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EP2771882 - MULTIFUNCTION AUTOFOCUS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED MICROSCOPY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  08.02.2019
Database last updated on 10.07.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.08.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.02.2019Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 13.03.2019  [2019/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute
10901 North Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037 / US
[2014/36]
Inventor(s)01 / PRICE, Jeffrey, H.
10901 North Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037 / US
02 / FULLER, Derek, N.
10901 North Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037 / US
03 / KELLNER, Albert, L.
10901 North Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037 / US
04 / AZIMI, Behrad
10901 North Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037 / US
 [2014/36]
Representative(s)Hanna Moore + Curley
Garryard House
25-26 Earlsfort Terrace
Dublin 2, D02 PX51 / IE
[N/P]
Former [2014/36]Hanna, Peter William Derek, et al
Hanna Moore & Curley
13 Lower Lad Lane
Dublin 2 / IE
Application number, filing date12843732.424.10.2012
WO2012US61667
Priority number, dateUS20111331772725.10.2011         Original published format: US201113317727
[2014/36]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013063096
Date:02.05.2013
Language:EN
[2013/18]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2771882
Date:03.09.2014
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.05.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US02.05.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.06.2015
ClassificationIPC:G11B11/00, // G02B13/08
[2015/16]
CPC:
G02B7/38 (EP,US); G02B21/365 (EP,US); H04N23/13 (EP,US);
H04N23/45 (EP,US); G02B13/08 (EP,US); G02B21/242 (EP,US);
H04N23/673 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2014/36]G11B11/00
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 [2014/36]
TitleGerman:MULTIFUNKTIONELLE AUTOFOKUSSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR AUTOMATISIERTEN MIKROSKOPIE[2014/36]
English:MULTIFUNCTION AUTOFOCUS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED MICROSCOPY[2014/36]
French:SYSTÈME D'AUTOFOCUS MULTIFONCTION ET PROCÉDÉ DE MICROSCOPIE AUTOMATISÉE[2014/36]
Entry into regional phase21.05.2014National basic fee paid 
21.05.2014Search fee paid 
21.05.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
21.05.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.05.2014Examination requested  [2014/36]
29.04.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.08.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.02.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.05.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.10.2018Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2019/11]
02.11.2018Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2019/11]
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  08.08.2017
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to indicate the wish to proceed further with the application
29.04.2016Request for further processing filed
29.04.2016Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
30.06.2016Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
29.04.2016Request for further processing filed
29.04.2016Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
17.06.2016Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.10.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
27.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
27.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.10.201403   M06   Fee paid on   26.02.2015
31.10.201807   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2004113043  (ISHIKAWA AIICHI [JP], et al) [A] 1-13 * abstract * * paragraphs [0005] - [0011] - [0049] - [0063] ** figures 1-4 *
International search[Y]US4025949  (WHITMAN ROBERT L);
 [A]US4952787  (NAKAMURA SHIGERU [JP], et al);
 [A]US5675140  (KIM SANG-CHEOL [KR]);
 [Y]US2003085334  (REZNICHENKO YAKOV [US], et al);
 [Y]US2007002434  (JUSKAITIS RIMBYDAS [GB], et al);
 [Y]US2010085576  (NORTON ADAM [US], et al);
 [Y]US2010172020  (PRICE JEFFREY H [US], et al)
by applicantUS4025949
 US2004113043
 US2010172020
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