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EP About this file: EP2749349

EP2749349 - MICRO FLUID DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  10.01.2020
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip10.01.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 12.02.2020  [2020/07]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Panasonic Corporation
1006, Oaza Kadoma
Kadoma-shi
Osaka 571-8501 / JP
[2014/27]
Inventor(s)01 / TACHIBANA, Hiroaki
c/o Panasonic Corporation
Intellectual Property Center
Planning and Management Group
7F OBP Panasonic Tower, 2-1-61, Shiromi
Chuo-ku Osaka 540-6207 / JP
02 / TSUJI, Koji
c/o Panasonic Corporation
Intellectual Property Center
Planning and Management Group
7F OBP Panasonic Tower, 2-1-61, Shiromi
Chuo-ku Osaka 540-6207 / JP
03 / SAIJO, Takashi
c/o Panasonic Corporation
Intellectual Property Center
Planning and Management Group
7F OBP Panasonic Tower, 2-1-61, Shiromi
Chuo-ku Osaka 540-6207 / JP
04 / TAMIYA, Eiichi
c/o OSAKA UNIVERSITY
2-1, Yamadaoka
Suita-shi
Osaka 565-0871 / JP
05 / SAITO, Masato
c/o OSAKA UNIVERSITY
2-1, Yamadaoka
Suita-shi
Osaka 565-0871 / JP
 [2014/27]
Representative(s)Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2014/27]Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München / DE
Application number, filing date12825200.421.08.2012
WO2012JP05236
Priority number, dateJP2011018031822.08.2011         Original published format: JP 2011180318
[2014/27]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013027393
Date:28.02.2013
Language:JA
[2013/09]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2749349
Date:02.07.2014
Language:EN
[2014/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP28.02.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.05.2014
ClassificationIPC:B01J19/00, C12M1/00, C12M1/38, G01N35/00, G01N35/08, G01N37/00, B01L3/00, B01L7/00
[2014/27]
CPC:
B01J19/0093 (EP,US); B01J19/24 (KR); B01L7/52 (US);
B01L3/502707 (EP,US); B01L7/525 (EP,US); C12M1/38 (KR);
C12Q1/6844 (US); G01N35/08 (KR); B01J2219/00783 (EP,US);
B01J2219/00828 (EP,US); B01J2219/00831 (EP,US); B01J2219/00853 (EP,US);
B01J2219/00869 (EP,US); B01J2219/00873 (EP,US); B01J2219/00912 (EP,US);
B01J2219/00957 (EP,US); B01J2219/00961 (EP,US); B01L2300/0645 (EP,US);
B01L2300/0816 (EP,US); B01L2300/0883 (EP,US); B01L2300/0887 (EP,US);
B01L2300/0893 (EP,US); B01L2300/1827 (EP,US); C12M23/16 (EP,US);
G01N27/44708 (EP,US); G01N27/44791 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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 [2014/27]
TitleGerman:MIKROFLUIDISCHE VORRICHTUNG[2014/27]
English:MICRO FLUID DEVICE[2014/27]
French:DISPOSITIF MICROFLUIDIQUE[2014/27]
Entry into regional phase19.02.2014Translation filed 
19.02.2014National basic fee paid 
19.02.2014Search fee paid 
19.02.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
19.02.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.02.2014Examination requested  [2014/27]
02.12.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.12.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.04.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.09.2019Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/07]
30.09.2019Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/07]
17.10.2019Date of oral proceedings
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  14.12.2016
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
20.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
22.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
22.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
28.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
26.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[XI]EP0504435  (ONISCHENKO ANATOLY MIKHAILOVIC [SU]) [X] 1,2,6,9 * abstract * * column 5, line 39 - column 6, line 20; figure .; claim - * * paragraph [0039]; figure -; claim - * [I] 4,8,10;
 [XI]WO2004073863  (IMP COLLEGE INNOVATIONS LTD [GB], et al) [X] 1-7,9,10 * abstract * * page 1, line 3 - line 6 * * page 3, line 12 - line 27 * * page 5, line 2 - page 7, line 9 * * page 9, line 4 - line 7 * * page 10, line 15 - page 11, line 7 * * page 13, line 4 - line 11; figures 1, 4a; claim - * [I] 8;
 [X]WO2005094981  (AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC [US], et al) [X] 1-10 * abstract * * paragraph [0027] - paragraph [0033] * * paragraph [0039] * * paragraph [0042]; figure -; claim - *;
 [XI]US2011097763  (POLLACK MICHAEL G [US], et al) [X] 1-7,9,10 * abstract * * paragraph [0087] - paragraph [0092] * * paragraph [0132] - paragraph [0133]; figures 1, 2, 19, 20; claim - *[I] 8
International search[X]JP2004194652  (DAINIPPON INK & CHEMICALS, et al);
 [Y]JP2004532003  (GENSET S.A.);
 [X]JP2006271216  (DAINIPPON INK & CHEMICALS);
 [Y]JP2006292472  (KONICA MINOLTA MED & GRAPHIC);
 [X]JP2009189295  (CANON KK);
 [X]JP2010535511  (CELULA, INC.)
by applicantJP2002018271
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