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EP About this file: EP2148598

EP2148598 - IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINES AND BEVERAGE CARTRIDGES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.06.2018
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  30.06.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip26.06.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY		published on 29.07.2020  [2020/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
Vleutensevaart 35
3532 AD Utrecht / NL
[2016/19]
Former [2010/05]For all designated states
Kraft Foods R & D, Inc.
Zweigniederlassung München Bayerwaldstrasse 8
81737 München / DE
Inventor(s)01 / TANNER, Roger Geoffrey
11 Frensham Close
Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 1FQ / GB
02 / SAXTON, Paul Adrian
21 Irvine Drive
Towcester Northamptonshire NN12 7AX / GB
 [2010/05]
Representative(s)Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8AP / GB
[N/P]
Former [2014/02]Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Former [2010/05]Bucks, Teresa Anne
Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date08755631.216.05.2008
[2010/05]
WO2008US63818
Priority number, dateGB2007000959018.05.2007         Original published format: GB 0709590
US20070940118P25.05.2007         Original published format: US 940118 P
[2010/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2008144462
Date:27.11.2008
Language:EN
[2008/48]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2148598
Date:03.02.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.11.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2148598
Date:02.08.2017
Language:EN
[2017/31]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US27.11.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.06.2016
ClassificationIPC:A47J31/00, A47J31/06
[2010/05]
CPC:
A47J31/4492 (EP,US); A47J31/00 (KR); A47J31/24 (GB);
A47J31/06 (KR); A47J31/30 (GB); A47J31/3628 (US);
A47J31/3638 (EP,US); A47J31/3695 (EP,GB,US); A47J31/407 (US);
A47J31/44 (KR); B65D85/8043 (GB); A47J2201/00 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2017/31]
Former [2010/05]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:VERBESSERUNGEN AN ODER IN ZUSAMMENHANG MIT GETRÄNKEZUBEREITUNGSMASCHINEN UND GETRÄNKEPATRONEN[2010/05]
English:IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINES AND BEVERAGE CARTRIDGES[2010/05]
French:AMÉLIORATIONS APPORTÉES À DES MACHINES DE PRÉPARATION DE BOISSONS ET DES CARTOUCHES DE BOISSONS[2010/05]
Entry into regional phase19.11.2009National basic fee paid 
19.11.2009Search fee paid 
19.11.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
19.11.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.11.2009Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.11.2009Examination requested  [2010/05]
08.02.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.06.2017Fee for grant paid
19.06.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
19.06.2017Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP17177000.1  / EP3257763
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  08.02.2017
Opposition(s)03.05.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/28]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
25.05.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
28.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
28.05.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
26.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
27.05.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
27.05.2016Renewal fee patent year 09
30.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU16.05.2008
CY02.08.2017
EE02.08.2017
FI02.08.2017
HR02.08.2017
LT02.08.2017
LV02.08.2017
MC02.08.2017
RO02.08.2017
SI02.08.2017
SK02.08.2017
TR02.08.2017
BG02.11.2017
NO02.11.2017
IS02.12.2017
[2020/31]
Former [2020/28]HU16.05.2008
EE02.08.2017
FI02.08.2017
HR02.08.2017
LT02.08.2017
LV02.08.2017
MC02.08.2017
RO02.08.2017
SI02.08.2017
SK02.08.2017
TR02.08.2017
BG02.11.2017
NO02.11.2017
IS02.12.2017
Former [2020/15]EE02.08.2017
FI02.08.2017
HR02.08.2017
LT02.08.2017
LV02.08.2017
MC02.08.2017
RO02.08.2017
SI02.08.2017
SK02.08.2017
TR02.08.2017
BG02.11.2017
NO02.11.2017
IS02.12.2017
Former [2019/10]EE02.08.2017
FI02.08.2017
HR02.08.2017
LT02.08.2017
LV02.08.2017
MC02.08.2017
RO02.08.2017
SI02.08.2017
SK02.08.2017
BG02.11.2017
NO02.11.2017
IS02.12.2017
Former [2019/06]EE02.08.2017
FI02.08.2017
HR02.08.2017
LT02.08.2017
LV02.08.2017
MC02.08.2017
SI02.08.2017
SK02.08.2017
BG02.11.2017
NO02.11.2017
IS02.12.2017
Former [2018/39]EE02.08.2017
FI02.08.2017
HR02.08.2017
LT02.08.2017
LV02.08.2017
SI02.08.2017
SK02.08.2017
BG02.11.2017
NO02.11.2017
IS02.12.2017
Former [2018/25]EE02.08.2017
FI02.08.2017
HR02.08.2017
LT02.08.2017
LV02.08.2017
SK02.08.2017
BG02.11.2017
NO02.11.2017
IS02.12.2017
Former [2018/12]FI02.08.2017
HR02.08.2017
LT02.08.2017
LV02.08.2017
BG02.11.2017
NO02.11.2017
IS02.12.2017
Former [2018/10]FI02.08.2017
HR02.08.2017
LT02.08.2017
NO02.11.2017
Former [2018/08]FI02.08.2017
LT02.08.2017
NO02.11.2017
Former [2018/07]LT02.08.2017
NO02.11.2017
Documents cited:Search[A]WO2005079638  (KRAFT FOODS R & D INC [DE], et al)
International search[Y]US2004191370  (HALLIDAY ANDREW [GB], et al);
 [Y]US2006226228  (GAGNE ANDRE JOSEPH C [CA], et al);
 [Y]EP1772398  (CENSE D ALMEZ S A [BE])
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