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EP3237883 - APPARATUS FOR MEASURING A SPECTRAL RESPONSE OF A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2017/44]METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING A SPECTRAL SAMPLE RESPONSE
[2020/11]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.06.2021
Database last updated on 03.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.07.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  27.02.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.12.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  29.09.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  21.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip22.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE		published on 24.08.2022  [2022/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften
Hofgartenstrasse 8
80539 Munich / DE
For all designated states
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1
80539 München / DE
[2017/44]
Inventor(s)01 / APOLONSKIY, Alexander
Jochbergweg 9
85748 Garching / DE
02 / PUPEZA, Ioachim
Bahnhofstrasse 18a
82299 Türkenfeld / DE
03 / KRAUSZ, Ferenc
Brunnenweg 7A
85748 Garching / DE
04 / FILL, Ernst
Fröttmaninger Weg 6
85748 Garching / DE
 [2017/44]
Representative(s)v. Bezold & Partner Patentanwälte - PartG mbB
Ridlerstraße 57
80339 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2017/44]v. Bezold & Partner Patentanwälte - PartG mbB
Akademiestraße 7
80799 München / DE
Application number, filing date15828483.618.12.2015
[2017/44]
WO2015EP02562
Priority number, dateEP2014000440123.12.2014         Original published format: EP 14004401
[2017/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016102056
Date:30.06.2016
Language:EN
[2016/26]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3237883
Date:01.11.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.06.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3237883
Date:05.08.2020
Language:EN
[2020/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP30.06.2016
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/35, // G01N21/3586
[2020/11]
CPC:
G01N21/35 (EP,CN,KR,US); C07D231/12 (EP,US); G01N21/255 (KR);
G01N21/27 (KR); G01N2021/3595 (US); G01N21/3586 (EP,CN,US);
G01N2201/06113 (US); G01N2201/0697 (EP,CN,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/44]G01N21/35, G01N21/3504, G01N21/03, G01N21/3563, G01N21/3577, H01S3/00, G01N21/3586
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 [2017/44]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR MESSUNG EINER SPEKTRALEN REAKTION EINER BIOLOGISCHEN PROBE[2020/11]
English:APPARATUS FOR MEASURING A SPECTRAL RESPONSE OF A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE[2020/11]
French:APPAREIL POUR MESURER UNE RÉPONSE SPECTRALE D'UN ÉCHANTILLON BIOLOGIQUE[2020/11]
Former [2017/44]VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR MESSUNG EINER SPEKTRALEN PROBENREAKTION
Former [2017/44]METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING A SPECTRAL SAMPLE RESPONSE
Former [2017/44]PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE MESURE D'UNE RÉPONSE SPECTRALE D'ÉCHANTILLON
Entry into regional phase21.07.2017National basic fee paid 
21.07.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
21.07.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.07.2017Examination requested  [2017/44]
21.07.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
26.02.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.12.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.05.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.02.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.06.2020Fee for grant paid
24.06.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
24.06.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)07.05.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/28]
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
18.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
10.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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