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EP2724130 - METHOD OF NORMALIZING A FLUORESCENCE ANALYZER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The patent has been granted Status updated on 24.11.2023 Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 10.07.2023
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 16.06.2023
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 23.01.2023
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 16.11.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	02.08.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): PL, SK	published on 04.09.2024 [2024/36]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. One Idexx Drive Westbrook, ME 04092 / US
	[2014/18]
Inventor(s)	01 / MISENER, Garland, Christian 37 Longview Drive Portland, Maine 04103 / US
	02 / MILAN, James, Edward 13 Adams Circle Buxton, Maine 04093-3450 / US
	03 / LACHAPELLE, Robert, W. 120 Kenney Road Leeds, Maine 04263 / US
	[2014/18]
Representative(s)	Grey, Ian Michael, et al Venner Shipley LLP 200 Aldersgate London EC1A 4HD / GB
	[2014/18]
Application number, filing date	12789422.8	23.05.2012
	[2023/52]
	WO2012US39066
Priority number, date	US201113114261	24.05.2011 Original published format: US201113114261
	[2014/18]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2012162350
	Date:	29.11.2012
	Language:	EN
	[2012/48]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2724130
	Date:	30.04.2014
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.11.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2014/18]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2724130
	Date:	27.12.2023
	Language:	EN
	[2023/52]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	29.11.2012
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	05.06.2015
Classification	IPC:	G01J3/44, G01N21/64, G01J3/28	[2023/02]
	CPC:	G01J3/4406 (EP,US); G01J3/28 (EP,US); G01N21/64 (EP,US); G01N2021/6417 (EP,US); G01N2201/124 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2015/12]	G01J3/44, G01N21/64
	Former IPC [2014/18]	G01J3/44
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 [2014/18]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERFAHREN ZUR NORMALISIERUNG EINES FLUORESZENZANALYSATORS	[2014/18]
	English:	METHOD OF NORMALIZING A FLUORESCENCE ANALYZER	[2014/18]
	French:	PROCÉDÉ DE NORMALISATION D'UN ANALYSEUR À FLUORESCENCE	[2014/18]
Entry into regional phase	22.11.2013	National basic fee paid
	22.11.2013	Search fee paid
	22.11.2013	Designation fee(s) paid
	22.11.2013	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	22.11.2013	Examination requested [2014/18]
	23.12.2015	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	15.11.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	25.03.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.10.2021	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	28.04.2022	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.01.2023	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	15.06.2023	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	11.07.2023	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	20.11.2023	Fee for grant paid
	20.11.2023	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	20.11.2023	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 15.11.2018
Request for further processing for:	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to fulfill actions required for granting the patent
	15.06.2023	Request for further processing filed
	15.06.2023	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	27.06.2023	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.05.2014	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.05.2015	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.05.2016	Renewal fee patent year 05
	30.05.2017	Renewal fee patent year 06
	29.05.2018	Renewal fee patent year 07
	28.05.2019	Renewal fee patent year 08
	27.05.2020	Renewal fee patent year 09
	27.05.2021	Renewal fee patent year 10
	27.05.2022	Renewal fee patent year 11
	30.05.2023	Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CZ	27.12.2023
	ES	27.12.2023
	HR	27.12.2023
	PL	27.12.2023
	RO	27.12.2023
	RS	27.12.2023
	SK	27.12.2023
	SM	27.12.2023
	NO	27.03.2024
	GR	28.03.2024
	IS	27.04.2024
	[2024/36]
Former [2024/35]	CZ	27.12.2023
	ES	27.12.2023
	HR	27.12.2023
	RO	27.12.2023
	RS	27.12.2023
	SM	27.12.2023
	NO	27.03.2024
	GR	28.03.2024
	IS	27.04.2024
Former [2024/33]	ES	27.12.2023
	HR	27.12.2023
	RS	27.12.2023
	SM	27.12.2023
	NO	27.03.2024
	GR	28.03.2024
	IS	27.04.2024
Former [2024/32]	ES	27.12.2023
	HR	27.12.2023
	RS	27.12.2023
	NO	27.03.2024
	GR	28.03.2024
	IS	27.04.2024
Former [2024/24]	ES	27.12.2023
	HR	27.12.2023
	RS	27.12.2023
	NO	27.03.2024
	GR	28.03.2024
Former [2024/20]	GR	28.03.2024
Documents cited:	Search	[X]US2004064053 (CHANG SUNG K [US], et al) [X] 1-13 * paragraphs [0094] , [ 117] , [ 125] *;
		[X] - WEST M A ET AL, "PRACTICAL STANDARDS FOR UV ABSORPTION AND FLUORESCENCE SPECTROPHOTOMETRY. DEVELOPMENTS IN PHOTOPHYSICAL INSTRUMENTATION PART 3", AMERICAN LABORATORY, INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC, US, (19770301), vol. 9, no. 3, ISSN 0044-7749, page 46, XP002043505 [X] 1-13 * the whole document *
		[X] - LAKOWICZ ET AL, "Principles of fluorescence spectrosopy", ISBN 978-0-306-46093-7, (19990101), PRINCIPLES OF FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, NEW YORK, NY : KLUWER ACADEMIC/PLENUM, US, PAGE(S) 25 - 140, URL: http://webserv.epo.org/download.nsf/0/A2C891BA4042B4CBC12577430036E86C?OpenDocument, XP007913458 [X] 1-13 * paragraphs [2.3.E] , [ 2.8] , [ 2.8A] , [ 2.9] *
	International search	[Y]US4921350 (GIEBELER ROBERT [US]);
		[A]US5672515 (FURLONG STEVEN C [US]);
		[X]US5850623 (CARMAN JR HOWARD SMITH [US], et al);
		[A] - TECHNICAL NOTE: AN INTRODUCTION TO FLUORESCENCE MEASUREMENTS. TURNER DESIGNS., (1995), URL: http://www.turnerdesigns.com/t2/doc/appnotes/998-0050.pdf, (20120208), XP055138722
	by applicant	US5850623
		US2004064053
		US2010254854
		- "Practical standards for UV absorption and fluorescence spectrophotometry", WEST M A ET AL., Developments in photophysical instrumentation part 3, AMERICAN LABORATORY, INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC., (19770301), vol. 9
		- LAKOWICZ ET AL., Principles of fluorescence spectroscopy', Principles of fluorescence spectroscopy, KLUWER ACADEMIC/ PLENUM

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