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EP0657216 - Pipette system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 17.03.2000 Database last updated on 28.03.2026
Most recent event Tooltip	29.08.2008	Change - representative	published on 01.10.2008 [2008/40]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states EPPENDORF-NETHELER-HINZ GMBH Barkhausenweg 1 D-22339 Hamburg / DE
	[1995/24]
Inventor(s)	01 / Schürbrock, Klaus, Ing. (grad.) Tangstedter Landstrasse 282 D-22417 Hamburg / DE
	[1995/24]
Representative(s)	Siemons, Norbert, et al Hauck Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Neuer Wall 50 20354 Hamburg / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2008/40]	Siemons, Norbert, et al Hauck Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Neuer Wall 50 20354 Hamburg / DE
Former [1995/24]	Siemons, Norbert, Dr.-Ing., et al Postfach 30 24 30 D-20308 Hamburg / DE
Application number, filing date	94116621.7	21.10.1994
	[1995/24]
Priority number, date	DE19934342178	10.12.1993 Original published format: DE 4342178
	[1995/24]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0657216
	Date:	14.06.1995
	Language:	DE
	[1995/24]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0657216
	Date:	26.06.1996
	[1996/26]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0657216
	Date:	12.05.1999
	Language:	DE
	[1999/19]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	10.05.1996
Classification	IPC:	B01L3/02	[1995/24]
	CPC:	B01L3/5453 (EP,US); B01L3/0217 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE [1995/24]
Title	German:	Pipettensystem	[1995/24]
	English:	Pipette system	[1995/24]
	French:	Système de pipette	[1995/24]
Examination procedure	18.05.1996	Examination requested [1996/29]
	18.11.1996	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	26.02.1997	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	21.08.1997	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
	28.04.1998	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.08.1998	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	13.11.1998	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	27.11.1998	Fee for grant paid
	27.11.1998	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	15.02.2000	No opposition filed within time limit [2000/18]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	20.12.1996	Renewal fee patent year 03
	17.09.1997	Renewal fee patent year 04
	16.09.1998	Renewal fee patent year 05
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.10.1996	03 M06 Fee paid on 20.12.1996
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Documents cited:	Search	[DA] KONSTRUKTIONSPRAXIS, no. 5, WRZBURG, pages 84 - 85 [DA] 15 * page 85; figure 2 *

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