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EP About this file: EP3406340

EP3406340 - FLOW CELL WITH HOUSING COMPONENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.05.2022
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  12.06.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.02.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.09.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.06.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  26.10.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
THINXXS MICROTECHNOLOGY AG
Amerikastrasse 21
66482 Zweibrücken / DE
[2018/48]
Inventor(s)01 / WEBER, Lutz
Tunnelstrasse 2
66981 Münchweiler / DE
 [2018/48]
Representative(s)Patentanwälte Bernhardt / Wolff Partnerschaft mbB
Europaallee 17
66113 Saarbrücken / DE
[2018/48]
Application number, filing date17172994.026.05.2017
[2018/48]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3406340
Date:28.11.2018
Language:DE
[2018/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3406340
Date:07.07.2021
Language:DE
[2021/27]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.11.2017
ClassificationIPC:B01L3/00
[2018/48]
CPC:
B01L3/502738 (EP,US); B01L3/502707 (EP,US); B01L3/50273 (EP);
B01L2200/027 (EP); B01L2200/0689 (EP); B01L2300/041 (US);
B01L2300/043 (EP); B01L2300/044 (EP,US); B01L2300/0816 (US);
B01L2300/0883 (US); B01L2300/0887 (EP); B01L2300/123 (EP,US);
B01L2300/16 (US); B01L2400/0481 (EP); B01L2400/0487 (EP);
B01L2400/06 (US); B01L2400/0655 (EP); B29C65/02 (EP);
B29C65/08 (EP,US); B29C65/48 (EP); B29C65/5057 (EP);
B29C65/606 (EP,US); B29C66/112 (EP); B29C66/1122 (EP);
B29C66/131 (EP); B29C66/21 (EP); B29C66/30223 (EP);
B29C66/53461 (EP); B29C66/54 (EP); B29C66/71 (EP,US);
B29C66/712 (EP); B29C66/73151 (EP); B29C66/73152 (EP);
B29C66/7392 (EP); B29C66/8322 (EP); B29L2031/756 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
B29C66/71, B29K2021/00 (EP);
B29C66/71, B29K2021/003 (EP);
B29C66/71, B29K2023/12 (EP);
B29C66/71, B29K2083/00 (EP)
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 [2019/28]
Former [2018/48]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:FLUSSZELLE MIT GEHÄUSEBAUTEIL[2018/48]
English:FLOW CELL WITH HOUSING COMPONENT[2018/48]
French:CELLULE D'ÉCOULEMENT COMPRENANT UN ÉLÉMENT DE BOÎTIER[2018/48]
Examination procedure28.05.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.05.2019Examination requested  [2019/28]
28.05.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
18.09.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.04.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.05.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.11.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.02.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.05.2021Fee for grant paid
26.05.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.05.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)08.04.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/24]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
22.05.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
18.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU26.05.2017
AL07.07.2021
CY07.07.2021
CZ07.07.2021
DK07.07.2021
EE07.07.2021
ES07.07.2021
FI07.07.2021
HR07.07.2021
IT07.07.2021
LT07.07.2021
LV07.07.2021
MC07.07.2021
MK07.07.2021
MT07.07.2021
NL07.07.2021
PL07.07.2021
RO07.07.2021
RS07.07.2021
SE07.07.2021
SI07.07.2021
SK07.07.2021
SM07.07.2021
BG07.10.2021
NO07.10.2021
GR08.10.2021
IS07.11.2021
PT08.11.2021
[2024/42]
Former [2024/22]HU26.05.2017
AL07.07.2021
CY07.07.2021
CZ07.07.2021
DK07.07.2021
EE07.07.2021
ES07.07.2021
FI07.07.2021
HR07.07.2021
IT07.07.2021
LT07.07.2021
LV07.07.2021
MC07.07.2021
MK07.07.2021
NL07.07.2021
PL07.07.2021
RO07.07.2021
RS07.07.2021
SE07.07.2021
SI07.07.2021
SK07.07.2021
SM07.07.2021
BG07.10.2021
NO07.10.2021
GR08.10.2021
IS07.11.2021
PT08.11.2021
Former [2024/20]HU26.05.2017
AL07.07.2021
CY07.07.2021
CZ07.07.2021
DK07.07.2021
EE07.07.2021
ES07.07.2021
FI07.07.2021
HR07.07.2021
IT07.07.2021
LT07.07.2021
LV07.07.2021
MC07.07.2021
NL07.07.2021
PL07.07.2021
RO07.07.2021
RS07.07.2021
SE07.07.2021
SI07.07.2021
SK07.07.2021
SM07.07.2021
BG07.10.2021
NO07.10.2021
GR08.10.2021
IS07.11.2021
PT08.11.2021
Former [2024/18]HU26.05.2017
AL07.07.2021
CZ07.07.2021
DK07.07.2021
EE07.07.2021
ES07.07.2021
FI07.07.2021
HR07.07.2021
IT07.07.2021
LT07.07.2021
LV07.07.2021
MC07.07.2021
NL07.07.2021
PL07.07.2021
RO07.07.2021
RS07.07.2021
SE07.07.2021
SI07.07.2021
SK07.07.2021
SM07.07.2021
BG07.10.2021
NO07.10.2021
GR08.10.2021
IS07.11.2021
PT08.11.2021
Former [2023/06]AL07.07.2021
CZ07.07.2021
DK07.07.2021
EE07.07.2021
ES07.07.2021
FI07.07.2021
HR07.07.2021
IT07.07.2021
LT07.07.2021
LV07.07.2021
MC07.07.2021
NL07.07.2021
PL07.07.2021
RO07.07.2021
RS07.07.2021
SE07.07.2021
SI07.07.2021
SK07.07.2021
SM07.07.2021
BG07.10.2021
NO07.10.2021
GR08.10.2021
IS07.11.2021
PT08.11.2021
Former [2022/36]AL07.07.2021
CZ07.07.2021
DK07.07.2021
EE07.07.2021
ES07.07.2021
FI07.07.2021
HR07.07.2021
IT07.07.2021
LT07.07.2021
LV07.07.2021
NL07.07.2021
PL07.07.2021
RO07.07.2021
RS07.07.2021
SE07.07.2021
SI07.07.2021
SK07.07.2021
SM07.07.2021
BG07.10.2021
NO07.10.2021
GR08.10.2021
IS07.11.2021
PT08.11.2021
Former [2022/29]AL07.07.2021
CZ07.07.2021
DK07.07.2021
EE07.07.2021
ES07.07.2021
FI07.07.2021
HR07.07.2021
LT07.07.2021
LV07.07.2021
NL07.07.2021
PL07.07.2021
RO07.07.2021
RS07.07.2021
SE07.07.2021
SI07.07.2021
SK07.07.2021
SM07.07.2021
BG07.10.2021
NO07.10.2021
GR08.10.2021
IS07.11.2021
PT08.11.2021
Former [2022/25]CZ07.07.2021
DK07.07.2021
EE07.07.2021
ES07.07.2021
FI07.07.2021
HR07.07.2021
LT07.07.2021
LV07.07.2021
NL07.07.2021
PL07.07.2021
RO07.07.2021
RS07.07.2021
SE07.07.2021
SK07.07.2021
SM07.07.2021
BG07.10.2021
NO07.10.2021
GR08.10.2021
IS07.11.2021
PT08.11.2021
Former [2022/24]CZ07.07.2021
DK07.07.2021
EE07.07.2021
ES07.07.2021
FI07.07.2021
HR07.07.2021
LT07.07.2021
LV07.07.2021
NL07.07.2021
PL07.07.2021
RO07.07.2021
RS07.07.2021
SE07.07.2021
SK07.07.2021
BG07.10.2021
NO07.10.2021
GR08.10.2021
IS07.11.2021
PT08.11.2021
Former [2022/21]DK07.07.2021
ES07.07.2021
FI07.07.2021
HR07.07.2021
LT07.07.2021
LV07.07.2021
NL07.07.2021
PL07.07.2021
RS07.07.2021
SE07.07.2021
BG07.10.2021
NO07.10.2021
GR08.10.2021
IS07.11.2021
PT08.11.2021
Former [2022/11]ES07.07.2021
FI07.07.2021
HR07.07.2021
LT07.07.2021
LV07.07.2021
NL07.07.2021
PL07.07.2021
RS07.07.2021
SE07.07.2021
BG07.10.2021
NO07.10.2021
GR08.10.2021
IS07.11.2021
PT08.11.2021
Former [2022/09]ES07.07.2021
FI07.07.2021
LT07.07.2021
NL07.07.2021
RS07.07.2021
SE07.07.2021
BG07.10.2021
NO07.10.2021
PT08.11.2021
Former [2022/08]ES07.07.2021
FI07.07.2021
LT07.07.2021
NL07.07.2021
SE07.07.2021
BG07.10.2021
NO07.10.2021
Former [2022/07]LT07.07.2021
NL07.07.2021
NO07.10.2021
Documents cited:Search[X]WO2015073999  (INTEGENX INC [US]) [X] 1,2,8 * paragraphs [0023] , [ 0024] , [ 0062]; figures 4,5 *;
 [Y]EP2962758  (THINXXS MICROTECHNOLOGY AG [DE]) [Y] 8-15* figures 4-8 *;
 [IDY]WO2016051272  (CHIPCARE CORP [CA]) [ID] 1-7 * paragraph [0055]; figure 19 * [Y] 8-15
by applicantWO2016051272
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