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EP3205394 - PATTERNED SUBSTRATE HAVING HYDROPHILIC AND HYDROPHOBIC AREAS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  08.12.2023
Database last updated on 26.06.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.11.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.10.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  05.07.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.03.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.02.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  14.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.12.2023(Expected) grantpublished on 10.01.2024  [2024/02]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
Kaiserstrasse 12
76131 Karlsruhe / DE
[2017/33]
Inventor(s)01 / LEVKIN, Pavel
Luisenstr. 24b
76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen / DE
02 / FENG, Wenqian
Leopoldstr. 8
76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen / DE
03 / LI, Linxian
Leopoldstr. 8
76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen / DE
 [2024/02]
Former [2017/33]01 / Levkin, Pavel
Luisenstr. 24b
76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen / DE
02 / Feng, Wenqian
Leopoldstr. 8
76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen / DE
03 / LI, Linxian
Leopoldstr. 8
76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen / DE
Representative(s)Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München / DE
[2017/33]
Application number, filing date16000333.110.02.2016
[2017/33]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3205394
Date:16.08.2017
Language:EN
[2017/33]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3205394
Date:10.01.2024
Language:EN
[2024/02]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.10.2016
ClassificationIPC:B01J19/00, B01L3/00
[2023/27]
CPC:
B01J19/0046 (EP); B01L3/5088 (EP); B01J2219/00619 (EP);
B01J2219/00637 (EP); B01J2219/0065 (EP); B01J2219/00659 (EP);
B01L2200/0647 (EP); B01L2200/12 (EP); B01L2300/0816 (EP);
B01L2300/0819 (EP); B01L2300/166 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2017/33]B01J19/00
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 [2018/13]
Former [2017/33]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 
TitleGerman:GEMUSTERTES SUBSTRAT MIT HYDROPHILEN UND HYDROPHOBEN BEREICHEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DAVON[2017/33]
English:PATTERNED SUBSTRATE HAVING HYDROPHILIC AND HYDROPHOBIC AREAS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME[2017/33]
French:SUBSTRAT À MOTIFS COMPRENANT DES ZONES HYDROPHILES ET HYDROPHOBES ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION[2017/33]
Examination procedure10.02.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
12.02.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.02.2018Examination requested  [2018/13]
07.03.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
16.08.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.03.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.07.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.05.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.10.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.10.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.11.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.07.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.10.2023Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
15.11.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.11.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
30.11.2023Fee for grant paid
30.11.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
28.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
21.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
17.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
17.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
15.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
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