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EP About this file: EP2457550

EP2457550 - Automated pharmacy admixture system (APAS) [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusOpposition rejected
Status updated on  13.01.2023
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.07.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip13.01.2023Opposition rejectedpublished on 15.02.2023  [2023/07]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ARxIUM Inc.
96 Nature Park Way
Winnipeg, MB R3P 0X8 / CA
[2016/32]
Former [2016/21]For all designated states
ARxIUM Inc.
360 Main Street, 30th Floor
Winnipeg MB R3C 4G1 / CA
Former [2014/40]For all designated states
Intelligent Hospital Systems Inc.
96 Nature Park Way
Winnipeg, MB R3P 0X8 / CA
Former [2012/22]For all designated states
Intelligent Hospital Systems Ltd.
96 Nature Park Way
Winnipeg, MB R3P 0X8 / CA
Inventor(s)01 / Reinhardt, Alex H.
784 Earl Grey Road
St. Andrews Manitoba R1A 3W3 / CA
02 / Mlodzinski, Lance R.
112 Dunraven
Winnipeg Manitoba R2M 0H6 / CA
03 / Doherty, Thom
50 Deer Run Drive
Winnipeg Manitoba R3P 2L4 / CA
04 / Eliuk, Walter W.
2 Chatham Place
Winnipeg Manitoba R3T 4A4 / CA
05 / Rob, Ronald H.
Box 214a, Rr 2
Dugald Manitoba R0E 0K0 / CA
 [2012/22]
Representative(s)Barker Brettell LLP
100 Hagley Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham B16 8QQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2016/15]Simonnet, Christine, et al
Cabinet BREVALEX
95, rue d'Amsterdam
75378 Paris Cedex 8 / FR
Former [2012/33]Simonnet, Christine, et al
BREVALEX 95 rue d'Amsterdam
75378 Paris Cedex 8 / FR
Former [2012/22]Peterreins, Frank
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Highlight Business Towers
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Strasse 8
80807 München / DE
Application number, filing date11008865.526.04.2006
[2012/22]
Priority number, dateUS20050681405P16.05.2005         Original published format: US 681405 P
US2005031679522.12.2005         Original published format: US 316795
WO2005US4697822.12.2005         Original published format: PCT/US2005/046978
US2006038999527.03.2006         Original published format: US 389995
[2012/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2457550
Date:30.05.2012
Language:EN
[2012/22]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2457550
Date:13.04.2016
Language:EN
[2016/15]
Type: B8 Corrected title page of specification 
No.:EP2457550
Date:13.07.2016
[2016/28]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.05.2012
ClassificationIPC:A61J3/00, B65B59/00, B65B31/02
[2015/43]
CPC:
A61J3/002 (EP,US); B65B3/003 (EP); B65B31/02 (EP);
B65B55/16 (EP); B65B59/001 (EP,US); B65B59/003 (EP,US);
G07F11/44 (EP); G07F17/0092 (EP); A61J1/20 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2012/22]A61J1/00, A61J1/05, B65B59/00, B65B31/02, // A61J3/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2012/22]
TitleGerman:Automatisiertes Arzneimittelzubereitungssystem (APAS)[2012/22]
English:Automated pharmacy admixture system (APAS)[2012/22]
French:Système de mélange automatisé de produits pharmaceutiques (APAS)[2012/22]
Examination procedure05.03.2012Examination requested  [2012/22]
31.07.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.01.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.03.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
25.08.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.10.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.02.2016Fee for grant paid
19.02.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
19.02.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP06751430.7  / EP1889197
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  13.01.2017    ADMISSIBLE
SWISSLOG ITALIA S.p.A.
Via Vittor Pisani, 20
20124 Milano (MI) / IT
Opponent's representative
Provvisionato, Paolo, et al, et al
Provvisionato & Co S.r.l.
Piazza di Porta Mascarella 7
40126 Bologna / IT
 [2017/08]
21.02.2017Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
26.06.2017Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
18.05.2018Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 24.05.2018
24.05.2018Date of oral proceedings
23.07.2018Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
25.12.2022Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2023/07]
Appeal following opposition01.10.2018Appeal received No.  T2474/18
03.12.2018Statement of grounds filed
06.12.2022Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected
15.12.2022Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
05.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
05.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
05.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
28.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
12.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
25.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
10.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU26.04.2006
AT13.04.2016
BE13.04.2016
BG13.04.2016
CY13.04.2016
CZ13.04.2016
DK13.04.2016
EE13.04.2016
ES13.04.2016
FI13.04.2016
IS13.04.2016
LT13.04.2016
LV13.04.2016
MC13.04.2016
NL13.04.2016
PL13.04.2016
RO13.04.2016
SE13.04.2016
SI13.04.2016
SK13.04.2016
IE26.04.2016
LU26.04.2016
CH30.04.2016
LI30.04.2016
FR13.06.2016
GR14.07.2016
PT16.08.2016
[2018/38]
Former [2018/32]HU26.04.2006
AT13.04.2016
BE13.04.2016
CY13.04.2016
CZ13.04.2016
DK13.04.2016
EE13.04.2016
ES13.04.2016
FI13.04.2016
IS13.04.2016
LT13.04.2016
LV13.04.2016
MC13.04.2016
NL13.04.2016
PL13.04.2016
RO13.04.2016
SE13.04.2016
SI13.04.2016
SK13.04.2016
IE26.04.2016
LU26.04.2016
CH30.04.2016
LI30.04.2016
FR13.06.2016
GR14.07.2016
PT16.08.2016
Former [2018/29]HU26.04.2006
AT13.04.2016
BE13.04.2016
CY13.04.2016
CZ13.04.2016
DK13.04.2016
EE13.04.2016
ES13.04.2016
FI13.04.2016
LT13.04.2016
LV13.04.2016
MC13.04.2016
NL13.04.2016
PL13.04.2016
RO13.04.2016
SE13.04.2016
SI13.04.2016
SK13.04.2016
IE26.04.2016
LU26.04.2016
CH30.04.2016
LI30.04.2016
FR13.06.2016
GR14.07.2016
PT16.08.2016
Former [2018/28]HU26.04.2006
AT13.04.2016
BE13.04.2016
CY13.04.2016
CZ13.04.2016
DK13.04.2016
EE13.04.2016
ES13.04.2016
FI13.04.2016
LT13.04.2016
LV13.04.2016
MC13.04.2016
NL13.04.2016
PL13.04.2016
RO13.04.2016
SE13.04.2016
SI13.04.2016
SK13.04.2016
IE26.04.2016
CH30.04.2016
LI30.04.2016
FR13.06.2016
GR14.07.2016
PT16.08.2016
Former [2017/26]AT13.04.2016
BE13.04.2016
CZ13.04.2016
DK13.04.2016
EE13.04.2016
ES13.04.2016
FI13.04.2016
LT13.04.2016
LV13.04.2016
MC13.04.2016
NL13.04.2016
PL13.04.2016
RO13.04.2016
SE13.04.2016
SI13.04.2016
SK13.04.2016
IE26.04.2016
CH30.04.2016
LI30.04.2016
FR13.06.2016
GR14.07.2016
PT16.08.2016
Former [2017/10]AT13.04.2016
BE13.04.2016
CZ13.04.2016
DK13.04.2016
EE13.04.2016
ES13.04.2016
FI13.04.2016
LT13.04.2016
LV13.04.2016
MC13.04.2016
NL13.04.2016
PL13.04.2016
RO13.04.2016
SE13.04.2016
SK13.04.2016
CH30.04.2016
LI30.04.2016
GR14.07.2016
PT16.08.2016
Former [2017/09]AT13.04.2016
BE13.04.2016
CZ13.04.2016
DK13.04.2016
EE13.04.2016
ES13.04.2016
FI13.04.2016
LT13.04.2016
LV13.04.2016
MC13.04.2016
NL13.04.2016
PL13.04.2016
RO13.04.2016
SE13.04.2016
CH30.04.2016
LI30.04.2016
GR14.07.2016
PT16.08.2016
Former [2017/07]AT13.04.2016
BE13.04.2016
DK13.04.2016
ES13.04.2016
FI13.04.2016
LT13.04.2016
LV13.04.2016
MC13.04.2016
NL13.04.2016
PL13.04.2016
SE13.04.2016
CH30.04.2016
LI30.04.2016
GR14.07.2016
PT16.08.2016
Former [2017/03]AT13.04.2016
BE13.04.2016
ES13.04.2016
FI13.04.2016
LT13.04.2016
LV13.04.2016
NL13.04.2016
PL13.04.2016
SE13.04.2016
GR14.07.2016
PT16.08.2016
Former [2016/52]AT13.04.2016
ES13.04.2016
FI13.04.2016
LT13.04.2016
LV13.04.2016
NL13.04.2016
PL13.04.2016
SE13.04.2016
BE30.04.2016
GR14.07.2016
PT16.08.2016
Former [2016/51]AT13.04.2016
ES13.04.2016
FI13.04.2016
LT13.04.2016
LV13.04.2016
NL13.04.2016
PL13.04.2016
BE30.04.2016
GR14.07.2016
PT16.08.2016
Former [2016/50]AT13.04.2016
ES13.04.2016
FI13.04.2016
LT13.04.2016
LV13.04.2016
NL13.04.2016
PL13.04.2016
BE30.04.2016
Former [2016/49]FI13.04.2016
LT13.04.2016
NL13.04.2016
PL13.04.2016
BE30.04.2016
Former [2016/46]LT13.04.2016
BE30.04.2016
Former [2016/37]BE30.04.2016
Documents cited:Search[A]WO9404415  (BRITISH NUCLEAR FUELS PLC [GB], et al) [A] 1 * page 15, line 4 - line 26 * * page 7, line 6 - line 22 * * page 21, line 7 - line 32 * * page 26, line 7 - line 31 ** figures 1,9,10 *;
 [XAI]US5431201  (TORCHIA MARK G [CA], et al) [X] 1,2,5,6,8,9,11,13 * column 11, line 46 - column 13, line 3 * * figures 1-4 * [A] 3,10,12,14,15 [I] 4,7
OppositionGB1168263
 US4842028
 WO9404415
 US5341854
 US5431201
 US5443791
 US5555920
 US2005074363
 US2005224137
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