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EP About this file: EP3742169

EP3742169 - SPECIMEN PROCESSING SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.04.2023
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  20.05.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.02.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.10.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  27.07.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 17.07.2024 [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17-1, Toranomon 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-6409 / JP
[2020/48]
Inventor(s)01 / BABA, Shunsuke
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
24-14, Nishi Shimbashi 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
02 / ONIZAWA, Kuniaki
HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
24-14, Nishi Shimbashi 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8717 / JP
 [2020/48]
Representative(s)MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München / DE
[2020/48]
Application number, filing date18900947.526.11.2018
[2020/48]
WO2018JP43415
Priority number, dateJP2018000499816.01.2018         Original published format: JP 2018004998
[2020/48]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019142497
Date:25.07.2019
Language:JA
[2019/30]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3742169
Date:25.11.2020
Language:EN
[2020/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3742169
Date:22.06.2022
Language:EN
[2022/25]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP25.07.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.09.2021
ClassificationIPC:G01N33/49, G01N35/00, // G01N33/493
[2022/11]
CPC:
G01N35/00623 (EP); G01N35/00613 (US); G01J5/00 (US);
G01M99/005 (US); G01N21/59 (US); G01N33/49 (EP,US);
G01N33/493 (EP,US); G01N35/00722 (US); G01J2005/0077 (US);
G01J5/48 (US); G01N35/00871 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2021/42]G01N35/00, G01N35/04, G01N33/49, G01N33/493
Former IPC [2020/48]G01N35/00
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 [2020/48]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:PROBENVERARBEITUNGSSYSTEM[2020/48]
English:SPECIMEN PROCESSING SYSTEM[2020/48]
French:SYSTÈME DE TRAITEMENT D'ÉCHANTILLON[2020/48]
Entry into regional phase13.03.2020Translation filed 
17.08.2020National basic fee paid 
17.08.2020Search fee paid 
17.08.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
17.08.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.08.2020Examination requested  [2020/48]
01.02.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.02.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.05.2022Fee for grant paid
16.05.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
16.05.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)23.03.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
30.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
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