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EP About this file: EP2608705

EP2608705 - CONTROLLED MOTORIZED BREWING UNIT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  02.02.2024
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.02.2024Patent maintained (B2 publication)published on 06.03.2024  [2024/10]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Entre-deux-Villes
1800 Vevey / CH
[2019/28]
Former [2013/27]For all designated states
Nestec S.A.
Avenue Nestlé 55
1800 Vevey / CH
Inventor(s)01 / MÖRI, Peter
Burghubelstrasse 1
3272 Walperswil / CH
 [2014/06]
Former [2013/27]01 / MÖRI, Peter
Burghubelstrasse 1
CH-3272 Walperswil / CH
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2024/10]D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Former [2013/27]Schnyder, Frank Simon
Nestec S.A.
CT-IAM
Avenue Nestlé 55
1800 Vevey / CH
Application number, filing date11719510.705.05.2011
[2024/10]
WO2011EP57233
Priority number, dateEP2010017441227.08.2010         Original published format: EP 10174412
[2013/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012025258
Date:01.03.2012
Language:EN
[2012/09]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2608705
Date:03.07.2013
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.03.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2013/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2608705
Date:24.06.2015
Language:EN
[2015/26]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP2608705
Date:06.03.2024
Language:EN
[2024/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP01.03.2012
ClassificationIPC:A47J31/36, A47J31/40, A47J31/44, A47J31/58
[2017/48]
CPC:
A47J31/3604 (EP,US); A47J31/36 (KR); A47J31/446 (US);
A47J31/3623 (EP,US); A47J31/3633 (EP,US); A47J31/407 (US);
A47J31/44 (KR); A47J31/58 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2013/27]A47J31/36
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2013/27]
TitleGerman:GESTEUERTE MOTORISIERTE BRÜHEINHEIT[2014/02]
English:CONTROLLED MOTORIZED BREWING UNIT[2013/27]
French:UNITÉ D'INFUSION MOTORISÉE ET COMMANDÉE[2013/27]
Former [2013/27]GESTEUERTE MOTORISIERTE BRAUEINHEIT
Entry into regional phase27.03.2013National basic fee paid 
27.03.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
27.03.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.03.2013Examination requested  [2013/27]
29.04.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.01.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.02.2014Observations by third parties
15.05.2014Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
20.05.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.09.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.11.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.03.2015Fee for grant paid
23.03.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
23.03.2015Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP15164569.4  / EP2926698
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  13.01.2014
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  18.03.2016  29.03.2016  ADMISSIBLE
Hofmann, Stefan
Königstraße 2
90402 Nürnberg / DE
Opponent's representative
Rau, Schneck & Hübner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Königstraße 2
90402 Nürnberg / DE
 02  23.03.2016  30.03.2016  ADMISSIBLE
UNILEVER PLC/ UNILEVER N.V.
A company registered in England and Wales under
Company no. 41424 of Unilever House
100 Victoria Embankment/Weena 455
London
Greater London EC4Y 0DY/GB /3013 AL Rotterdam/NL / GB
Opponent's representative
Willett, Christopher David
Nash Matthews LLP
24 Hills Road
Cambridge CB2 1JP / GB
 [2018/22]
Former [2016/18]
Opponent(s)01  18.03.2016  29.03.2016  ADMISSIBLE
Hofmann, Stefan
Königstraße 2
90402 Nürnberg / DE
Opponent's representative
Rau, Schneck & Hübner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Königstraße 2
90402 Nürnberg / DE
 02  23.03.2016  30.03.2016  ADMISSIBLE
UNILEVER PLC/ UNILEVER N.V.
A company registered in England and Wales under
Company no. 41424 of Unilever House
100 Victoria Embankment/Weena 455
London
Greater London EC4Y 0DY/GB /3013 AL Rotterdam/NL / GB
Opponent's representative
Willett, Christopher David
Nash Matthews LLP
24 Hills Road
Cambridge CB2 1JP / GB
Former [2016/17]
Opponent(s)01  18.03.2016   
Hofmann, Stefan
Rau, Schneck & Hübner
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Königstraße 2
90402 Nürnberg / DE
Opponent's representative
Rau, Schneck & Hübner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Königstraße 2
90402 Nürnberg / DE
 02  23.03.2016    ADMISSIBLE
UNILEVER PLC/ UNILEVER N.V.
a company registered in England and Wales under
Company no. 41424 of Unilver House
100 Victoria Embankment/Weena 455
London
Greater London EC4Y 0DY/GB /3013 AL Rotterdam/NL / GB
Opponent's representative
Willett, Christopher David
Nash Matthews LLP
24 Hills Road
Cambridge CB2 1JP / GB
03.05.2016Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
14.11.2016Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
04.10.2017Date of oral proceedings
20.11.2017Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
20.12.2022Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
10.02.2023Reply to a communication from the opposition division
02.06.2023Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
12.08.2023Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
24.10.2023Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
27.12.2023Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition26.01.2018Appeal received No.  T0173/18
03.04.2018Statement of grounds filed
04.10.2021Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
13.12.2021Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
18.01.2018Appeal received No.  T0173/18
29.03.2018Statement of grounds filed
04.10.2021Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
13.12.2021Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
16.01.2018Appeal received No.  T0173/18
20.03.2018Statement of grounds filed
04.10.2021Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
13.12.2021Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
04.10.2021Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.05.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
27.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
12.05.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU05.05.2011
AL24.06.2015
CY24.06.2015
CZ24.06.2015
DK24.06.2015
EE24.06.2015
FI24.06.2015
HR24.06.2015
LT24.06.2015
LV24.06.2015
MC24.06.2015
MK24.06.2015
PL24.06.2015
RO24.06.2015
RS24.06.2015
SE24.06.2015
SI24.06.2015
SK24.06.2015
SM24.06.2015
BG24.09.2015
NO24.09.2015
GR25.09.2015
IS24.10.2015
IE05.05.2016
LU05.05.2016
MT31.05.2016
TR05.05.2018
[2022/30]
Former [2018/47]HU05.05.2011
AL24.06.2015
CY24.06.2015
CZ24.06.2015
DK24.06.2015
EE24.06.2015
FI24.06.2015
HR24.06.2015
LT24.06.2015
LV24.06.2015
MC24.06.2015
MK24.06.2015
PL24.06.2015
RO24.06.2015
RS24.06.2015
SE24.06.2015
SI24.06.2015
SK24.06.2015
SM24.06.2015
BG24.09.2015
NO24.09.2015
GR25.09.2015
IS24.10.2015
IE05.05.2016
LU05.05.2016
MT31.05.2016
Former [2018/31]HU05.05.2011
CY24.06.2015
CZ24.06.2015
DK24.06.2015
EE24.06.2015
FI24.06.2015
HR24.06.2015
LT24.06.2015
LV24.06.2015
MC24.06.2015
MK24.06.2015
PL24.06.2015
RO24.06.2015
RS24.06.2015
SE24.06.2015
SI24.06.2015
SK24.06.2015
SM24.06.2015
BG24.09.2015
NO24.09.2015
GR25.09.2015
IS24.10.2015
IE05.05.2016
LU05.05.2016
MT31.05.2016
Former [2018/28]HU05.05.2011
CY24.06.2015
CZ24.06.2015
DK24.06.2015
EE24.06.2015
FI24.06.2015
HR24.06.2015
LT24.06.2015
LV24.06.2015
MC24.06.2015
MK24.06.2015
PL24.06.2015
RO24.06.2015
RS24.06.2015
SE24.06.2015
SI24.06.2015
SK24.06.2015
SM24.06.2015
BG24.09.2015
NO24.09.2015
GR25.09.2015
IS24.10.2015
IE05.05.2016
LU05.05.2016
Former [2017/38]CZ24.06.2015
DK24.06.2015
EE24.06.2015
FI24.06.2015
HR24.06.2015
LT24.06.2015
LV24.06.2015
PL24.06.2015
RO24.06.2015
RS24.06.2015
SE24.06.2015
SI24.06.2015
SK24.06.2015
BG24.09.2015
NO24.09.2015
GR25.09.2015
IS24.10.2015
IE05.05.2016
LU05.05.2016
Former [2017/04]CZ24.06.2015
DK24.06.2015
EE24.06.2015
FI24.06.2015
HR24.06.2015
LT24.06.2015
LV24.06.2015
PL24.06.2015
RO24.06.2015
RS24.06.2015
SI24.06.2015
SK24.06.2015
BG24.09.2015
NO24.09.2015
GR25.09.2015
IS24.10.2015
LU05.05.2016
Former [2016/36]CZ24.06.2015
DK24.06.2015
EE24.06.2015
FI24.06.2015
HR24.06.2015
LT24.06.2015
LV24.06.2015
PL24.06.2015
RO24.06.2015
RS24.06.2015
SI24.06.2015
SK24.06.2015
BG24.09.2015
NO24.09.2015
GR25.09.2015
IS24.10.2015
Former [2016/20]CZ24.06.2015
DK24.06.2015
EE24.06.2015
FI24.06.2015
HR24.06.2015
LT24.06.2015
LV24.06.2015
PL24.06.2015
RO24.06.2015
RS24.06.2015
SK24.06.2015
BG24.09.2015
NO24.09.2015
GR25.09.2015
IS24.10.2015
Former [2016/10]CZ24.06.2015
EE24.06.2015
FI24.06.2015
HR24.06.2015
LT24.06.2015
LV24.06.2015
PL24.06.2015
RO24.06.2015
RS24.06.2015
SK24.06.2015
BG24.09.2015
NO24.09.2015
GR25.09.2015
IS24.10.2015
Former [2016/09]EE24.06.2015
FI24.06.2015
HR24.06.2015
LT24.06.2015
LV24.06.2015
RS24.06.2015
BG24.09.2015
NO24.09.2015
GR25.09.2015
Former [2015/50]FI24.06.2015
HR24.06.2015
LT24.06.2015
LV24.06.2015
RS24.06.2015
BG24.09.2015
NO24.09.2015
GR25.09.2015
Former [2015/49]FI24.06.2015
HR24.06.2015
LT24.06.2015
LV24.06.2015
RS24.06.2015
NO24.09.2015
GR25.09.2015
Cited inInternational search[I]EP0627186  (SARA LEE DE NV [NL]) [I] 1-15 * column 7, line 26 - column 12, line 20; figures 1,2; claim 1 *;
 [I]EP0937432  (SCHMED ARTHUR [CH]) [I] 1-15 * paragraph [0024] *;
 [I]US2005193891  (GARSON BRENT [US], et al) [I] 1-15 * paragraph [0028]; claims 4,18 *;
 [AD]EP1767129  (NESTEC SA [CH]) [AD] 1-15 * paragraph [0070]; figures 3-9 *;
 [AD]WO2007135136  (NESTEC SA [CH], et al) [AD] 1-15* the whole document *;
 [I]DE202007005791U  (WIK FAR EAST LTD [HK]) [I] 1-15 * paragraph [0025] - paragraph [0027]; claim 15 *
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 EP0627186
 EP0937432
 WO2005004683
 US2005193891
 EP1646305
 EP1767129
 WO2007135136
 DE202007005791U
 WO2009043630
 EP2068684
 EP2103236
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 EP0937432
 EP1171021
 US6799503
 US6820535
 US2005193891
 EP1767129
 DE202007005791U
 WO2008105017
 US2010037779
 WO2012025259
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 WO2005019946
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 WO2008037642
 US2008084172
 WO2009043630
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