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EP3541506 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RETRIEVING AND ANALYZING PARTICLES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  17.06.2022
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.08.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.05.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip24.11.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
1000 Alfred Nobel Drive
Hercules, CA 94547 / US
[2021/15]
Former [2020/51]For all designated states
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
1000 Alfred Nobel Drive
Hercules, CA 94547 / US
Former [2019/39]For all designated states
Celsee Diagnostics, Inc.
46701 Commerce Center Drive
Plymouth, MI 48170 / US
Inventor(s)01 / HANDIQUE, Kalyan
46701 Commerce Center Drive
Plymouth, MI 48170 / US
02 / PAYNE, Austin
46701 Commerce Center Drive
Plymouth, MI 48170 / US
03 / SHARMA, Vishal
46701 Commerce Center Drive
Plymouth, MI 48170 / US
04 / GLEASON, Kyle
46701 Commerce Center Drive
Plymouth, MI 48170 / US
05 / GOGOI, Priyadarshini
46701 Commerce Center Drive
Plymouth, MI 48170 / US
06 / GANESAN, Karthik
46701 Commerce Center Drive
Plymouth, MI 48170 / US
07 / BONIFACE, Brian
46701 Commerce Center Drive
Plymouth, MI 48170 / US
08 / CHOW, Will
46701 Commerce Center Drive
Plymouth, MI 48170 / US
 [2019/39]
Representative(s)Murgitroyd & Company
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2019/39]Higgs, Jonathan
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP
Altius House
1 North Fourth Street
Milton Keynes, MK9 1NE / GB
Application number, filing date17870734.516.11.2017
[2019/39]
WO2017US62099
Priority number, dateUS201662423322P17.11.2016         Original published format: US 201662423322 P
US20171543083313.02.2017         Original published format: US201715430833
US20171543197714.02.2017         Original published format: US201715431977
US20171565755324.07.2017         Original published format: US201715657553
US201762545251P14.08.2017         Original published format: US 201762545251 P
US20171572019429.09.2017         Original published format: US201715720194
[2019/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018094109
Date:24.05.2018
Language:EN
[2018/21]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3541506
Date:25.09.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.05.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/39]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US24.05.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.08.2020
ClassificationIPC:B01L3/00, G01N35/10, G01N35/00, G01N1/40, G01N15/14, G06K9/00, G06K9/20, C12M1/32, C12M1/26, C12M1/34, C12M1/36, C12M1/00, G01N21/64
[2020/26]
CPC:
C12M23/12 (EP,CN); G01N21/6458 (CN); B01L3/502761 (EP);
B01L3/5085 (EP); C12M33/04 (EP,CN); C12M41/36 (EP,CN);
C12M41/48 (EP,CN); C12M47/04 (EP,CN); G01N1/28 (CN);
G01N1/4077 (EP); G01N15/02 (CN); G01N15/1433 (EP);
G01N15/1468 (EP); G01N15/1484 (EP); G01N21/84 (CN);
G01N35/00029 (EP); G01N35/10 (CN); G01N35/1011 (EP);
B01L2200/0668 (EP); B01L2300/0819 (EP); B01L2300/0829 (EP);
G01N15/149 (EP); G01N2015/1006 (EP); G01N2035/00158 (EP);
G01N2035/1039 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2019/39]B01J19/00, B01L3/00, G01N1/28, G01N15/02, G01N35/10, G06T7/00, G06T7/70
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 [2019/39]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM RÜCKGEWINNEN UND ANALYSIEREN VON TEILCHEN[2019/39]
English:SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RETRIEVING AND ANALYZING PARTICLES[2019/39]
French:SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE RÉCUPÉRATION ET D'ANALYSE DE PARTICULES[2019/39]
Entry into regional phase02.05.2019National basic fee paid 
02.05.2019Search fee paid 
02.05.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
02.05.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.05.2019Examination requested  [2019/39]
03.03.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.06.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
21.12.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
Divisional application(s)EP23156657.1  / EP4205852
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
13.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
25.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
24.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
24.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[IY]US2007264705  (DODGSON JOHN [GB]) [I] 1,3-6,9,10,12,13,15 * figures 1a,4a-4d,4g, 4i,7,10 * * paragraph [0005] * * paragraph [0030] - paragraph [0031] * * paragraphs [0041] , [0049] * [Y] 2;
 [Y]JP2008136415  (NIKON CORP) [Y] 2 * figure 1 * * paragraph [0001] * * paragraph [0010] - paragraph [0011] *;
 [XYI]US2014357511  (HANDIQUE KALYAN [US], et al) [X] 1,5,9,10 * figures 1,2A,3A-3B,4A-4B, 5,7A-7B,8,9,10 * * paragraph [0018] - paragraph [0030] * * paragraph [0040] - paragraph [0051] * * paragraph [0061] * [Y] 2 [I] 3-6,12,13,15;
 [A]WO2015133337  (FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-6,9,10,12,13,15* abstract *
International search[YA]US6821484  (GREGERSEN SOEREN [DK]) [Y] 4, 6, 7, 13-19, 21 * , col 3, In 12-25; col 5, In 65 to col 6, In 32; col 8, In 22-29; col 11, In 43-38 * [A] 2, 3, 5, 20;
 [A]US2014315237  (MASUJIMA TSUTOMU [JP], et al) [A] 2, 3, 5, 20* , para [0040], [0062], [0066], [0102] *;
 [YA]US2014357511  (HANDIQUE KALYAN [US], et al) [Y] 1, 4, 6-19, 21 * , Figs. 1, 4A, 9, 10; para [0018], [0019], [0027], [0029], [0031], [0034], [0040]-[0051] * [A] 2, 3, 5, 20;
 [YA]US2014370612  (BASSLER MICHAEL [DE], et al) [Y] 1, 4, 6-19, 21 * , para [0054], [0070], [0107] * [A] 2, 3, 5, 20;
 [A]US2016209319  (ADALSTEINSSON VIKTOR A [US], et al) [A] 2, 3, 5, 20 * , para [0008], [0017], [0020], [0021], [0029], [0096] *
by applicantUS2007264705
 US2014357511
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