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EP3256850 - HYDROGEL PARTICLES WITH TUNABLE OPTICAL PROPERTIES AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.04.2021
Database last updated on 02.08.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.11.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  01.08.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip01.03.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Slingshot Biosciences, Inc.
5858 Horton Street Suite 375
Emeryville, California 94608 / US
[2017/51]
Inventor(s)01 / KIM, Jeffrey
2430 5th Street Suite D
Berkeley, California 94710 / US
02 / LIU, Oliver
638 19th Street No. 7
San Francisco, California 94107 / US
03 / AGRESTI, Jeremy
5437 Columbia Avenue
El Cerrito, California 94804 / US
04 / NGUYEN, Anh Tuan
643 Shadow Creek Drive
San Jose, California 95136 / US
 [2017/51]
Representative(s)Cooley (UK) LLP
22 Bishopsgate
London EC2N 4BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/51]Cooley (UK) LLP
Dashwood
69 Old Broad Street
London EC2M 1QS / GB
Application number, filing date16749674.408.02.2016
[2017/51]
WO2016US17029
Priority number, dateUS201562114004P09.02.2015         Original published format: US 201562114004 P
US201562184192P24.06.2015         Original published format: US 201562184192 P
[2017/51]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016130489
Date:18.08.2016
Language:EN
[2016/33]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3256850
Date:20.12.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.08.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US18.08.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.09.2018
ClassificationIPC:G01N33/22
[2017/51]
CPC:
G01N15/1012 (EP,CN,KR,US); C12Q1/04 (KR,US); G01N1/28 (CN,US);
G01N15/01 (CN,KR,US); G01N15/0205 (CN); G01N15/0211 (KR);
G01N15/0227 (KR); G01N15/1434 (CN,US); G01N15/1436 (KR);
G01N15/1459 (EP,CN,KR,US); G01N15/149 (EP,CN,KR,US); G01N21/6486 (KR);
G01N2001/2893 (CN,US); G01N2015/1006 (EP,CN,KR,US); G01N2015/1014 (EP,CN,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 [2017/51]
TitleGerman:HYDROGELPARTIKEL MIT ABSTIMMBAREN OPTISCHEN EIGENSCHAFTEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERWENDUNG DAVON[2017/51]
English:HYDROGEL PARTICLES WITH TUNABLE OPTICAL PROPERTIES AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME[2017/51]
French:PARTICULES D'HYDROGEL PRÉSENTANT DES PROPRIÉTÉS OPTIQUES RÉGLABLES ET LEURS PROCÉDÉS D'UTILISATION[2017/51]
Entry into regional phase31.07.2017National basic fee paid 
31.07.2017Search fee paid 
31.07.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
31.07.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.07.2017Examination requested  [2017/51]
31.07.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
03.04.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.04.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
01.11.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.03.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.08.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
21.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
24.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
22.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
22.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
23.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
26.02.2024Renewal fee patent year 09
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