92008 / US
	06 / FORTESCUE, David Life Technologies Corporation c/o IP Docketing 5781 Van Allen Way Carlsbad, CA 92008 / US
	07 / SHEN, Ming Life Technologies Corporation c/o IP Docketing 5781 Van Allen Way Carlsbad, CA 92008 / US
	08 / SOH, Woon Liang, Terence Life Technologies Corporation c/o IP Docketing 5781 Van Allen Way Carlsbad, CA 92008 / US
	[2014/32]
Representative(s)	Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München / DE
	[2021/08]
Former [2014/32]	Wöhler, Christian Life Technologies IP Legal Frankfurter Straße 129 B 64293 Darmstadt / DE
Application number, filing date	12783710.2	28.09.2012
	[2021/08]
	WO2012US58107
Priority number, date	US201161541453P	30.09.2011 Original published format: US 201161541453 P
	US201161541495P	30.09.2011 Original published format: US 201161541495 P
	[2014/32]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2013049709
	Date:	04.04.2013
	Language:	EN
	[2013/14]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2761277
	Date:	06.08.2014
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.04.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2014/32]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2761277
	Date:	24.02.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/08]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	04.04.2013
Classification	IPC:	G01N21/64	[2014/32]
	CPC:	G01N21/6452 (EP,US); G01N21/6486 (US); G01N21/6428 (US); G01N2021/6471 (EP,US); G01N2021/6478 (EP,US); G01N2201/062 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2014/32]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	OPTISCHE SYSTEME ZUR BIOLOGISCHEN ANALYSE	[2020/20]
	English:	OPTICAL SYSTEMS FOR BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS	[2020/20]
	French:	SYSTÈMES OPTIQUES D'ANALYSE BIOLOGIQUE	[2020/20]
	Former [2014/32]	OPTISCHE SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR BIOLOGISCHEN ANALYSE
	Former [2014/32]	OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
	Former [2014/32]	SYSTÈMES OPTIQUES ET PROCÉDÉS D'ANALYSE BIOLOGIQUE
Entry into regional phase	28.04.2014	National basic fee paid
	28.04.2014	Designation fee(s) paid
	28.04.2014	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	28.04.2014	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	28.04.2014	Examination requested [2014/32]
	23.05.2016	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	25.11.2016	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	16.02.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	25.06.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.04.2020	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 05.05.2020
	05.05.2020	Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
	17.09.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	14.01.2021	Fee for grant paid
	14.01.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	14.01.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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 23.05.2016
Opposition(s)	25.11.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/05]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	29.09.2014	Renewal fee patent year 03
	11.09.2015	Renewal fee patent year 04
	13.09.2016	Renewal fee patent year 05
	12.09.2017	Renewal fee patent year 06
	11.09.2018	Renewal fee patent year 07
	13.09.2019	Renewal fee patent year 08
	14.09.2020	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	28.09.2012
	AL	24.02.2021
	AT	24.02.2021
	CY	24.02.2021
	CZ	24.02.2021
	DK	24.02.2021
	EE	24.02.2021
	ES	24.02.2021
	FI	24.02.2021
	HR	24.02.2021
	IT	24.02.2021
	LT	24.02.2021
	LV	24.02.2021
	MC	24.02.2021
	MK	24.02.2021
	NL	24.02.2021
	PL	24.02.2021
	RO	24.02.2021
	RS	24.02.2021
	SE	24.02.2021
	SI	24.02.2021
	SK	24.02.2021
	SM	24.02.2021
	BG	24.05.2021
	NO	24.05.2021
	GR	25.05.2021
	IS	24.06.2021
	PT	24.06.2021
	IE	28.09.2021
	LU	28.09.2021
	BE	30.09.2021
	CH	30.09.2021
	LI	30.09.2021
	[2024/22]
Former [2023/29]	HU	28.09.2012
	AL	24.02.2021
	AT	24.02.2021
	CY	24.02.2021
	CZ	24.02.2021
	DK	24.02.2021
	EE	24.02.2021
	ES	24.02.2021
	FI	24.02.2021
	HR	24.02.2021
	IT	24.02.2021
	LT	24.02.2021
	LV	24.02.2021
	MC	24.02.2021
	NL	24.02.2021
	PL	24.02.2021
	RO	24.02.2021
	RS	24.02.2021
	SE	24.02.2021
	SI	24.02.2021
	SK	24.02.2021
	SM	24.02.2021
	BG	24.05.2021
	NO	24.05.2021
	GR	25.05.2021
	IS	24.06.2021
	PT	24.06.2021
	IE	28.09.2021
	LU	28.09.2021
	BE	30.09.2021
	CH	30.09.2021
	LI	30.09.2021
Former [2023/24]	AL	24.02.2021
	AT	24.02.2021
	CY	24.02.2021
	CZ	24.02.2021
	DK	24.02.2021
	EE	24.02.2021
	ES	24.02.2021
	FI	24.02.2021
	HR	24.02.2021
	IT	24.02.2021
	LT	24.02.2021
	LV	24.02.2021
	MC	24.02.2021
	NL	24.02.2021
	PL	24.02.2021
	RO	24.02.2021
	RS	24.02.2021
	SE	24.02.2021
	SI	24.02.2021
	SK	24.02.2021
	SM	24.02.2021
	BG	24.05.2021
	NO	24.05.2021
	GR	25.05.2021
	IS	24.06.2021
	PT	24.06.2021
	IE	28.09.2021
	LU	28.09.2021
	BE	30.09.2021
	CH	30.09.2021
	LI	30.09.2021
Former [2022/37]	AL	24.02.2021
	AT	24.02.2021
	CZ	24.02.2021
	DK	24.02.2021
	EE	24.02.2021
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	SM	24.02.2021
	BG	24.05.2021
	NO	24.05.2021
	GR	25.05.2021
	IS	24.06.2021
	PT	24.06.2021
	IE	28.09.2021
	LU	28.09.2021
	BE	30.09.2021
	CH	30.09.2021
	LI	30.09.2021
Former [2022/35]	AL	24.02.2021
	AT	24.02.2021
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	NO	24.05.2021
	GR	25.05.2021
	IS	24.06.2021
	PT	24.06.2021
	IE	28.09.2021
	LU	28.09.2021
	BE	30.09.2021
Former [2022/34]	AL	24.02.2021
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	BG	24.05.2021
	NO	24.05.2021
	GR	25.05.2021
	IS	24.06.2021
	PT	24.06.2021
	LU	28.09.2021
	BE	30.09.2021
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	CZ	24.02.2021
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	RO	24.02.2021
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	SM	24.02.2021
	BG	24.05.2021
	NO	24.05.2021
	GR	25.05.2021
	PT	24.06.2021
Former [2022/07]	AL	24.02.2021
	AT	24.02.2021
	CZ	24.02.2021
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	EE	24.02.2021
	ES	24.02.2021
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	LT	24.02.2021
	LV	24.02.2021
	NL	24.02.2021
	PL	24.02.2021
	RO	24.02.2021
	RS	24.02.2021
	SE	24.02.2021
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	SM	24.02.2021
	BG	24.05.2021
	NO	24.05.2021
	GR	25.05.2021
	IS	24.06.2021
	PT	24.06.2021
Former [2021/51]	AT	24.02.2021
	CZ	24.02.2021
	DK	24.02.2021
	EE	24.02.2021
	ES	24.02.2021
	FI	24.02.2021
	HR	24.02.2021
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	LV	24.02.2021
	NL	24.02.2021
	PL	24.02.2021
	RO	24.02.2021
	RS	24.02.2021
	SE	24.02.2021
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	BG	24.05.2021
	NO	24.05.2021
	GR	25.05.2021
	IS	24.06.2021
	PT	24.06.2021
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	CZ	24.02.2021
	DK	24.02.2021
	EE	24.02.2021
	FI	24.02.2021
	HR	24.02.2021
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	PL	24.02.2021
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	SE	24.02.2021
	SK	24.02.2021
	SM	24.02.2021
	BG	24.05.2021
	NO	24.05.2021
	GR	25.05.2021
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	PT	24.06.2021
Former [2021/49]	AT	24.02.2021
	CZ	24.02.2021
	DK	24.02.2021
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	FI	24.02.2021
	HR	24.02.2021
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	NO	24.05.2021
	GR	25.05.2021
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	BG	24.05.2021
	NO	24.05.2021
	GR	25.05.2021
	IS	24.06.2021
	PT	24.06.2021
Former [2021/46]	AT	24.02.2021
	FI	24.02.2021
	HR	24.02.2021
	LT	24.02.2021
	LV	24.02.2021
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	BG	24.05.2021
	NO	24.05.2021
	GR	25.05.2021
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Former [2021/42]	FI	24.02.2021
	HR	24.02.2021
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	NO	24.05.2021
	GR	25.05.2021
	IS	24.06.2021
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Cited in	International search	[I]GB2197499 (HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KK) [I] 1,4-24,28-59,67,69-72* page 2, line 90 - page 3, line 83; figure 3 *;
		[XI]US2006006067 (UNGER MARC A [US]) [X] 1,2,20-22,26-34,36,42,60,63-69,71,73,74 * paragraphs [0010] , [0104] - [0110] - [0119] , [0129] , [0130] , [0135] , [0166] - [0172]; figures 1A-C, 2B * [I] 3-19,23-25,35,37-40,43-59,61,62,70,72,75;
		[I]US2008117425 (KAIN ROBERT [US]) [I] 1-75 * paragraphs [0002] , [0003] , [0043] , [0080] , [0082] , [0125]; figure 14 *
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