EP2786139 - HAND-HELD TEST METER WITH ANALYTICAL TEST STRIP EJECTION MECHANISM [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | Patent revoked Status updated on 08.07.2019 Database last updated on 03.04.2025 | Most recent event Tooltip | 26.07.2019 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): ES | published on 28.08.2019 [2019/35] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Lifescan Scotland Limited Beechwood Park North Inverness IV2 3ED / GB | [2014/41] | Inventor(s) | 01 /
NELSON, Jonny 1A Cradlehall Gardens Inverness IV2 5FW / GB | 02 /
FAULKNER, Allan 9 High Street Avoch IV9 8PT / GB | 03 /
VALSECCHI, Luca Via M. Lutero 8 Milano 20126 / IT | 04 /
BERETTA, Roberto Via Boccaccio 3 I-20063 Cernusco sul Naviglio / IT | 05 /
VOLPE, Maurizio Via Cairelli 35 I-10035 Mazzè / IT | 06 /
SALA, Michele Via Isonzo 6 I-20862 Arcore / IT | 07 /
FOLEY, Nick 6 Afton Place Edinburgh EH5 3RB / GB | 08 /
CROSSLAND, Colin 128 Charterhall Road Edinburgh EH9 3HW / GB | 09 /
TRICKETT, Paul 19 Back O Barns Hamilton ML3 6BG / GB | [2014/41] | Representative(s) | Carpmaels & Ransford LLP One Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA / GB | [2014/41] | Application number, filing date | 12797965.6 | 03.12.2012 | [2016/08] | WO2012GB52987 | Priority number, date | US201113310137 | 02.12.2011 Original published format: US201113310137 | [2014/41] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO2013079977 | Date: | 06.06.2013 | Language: | EN | [2013/23] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP2786139 | Date: | 08.10.2014 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.06.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [2014/41] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP2786139 | Date: | 24.02.2016 | Language: | EN | [2016/08] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | EP | 06.06.2013 | Classification | IPC: | G01N33/487 | [2014/41] | CPC: |
G01N33/48757 (EP,US);
G01N33/4875 (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 [2014/41] | Extension states | BA | Not yet paid | ME | Not yet paid | Title | German: | TRAGBARE MESSVORRICHTUNG MIT EINEM MECHANISMUS ZUR AUSGABE VON ANALYSETESTSTREIFEN | [2014/41] | English: | HAND-HELD TEST METER WITH ANALYTICAL TEST STRIP EJECTION MECHANISM | [2014/41] | French: | APPAREIL DE MESURE D'ESSAI PORTABLE À MÉCANISME D'ÉJECTION DE BANDELETTE D'ESSAI ANALYTIQUE | [2014/41] | Entry into regional phase | 01.07.2014 | National basic fee paid | 01.07.2014 | Designation fee(s) paid | 01.07.2014 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 01.07.2014 | Examination requested [2014/41] | 19.08.2015 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 26.10.2015 | Fee for grant paid | 26.10.2015 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 26.10.2015 | 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 19.08.2015 | Opposition(s) | Opponent(s) | 01
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ADMISSIBLE Roche Diabetes Care GmbH Sandhofer Strasse 116 68305 Mannheim / DE Opponent's representative Altmann Stößel Dick Patentanwälte PartG mbB Theodor-Heuss-Anlage 2 68165 Mannheim / DE | [N/P] |
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ADMISSIBLE Roche Diabetes Care GmbH Sandhofer Strasse 116 68305 Mannheim / DE Opponent's representative Herzog, Fiesser & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB Dudenstrasse 46 68167 Mannheim / DE | 09.01.2017 | Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition | 19.05.2017 | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition | 08.06.2018 | Date of oral proceedings | 17.07.2018 | Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition | 17.07.2018 | Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings | 26.06.2019 | Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked | 06.07.2019 | Legal effect of revocation of patent [2019/33] | Appeal following opposition | 27.09.2018 | Appeal received No. T2446/18 | 27.11.2018 | Statement of grounds filed | 19.06.2019 | Result of appeal procedure: REVOCATION OF PATENT AT PROPRIETOR'S REQUEST | 27.09.2018 | Appeal received No. T2446/18 | 19.06.2019 | Result of appeal procedure: REVOCATION OF PATENT AT PROPRIETOR'S REQUEST | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 11.12.2014 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 10.12.2015 | Renewal fee patent year 04 |
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