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Microfluidic Droplet Detection And Sorting - EP3289362

The patent EP3289362 was granted to European Molecular Biology Laboratory on Apr 13, 2022. The application was originally filed on Apr 29, 2016 under application number EP16719414A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3289362

EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY
Application Number
EP16719414A
Filing Date
Apr 29, 2016
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Mar 11, 2022
Grant Date
Apr 13, 2022
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Patent Citations (9) New

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INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT- M LI ET AL, "A review of microfabrication techniques and dielectrophoretic microdevices for particle manipulation and separation", JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D: APPLIED PHYSICS ( AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS), College Park, MD USA, (20140101), vol. 47, no. 6, pages 1 - 29, XP055278567 [Y] 7-12,14,15 * page 1, abstract *-
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INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT- T.P. TODD AND J.F. LAGUS, "A review of the theory, methods and recent applications of high-throughput single-cell droplet microfluidics", JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D: APPLIED PHYSICS, INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS PUBLISHING LTD, GB, (20130222), vol. 46, no. 11, doi:10.1088/0022-3727/46/11/114005, ISSN 0022-3727, page 114005, XP020242379 [A] 1-15 * page 15, first column, section "Conclusion"; figures 7 & 8 *
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OPPOSITION- Mazutis Linas, Gilbert John, Ung W Lloyd, Weitz David A, Griffiths Andrew D, Heyman John A, "Single- cell analysis and sorting using droplet-based microfluid- ics", Nature protocols, (20130000), vol. 8, no. 5, pages 870 - 891, XP055240820
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