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EP3553159 - DEVICE FOR MOUNTING AN IMAGING DEVICE ON A BIOREACTOR, BIOREACTOR WITH DEVICE FOR HOLDING AN IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUGMENTING OR CULTURING BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  07.05.2021
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  25.11.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.05.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.09.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip03.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK
published on 05.06.2024  [2024/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SCHOTT AG
Hattenbergstraße 10
55122 Mainz / DE
[N/P]
Former [2019/42]For all designated states
SCHOTT AG
Hattenbergstrasse 10
55122 Mainz / DE
Inventor(s)01 / OTT, Christian
Nelkenweg 1
84539 Ampfing / DE
02 / HETTLER, Robert
Windten 5
84036 Kumhausen / DE
 [2019/42]
Representative(s)Blumbach · Zinngrebe Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Alexandrastraße 5
65187 Wiesbaden / DE
[2019/42]
Application number, filing date19167875.408.04.2019
[2019/42]
Priority number, dateDE20181010832309.04.2018         Original published format: DE102018108323
[2019/42]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3553159
Date:16.10.2019
Language:DE
[2019/42]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3553159
Date:09.06.2021
Language:DE
[2021/23]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.08.2019
ClassificationIPC:C12M1/00, C12M1/12, C12M1/34
[2019/42]
CPC:
C12M41/46 (EP,US); C12M21/02 (CN); F16M11/00 (US);
C12M23/22 (EP,CN,US); C12M23/48 (US); C12M31/10 (EP,CN,US);
C12M37/04 (EP,US); C12M41/06 (CN,US); C12M43/00 (US);
G01N21/255 (US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   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 [2021/15]
Former [2019/51]AL,  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 
Former [2019/42]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR HALTERUNG EINER BILDERFASSENDEN EINRICHTUNG AN EINEM BIOREAKTOR, BIOREAKTOR MIT VORRICHTUNG ZUR HALTERUNG EINER BILDERFASSENDEN EINRICHTUNG SOWIE VERFAHREN ZUR VERMEHRUNG ODER KULTIVIERUNG BIOLOGISCHEN MATERIALS[2019/42]
English:DEVICE FOR MOUNTING AN IMAGING DEVICE ON A BIOREACTOR, BIOREACTOR WITH DEVICE FOR HOLDING AN IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUGMENTING OR CULTURING BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL[2019/42]
French:DISPOSITIF DE RETENUE D'UN AGENCEMENT SAISISSANT DES IMAGES SUR UN BIORÉACTEUR, BIORÉACTEUR POURVU DE DISPOSITIF DE RETENUE D'UN AGENCEMENT SAISISSANT DES IMAGES ET PROCÉDÉ DE REPRODUCTION OU DE CULTURE DE LA MATIÈRE BIOLOGIQUE[2019/42]
Examination procedure08.04.2019Examination requested  [2019/42]
15.04.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.05.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.09.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.11.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.03.2021Fee for grant paid
22.03.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.03.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  09.03.2022   
Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH
August-Spindler-Strasse 11
37079 Göttingen / DE
Opponent's representative
Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München / DE
 [2022/15]
23.03.2022Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
22.07.2022Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
20.07.2023Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
27.07.2023Reply to a communication from the opposition division
19.09.2023Date of oral proceedings
22.09.2023Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
03.11.2023Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
Appeal following opposition03.01.2024Appeal received No.  T0013/24
03.01.2024Payment of appeal fee
01.03.2024Statement of grounds filed
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
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