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EP3404420 - LABORATORY INSTRUMENT, LABORATORY INSTRUMENT NETWORK AND METHOD FOR WORKING ON LABORATORY SAMPLES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.04.2024
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  13.05.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.05.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  19.10.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip11.04.2024New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Eppendorf SE
Barkhausenweg 1
22339 Hamburg / DE
[2023/17]
Former [2018/47]For all designated states
Eppendorf AG
Barkhausenweg 1
22339 Hamburg / DE
Inventor(s)01 / BULLER, Steffen
Barkhausenweg 1
22339 Hamburg / DE
02 / THIEME, Andreas
Barkhausenweg 1
22339 Hamburg / DE
03 / WILD, Michael
Barkhausenweg 1
22339 Hamburg / DE
 [2018/47]
Representative(s)Kirchner, Christian
Wallinger Ricker Schlotter Tostmann
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Zweibrückenstrasse 5 - 7
80331 München / DE
[2018/47]
Application number, filing date17171128.615.05.2017
[2018/47]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3404420
Date:21.11.2018
Language:EN
[2018/47]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.12.2017
ClassificationIPC:G01N35/00, B01L1/00, // B01L7/00, B01L9/00
[2024/17]
CPC:
G01N35/00 (EP,US); B01L1/00 (EP,US); G01N35/00871 (US);
B01L2200/147 (EP); B01L2200/18 (EP); B01L2300/023 (EP);
B01L2300/0829 (EP); B01L7/00 (EP); B01L9/523 (EP);
G01N2035/00881 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/47]G01N35/00, B01L1/00
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 [2019/26]
Former [2018/47]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:LABORINSTRUMENT, LABORINSTRUMENTENNETZWERK UND VERFAHREN ZUR ARBEIT AN LABORPROBEN[2018/47]
English:LABORATORY INSTRUMENT, LABORATORY INSTRUMENT NETWORK AND METHOD FOR WORKING ON LABORATORY SAMPLES[2018/47]
French:INSTRUMENT DE LABORATOIRE, RÉSEAU D'INSTRUMENTS DE LABORATOIRE ET PROCÉDÉ POUR TRAVAILLER SUR DES ÉCHANTILLONS DE LABORATOIRE[2018/47]
Examination procedure21.05.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.05.2019Examination requested  [2019/26]
21.05.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
12.05.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.09.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.11.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
05.01.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.04.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
24.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
21.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
25.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
26.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
27.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO9411838  (ABBOTT LAB [US]) [A] 1-16 * figure 1 * * page 11 *;
 [XI]US2002090320  (BUROW KRISTINA MARIE [US], et al) [X] 1,3-6,10,12,16 * figures 1-2 * * paragraph [0022] * * paragraph [0070] * * paragraph [0073] - paragraph [0081] * * paragraph [0103] * * paragraph [0134] - paragraph [0135] * * paragraph [0138] - paragraph [0140] * * paragraph [0145] * [I] 2,7-9,11,13-15;
 [XI]US2003215357  (MALTERER NIGEL [US], et al) [X] 1-6,8-12,14,16 * figures 1-6,16-17 * * paragraphs [0040] , [0043] * * paragraph [0045] - paragraph [0046] * * paragraph [0048] * * paragraph [0050] - paragraph [0054] * * paragraph [0057] - paragraph [0060] * * paragraph [0069] - paragraph [0071] * * paragraphs [0076] , [0082] , [0087] * * paragraph [0099] - paragraph [0102] * [I] 7,13,15;
 [A]US2006283944  (HOLLEY CHARLES [US]) [A] 1-16 * figures 1-3,7 * * paragraph [0001] - paragraph [0003] * * paragraph [0021] - paragraph [0025] *;
 [A]US2007237675  (NICHOLS MICHAEL J [US], et al) [A] 1-16* abstract *
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