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DE file number : 60 2007 043 213.8 (Status: pending/in force, Query started: August 7, 2025)

Please note: This English version is a non-binding translation of the German register excerpt. Only the German version of the register excerpt is legally binding.

Master data
INID	Criterion	Field	Content
	Type of IP right	SART	Patent
	Status	ST	Pending/in force
21	DE file number	DAKZ	60 2007 043 213.8
96	EP file number	EAKZ	12 17 3257.2
97	EP publication number	EPN	2530168
54	Designation/title	TI	Mikrofluidische Vorrichtungen
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	C12Q 1/68 (2018.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	May 11, 2007
96	EP application date	EAT	May 11, 2007
43	Date of first publication	OT	Dec 5, 2012
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Sep 16, 2015
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. (n.d.Ges.d. Staates Delaware), Hercules, CA, US
72	Inventor	IN	Link, Darren R., Guilford, CT 06437, US; Weiner, Michael, Guilford, CT 06437, US; Marren, David, Durham, CT 06422, US; Rothberg, Jonathan M, Guilford, CT 06437, US
74	Representative	VTR	Müller Schupfner & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft mbB, 21079 Hamburg, DE
	Address for service		Müller Schupfner & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft mbB, 21079 Hamburg, DE
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 843327 P Sep 8, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 874561 P Dec 12, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 834987 P Jul 31, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 920337 P Mar 26, 2007
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 874640 P Dec 12, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 903153 P Feb 23, 2007
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 834987 P Jul 31, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 858278 P Nov 8, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 899258 P Feb 2, 2007
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 858279 P Nov 8, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 874640 P Dec 12, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 843374 P Sep 8, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 799834 P May 11, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 837695 P Aug 14, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 876209 P Dec 20, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 819733 P Jul 7, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 808614 P May 25, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 819734 P Jul 7, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 833151 P Jul 24, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 833151 P Jul 24, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 841716 P Sep 1, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 843327 P Sep 8, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 903153 P Feb 23, 2007
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 856440 P Nov 3, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 843374 P Sep 8, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 808614 P May 25, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 819733 P Jul 7, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 837695 P Aug 14, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 860665 P Nov 22, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 799834 P May 11, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 904293 P Feb 28, 2007
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 815097 P Jun 19, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 874561 P Dec 12, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 856540 P Nov 3, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 837871 P Aug 14, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 856440 P Nov 3, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 904293 P Feb 28, 2007
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 873766 P Dec 8, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 837871 P Aug 14, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 799833 P May 11, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 920337 P Mar 26, 2007
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 876209 P Dec 20, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 858278 P Nov 8, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 858279 P Nov 8, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 819734 P Jul 7, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 899258 P Feb 2, 2007
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 860665 P Nov 22, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 815097 P Jun 19, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 799833 P May 11, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 841716 P Sep 1, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 873766 P Dec 8, 2006
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 856540 P Nov 3, 2006
	Due date	FT FG	May 31, 2026 Annual fee for the 20th year Patent fees
	Patent division in charge		44
97	EP language of publication	ELANG	EN - Englisch
84	Designated EP contracting states	EDS	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000002530168 Searchable text: EP000002530168 Original document: EP000002530168B1 Searchable text: EP000002530168B1
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Dec 5, 2012
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Jan 18, 2013
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Jun 12, 2025 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Jun 12, 2025 Due date: changed Jun 11, 2025 Procedures: Procedure relating to EP application, EPO publication of mention of grant , 16.09.2015: new Procedures: Procedure relating to EP application, EPO publication of mention of grant , 16.09.2015: deleted Jan 18, 2013 Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister

Procedural data
No.	Kind of procedure	Legal status	Date of legal/procedural status	Publication date	Alle Details anzeigen
1	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO 1st publication	Dec 5, 2012		Details anzeigen
2	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	Jan 17, 2013	Jan 17, 2013	Details anzeigen
3	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)	Sep 16, 2015		Details anzeigen
4	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	Oct 29, 2015	Oct 29, 2015	Details anzeigen
5	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Jan 5, 2016	Feb 11, 2016	Details anzeigen
6	New representative details	New representative details	Jan 5, 2016	Feb 11, 2016	Details anzeigen
7	Procedure relating to EP application	No opposition to patent grant filed, or opposition proceedings at EPO completed without decision	Jun 17, 2016	Sep 29, 2016	Details anzeigen
8	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Nov 28, 2017	Jan 4, 2018	Details anzeigen
9	New representative details	New representative details	Nov 30, 2018	Oct 10, 2019	Details anzeigen
10	New representative details	New representative details	Sep 2, 2019	Oct 10, 2019	Details anzeigen
11	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Sep 2, 2019	Oct 10, 2019	Details anzeigen

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 1)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO 1st publication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Dec 5, 2012

View procedures Publications (No.: 2)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jan 17, 2013
Issue number	HN	3
Year	PJ	2013
Publication date	VT	Jan 17, 2013
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 3)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 16, 2015
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jun 11, 2025

View procedures Publications (No.: 4)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 29, 2015
Issue number	HN	44
Year	PJ	2015
Publication date	VT	Oct 29, 2015
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 5

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 5)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New applicant/owner details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New applicant/owner details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jan 5, 2016
	Issue number	HN	6
	Year	PJ	2016
	Publication date	VT	Feb 11, 2016
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Raindance Technologies, Inc., Billerica, Mass., US
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Raindance Technologies, Inc., Guilford, Conn., US

View procedures New representative details (No.: 6)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New representative details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New representative details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jan 5, 2016
	Issue number	HN	6
	Year	PJ	2016
	Publication date	VT	Feb 11, 2016
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
74	Representative	VTR	Grund Intellectual Property Group Patentanwälte und Solicitor PartG mbB, 80538 München, DE
74	Previous representative	VTRF	Graham Watt & Co LLP, Sevenoaks, Kent, GB
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Dec 11, 2021

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 7)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	No opposition to patent grant filed, or opposition proceedings at EPO completed without decision
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 17, 2016
Issue number	HN	39
Year	PJ	2016
Publication date	VT	Sep 29, 2016
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 8)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Change of classification
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Change of IPC main class
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 28, 2017
	Issue number	HN	1
	Year	PJ	2018
	Publication date	VT	Jan 4, 2018
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	C12Q 1/68 (2018.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	C12Q 1/68 (2006.01)

View procedures New representative details (No.: 9)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New representative details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New representative details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 30, 2018
	Issue number	HN	41
	Year	PJ	2019
	Publication date	VT	Oct 10, 2019
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
74	Representative	VTR	No representative appointed
74	Previous representative	VTRF	Grund Intellectual Property Group Patentanwälte und Solicitor PartG mbB, 80538 München, DE
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Dec 11, 2021

View procedures New representative details (No.: 10)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New representative details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New representative details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 2, 2019
	Issue number	HN	41
	Year	PJ	2019
	Publication date	VT	Oct 10, 2019
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
74	Representative	VTR	Müller Schupfner & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft mbB, 21079 Hamburg, DE
74	Previous representative	VTRF	No representative appointed
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Nov 30, 2021

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 11)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New applicant/owner details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New applicant/owner details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 2, 2019
	Issue number	HN	41
	Year	PJ	2019
	Publication date	VT	Oct 10, 2019
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. (n.d.Ges.d. Staates Delaware), Hercules, CA, US
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Raindance Technologies, Inc., Billerica, Mass., US