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EP About this file: EP3032946

EP3032946 - METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC PHENOTYPE MEASUREMENT AND SELECTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.08.2023
Database last updated on 26.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.09.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.04.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  30.05.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 26.06.2024  [2024/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Blue River Technology Inc.
575 N. Pastoria Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94085 / US
[2016/32]
Former [2016/25]For all designated states
Blue River Technology, Inc.
355 E. Middlefield Rd.
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
Inventor(s)01 / REDDEN, Lee, Kamp
c/o Blue River Technology Inc.
575 N. Pastoria Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94085 / US
02 / COLGAN, Matthew
c/o Blue River Technology Inc.
575 N. Pastoria Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94085 / US
 [2016/25]
Representative(s)McBride, Peter Hill
Scintilla Intellectual Property Ltd The Centrum Building
38 Queen Street
Glasgow G1 3DX / GB
[2016/25]
Application number, filing date14822583.211.07.2014
[2016/25]
WO2014US46320
Priority number, dateUS201361844967P11.07.2013         Original published format: US 201361844967 P
US201361859091P26.07.2013         Original published format: US 201361859091 P
US201461942740P21.02.2014         Original published format: US 201461942740 P
US201462004722P29.05.2014         Original published format: US 201462004722 P
[2016/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2015006675
Date:15.01.2015
Language:EN
[2015/02]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3032946
Date:22.06.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.01.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3032946
Date:05.10.2022
Language:EN
[2022/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US12.03.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.04.2017
ClassificationIPC:A01M7/00, G01N33/00
[2017/19]
CPC:
A01G7/00 (EP,US); A01C21/007 (US); A01G7/06 (US);
G01B11/24 (US); G01N33/0098 (EP,US); G06V10/751 (EP,US);
G06V20/68 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/25]A01M7/00
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 [2016/25]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR AUTOMATISCHEN PHÄNOTYPENMESSUNG UND -AUSWAHL[2016/25]
English:METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC PHENOTYPE MEASUREMENT AND SELECTION[2016/25]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE MESURE ET DE SÉLECTION AUTOMATIQUE DE PHÉNOTYPES[2016/25]
Entry into regional phase02.02.2016National basic fee paid 
02.02.2016Search fee paid 
02.02.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
02.02.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.02.2016Examination requested  [2016/25]
30.10.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.06.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.10.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.04.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.08.2022Fee for grant paid
30.08.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
30.08.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)06.07.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
27.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
27.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
29.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
27.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
27.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
27.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 09
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