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EP3649454 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING FILTERED SOLUTIONS FOR LATERAL FLOW TESTING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.02.2022
Database last updated on 29.06.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.04.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  12.01.2019
Formerunknown
Status updated on  29.08.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip19.06.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Waters Technologies Corporation
34 Maple Street
Milford, MA 01757 / US
[2020/20]
Inventor(s)01 / CHEN, Lingyun
17 Old Neck Road
Scarborough Maine 04074 / US
02 / BORBONE, Chris
92 Fiske Hill Road
Sturbridge Massachusetts 01566 / US
 [2020/20]
Representative(s)Forresters IP LLP
Skygarden
Erika-Mann-Straße 11
80636 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2020/20]Harding, Andrew Philip
Forresters IP LLP
Skygarden
Erika-Mann-Strasse 11
80636 München / DE
Application number, filing date18755890.328.06.2018
[2020/20]
WO2018IB54828
Priority number, dateUS201762529230P06.07.2017         Original published format: US 201762529230 P
[2020/20]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019008481
Date:10.01.2019
Language:EN
[2019/02]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3649454
Date:13.05.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.01.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/20]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP10.01.2019
ClassificationIPC:G01N1/40
[2020/20]
CPC:
G01N1/4077 (EP,US); G01N1/14 (US); G01N1/34 (US);
G01N11/08 (US); G01N33/54388 (US); G01N33/558 (EP);
B01L2300/0681 (EP,US); B01L2300/0825 (EP,US); E02F3/907 (US);
G01N2001/386 (EP,US); G01N2001/4088 (EP,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 [2020/20]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON GEFILTERTEN LÖSUNGEN ZUR QUERSTROMPRÜFUNG[2020/20]
English:DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING FILTERED SOLUTIONS FOR LATERAL FLOW TESTING[2020/20]
French:DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE PRÉPARATION DE SOLUTIONS FILTRÉES POUR TEST DE FLUX LATÉRAL[2020/20]
Entry into regional phase16.01.2020National basic fee paid 
16.01.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
16.01.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.01.2020Examination requested  [2020/20]
16.01.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
13.08.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.02.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.05.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.11.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.02.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.06.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
23.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
21.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
20.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
19.06.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited inInternational search[A]US2003064526  (NIEDBALA R SAM [US], et al) [A] 2,12 * paragraph [0047] *;
 [Y]US2009269859  (LIU JIANMIN [US]) [Y] 5,8,14 * paragraph [0068] * * paragraph [0075] *;
 [XYI]EP2676606  (FABPULOUS B V [NL]) [X] 1,3,4,10,11,19 * abstract * * paragraph [0014] - paragraph [0022] * * figures 1-3, 11, 12 * [Y] 5-8,14-16 [I] 2,9,12,13,17,18;
 [Y]WO2016149235  (3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO [US]) [Y] 6,7,15,16* page 32, line 19 - line 29 *
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