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EP3782670 - SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING A SMALL VOLUME OF BLOOD-CELLS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 19.09.2025 Database last updated on 30.03.2026
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 11.10.2024
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 11.06.2024
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 20.08.2021
Former	The application has been published Status updated on 22.01.2021
Most recent event Tooltip	19.09.2025	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 22.10.2025 [2025/43]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Fenwal, Inc. Three Corporate Drive Lake Zurich, IL 60047 / US
	[2021/08]
Inventor(s)	01 / WEGENER, Christopher J. Three Corporate Drive Lake Zurich, IL Illinois 60047 / US
	02 / OLSON, M. Bret Three Corporate Drive Lake Zurich, IL Illinois 60047 / US
	03 / KOS, Carolyn Three Corporate Drive Lake Zurich, IL Illinois 60047 / US
	04 / GETSCHMANN, Timothy Three Corporate Drive Lake Zurich, IL Illinois 60047 / US
	05 / BRIERTON, Mark J. Three Corporate Drive Lake Zurich, IL Illinois 60047 / US
	06 / BROWN, Robert A. Three Corporate Drive Lake Zurich, IL Illinois 60047 / US
	[2021/08]
Representative(s)	Maikowski & Ninnemann Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Postfach 15 09 20 10671 Berlin / DE
	[2021/08]
Application number, filing date	20190973.6	13.08.2020
	[2021/08]
Priority number, date	US201916541559	15.08.2019 Original published format: US201916541559
	[2021/08]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3782670
	Date:	24.02.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/08]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3782670
	Date:	13.11.2024
	Language:	EN
	[2024/46]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	25.01.2021
Classification	IPC:	A61M1/26	[2021/08]
	CPC:	A61M1/265 (EP); B01D63/16 (US); A01N1/142 (US); A61M1/1524 (EP,US); A61M1/154 (EP,US); A61M1/155 (EP,US); (+) A61M1/1561 (EP,US); A61M1/1565 (EP,US); A61M2205/128 (EP); B01D2313/10 (US); B01D2313/243 (US); B01D2313/501 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	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 [2021/38]
Former [2021/08]	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
Title	German:	SYSTEME ZUR VERARBEITUNG KLEINER BLUTZELLENMENGEN	[2021/08]
	English:	SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING A SMALL VOLUME OF BLOOD-CELLS	[2021/08]
	French:	SYSTÈMES DE TRAITEMENT DE FAIBLE VOLUME DE CÉLLULES DU SANG	[2021/08]
Examination procedure	17.08.2021	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	17.08.2021	Examination requested [2021/38]
	17.08.2021	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	12.06.2024	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	07.10.2024	Fee for grant paid
	07.10.2024	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	07.10.2024	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	14.08.2025	No opposition filed within time limit [2025/43]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	29.08.2022	Renewal fee patent year 03
	28.08.2023	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.08.2024	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CZ	13.11.2024
	ES	13.11.2024
	HR	13.11.2024
	PL	13.11.2024
	SK	13.11.2024
	SM	13.11.2024
	NO	13.02.2025
	RS	13.02.2025
	GR	14.02.2025
	IS	13.03.2025
	[2025/36]
Former [2025/32]	ES	13.11.2024
	HR	13.11.2024
	PL	13.11.2024
	SM	13.11.2024
	NO	13.02.2025
	RS	13.02.2025
	GR	14.02.2025
	IS	13.03.2025
Former [2025/23]	ES	13.11.2024
	HR	13.11.2024
	PL	13.11.2024
	NO	13.02.2025
	RS	13.02.2025
	GR	14.02.2025
	IS	13.03.2025
Former [2025/22]	ES	13.11.2024
	HR	13.11.2024
	NO	13.02.2025
	GR	14.02.2025
	IS	13.03.2025
Former [2025/21]	ES	13.11.2024
	HR	13.11.2024
	IS	13.03.2025
Documents cited:	Search	[XI] EP3192541 (FENWAL INC et al.)
		[A] EP1251922 (BAXTER INT et al.)
	by applicant	US2013341291
		US2013092630
		US2014199680
		US5194145
		US5053121
		US61451903
		US2012028522

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