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EP About this file: EP3721211

EP3721211 - SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING A TEST SAMPLE AND METHOD THEREFOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.02.2023
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.09.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  15.06.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip22.12.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
California Institute of Technology
1200 East California Boulevard M/C 6-32
Pasadena, CA 91125 / US
[2020/42]
Inventor(s)01 / SCHERER, Axel
PO Box 5
Barnard Vermont 05031 / US
02 / NATEGHI, Amirhossein
1001 E. Villa St. Apt. 8
Pasadena California 91106 / US
03 / JEON, Taeyoon
146 S. Michigan Ave.
204
Pasadena California 91106 / US
 [2020/42]
Representative(s)Murgitroyd & Company
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/42]Murgitroyd & Company
Murgitroyd House
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
Application number, filing date18885676.906.12.2018
[2020/42]
WO2018US64340
Priority number, dateUS201762595362P06.12.2017         Original published format: US 201762595362 P
[2020/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019113379
Date:13.06.2019
Language:EN
[2019/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3721211
Date:14.10.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.06.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US13.06.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.07.2021
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/35, G01N21/31, G01N21/64, G01N35/02
[2021/33]
CPC:
G01N21/0303 (EP,US); G01N1/42 (US); G01N1/44 (US);
G01N21/171 (US); G01N21/255 (US); G01N21/35 (US);
G01N21/6452 (EP); G01N21/3504 (US); G01N21/3577 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/42]G01N21/35, G01N21/31
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 [2020/42]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM ZUR ANALYSE EINER TESTPROBE UND VERFAHREN DAFÜR[2020/42]
English:SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING A TEST SAMPLE AND METHOD THEREFOR[2020/42]
French:SYSTÈME D'ANALYSE D'UN ÉCHANTILLON D'ESSAI ET PROCÉDÉ ASSOCIÉ[2020/42]
Entry into regional phase19.06.2020National basic fee paid 
19.06.2020Search fee paid 
19.06.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
19.06.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.06.2020Examination requested  [2020/42]
07.01.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.02.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.06.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
29.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
23.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
22.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[X]US6488892  (BURTON WILLIAM G [US], et al) [X] 1,2,5,9,12 * abstract ** column 15, line 47 - column 17, line 66 *;
 [XAI]WO2004048929  (HYPER 3 INC [US], et al) [X] 1,2,5-7,9,12,14 * abstract * * page 5, line 28 * * page 11, lines 2-7 * * page 12, lines 12-29 * * page 18, lines 22-29 * * page 26, lines 1-4,18-21 * * page 28, lines 25-30 * * page 34, line 5 - page 35, line 2 * [A] 3 [I] 4,8,10,11,13,15;
 [XI]WO2016168386  (ILLUMINA INC [US]) [X] 1-3,5,7-9,12,14,15 * abstract * * page 19, line 18 - page 23, line 5 * * page 55, lines 8-16 * [I] 4,6,10,11,13;
 [XAI]US9557269  (CHERUBINI CLAUDIO [CH], et al) [X] 1,2,4,5,9,12 * abstract * * column 8, lines 46-63 * * column 10, line 61 - column 12, line 3 * [A] 3 [I] 6-8,10,11,13-15
International search[Y]US4886358  (PELLENBARG ROBERT E [US], et al) [Y] 20* entire document *;
 [XY]US6488892  (BURTON WILLIAM G [US], et al) [X] 1, 2, 6, 12, 18, 22 * entire document * [Y] 5, 7-11, 13-17, 19-21, 23-26;
 [Y]US2005239211  (UCHIHARA HIROSHI [JP], et al) [Y] 19, 21 * entire document *;
 [Y]US2012199742  (WAGNER MATTHIAS [US], et al) [Y] 7-10, 13-16, 23-25 * entire document *;
 [Y]US2012287418  (SCHERER JAMES J [US], et al) [Y] 4, 5 * entire document *;
 [Y]US8323466  (KIM SUNNIE PARK [US], et al) [Y] 11, 17, 26 * entire document *;
 [Y]US2013107254  (YU WEI WEN [US], et al) [Y] 3 * entire document *
by applicantUS6488892
 WO2004048292
 WO2016168386
 US9557269
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