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EP3693453 - CELL CAPTURING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.02.2024
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.11.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.10.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  31.07.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.07.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  13.04.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip09.02.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 13.03.2024  [2024/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NOK Corporation
12-15, Shiba-Daimon 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8585 / JP
For all designated states
The University Of Tokyo
3-1 Hongo 7-chome
Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo 113-8654 / JP
[2020/33]
Inventor(s)01 / KOMORI, Takayuki
c/o NOK Corporation
4-3-1 Tsujidoshinmachi
Fujisawa-shi Kanagawa 251-0042 / JP
02 / KIM, SooHyeon
c/o THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
3-1 Hongo 7-chome
Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo 113-8654 / JP
03 / FUJII, Teruo
c/o THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
3-1 Hongo 7-chome
Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo 113-8654 / JP
 [2024/11]
Former [2020/33]01 / KOMORI Takayuki
c/o NOK Corporation
4-3-1 Tsujidoshinmachi
Fujisawa-shi Kanagawa 251-0042 / JP
02 / KIM SooHyeon
c/o THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
3-1 Hongo 7-chome
Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo 113-8654 / JP
03 / FUJII Teruo
c/o THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
3-1 Hongo 7-chome
Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo 113-8654 / JP
Representative(s)Global IP Europe Patentanwaltskanzlei
Pfarrstraße 14
80538 München / DE
[2020/33]
Application number, filing date18863997.502.10.2018
[2020/33]
WO2018JP36826
Priority number, dateJP2017019314503.10.2017         Original published format: JP 2017193145
[2020/33]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019069900
Date:11.04.2019
Language:JA
[2019/15]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3693453
Date:12.08.2020
Language:EN
[2020/33]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3693453
Date:13.03.2024
Language:EN
[2024/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP11.04.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.10.2020
ClassificationIPC:C12M1/26, C12M3/08, B01L3/00
[2020/48]
CPC:
B01L3/502761 (EP,US); C12M47/04 (US); B01L3/50273 (US);
B01L3/502753 (US); C12M1/26 (EP); C12M3/08 (EP);
B01L2200/0647 (US); B01L2200/0652 (EP); B01L2200/0668 (EP);
B01L2300/041 (US); B01L2300/06 (US); B01L2300/0645 (EP,US);
B01L2300/0809 (US); B01L2300/0874 (EP); B01L2300/0883 (EP,US);
B01L2300/0887 (EP); B01L2300/123 (EP,US); B01L2300/168 (US);
B01L2400/0424 (EP,US); B01L2400/086 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2020/33]C12M1/26, C12M3/08
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 [2020/33]  
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ZELLENERFASSUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2020/33]
English:CELL CAPTURING DEVICE[2020/33]
French:DISPOSITIF DE CAPTURE DE CELLULES[2020/33]
Entry into regional phase31.03.2020Translation filed 
31.03.2020National basic fee paid 
31.03.2020Search fee paid 
31.03.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
31.03.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.03.2020Examination requested  [2020/33]
31.03.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.08.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.10.2023Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
21.11.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.02.2024Fee for grant paid
05.02.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.02.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
07.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
30.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
10.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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 [Y]WO2004034028  (UNIV ILLINOIS [US]) [Y] 1,3-6,9-16 * figures 2-4 *;
 [Y]WO2006108101  (LIVING MICROSYSTEMS [US], et al) [Y] 2* page 19, lines 21-31; figures 1-30 *;
 [Y]WO2012020711  (UNIV TOKYO [JP], et al) [Y] 1,7,8 * paragraphs [0027] , [0028]; figures 1-4 *;
 [Y]US2014247971  (BHARADWAJ RAJIV [US], et al) [Y] 1-16 * paragraphs [0015] - [0025] - [0036] , [0046]; figures 1-3 *
International search[A]JP2010004870  (UNIV TOKYO) [A] 1-16 * , *;
 [A]JP2011000079  (UNIV TOKYO) [A] 1-16 * , *;
 [A]WO2012020711  (UNIV TOKYO [JP], et al) [A] 1-16 * . *;
 [A]JP2012239449  (UNIV NAGOYA, et al) [A] 1-16 * , *;
 [A]WO2016136273  (TOPPAN PRINTING CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-16* , & US 2018/0038876 A1 & EP 3263693 A1 *;
 [XP]  - Komori, Takayuki et al.,, "Cell Separating/Trapping Device for Analysis of Rare Cells", Abstracts of 36th Technical Meeting of the Society for Chemical and Micro-Nano Systems (36th CHEMINAS), (20171004), vol. 36, page 40, XP009519852 [XP] 1-16
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.11522/pscjspe.2016S.0_327
by applicantJP2012034641
 WO2016136273
 JP2017093359
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