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EP3160418 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING INVENTORY AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICATIONS IN A HEALTHCARE FACILITY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  09.10.2020
Database last updated on 30.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  23.11.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  31.03.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  31.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip09.10.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 11.11.2020  [2020/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TouchPoint Medical, Inc.
210 North Brinton Lake Road
Concordville, PA 19331 / US
[2017/18]
Inventor(s)01 / NACKLEY, John G.
651 North Washington Street
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18705 / US
02 / SOBIE, Robert
651 North Washington Street
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18705 / US
03 / OLSON, Jeffrey C.
651 North Washington Street
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18705 / US
04 / ROSS, Graham
651 North Washington Street
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18705 / US
 [2017/18]
Representative(s)Scheele Jaeger Wetzel Patentanwälte
Goethestraße 21
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2017/18]RatnerPrestia
Altheimer Eck 2
80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date15814560.729.06.2015
[2017/18]
WO2015US38229
Priority number, dateUS201462018711P30.06.2014         Original published format: US 201462018711 P
[2017/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016003855
Date:07.01.2016
Language:EN
[2016/01]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3160418
Date:03.05.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.01.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US07.01.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.02.2018
ClassificationIPC:A61J1/00, G16H40/20
[2018/10]
CPC:
G16H40/20 (EP,US); G06Q10/087 (EP); G16H20/13 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2017/18]A61J1/00
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 [2017/18]
TitleGerman:SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR INVENTARVERFOLGUNG UND VERTEILUNG VON MEDIKAMENTEN IN EINER GESUNDHEITSVERSORGUNGSEINRICHTUNG[2017/18]
English:SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING INVENTORY AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICATIONS IN A HEALTHCARE FACILITY[2017/18]
French:SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS DE SUIVI DE L'INVENTAIRE ET DE LA DISTRIBUTION DE MÉDICAMENTS DANS UN ÉTABLISSEMENT DE SOINS DE SANTÉ[2017/18]
Entry into regional phase30.01.2017National basic fee paid 
30.01.2017Search fee paid 
30.01.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
30.01.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.04.2016Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
30.01.2017Examination requested  [2017/18]
30.01.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
31.08.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.05.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.09.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.03.2020Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 19.03.2020
19.03.2020Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
22.06.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/46]
02.07.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/46]
Divisional application(s)EP20191811.7   Application deemed to be withdrawn  : 22.09.2020
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
12.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
13.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[I]CA2509787  (MDG MEDICAL INC [US]) [I] 1-18 * paragraphs [0005] , [00 9] , [0 10] - [0013] - [0 16] , [0 27]; figure 1 *;
 [I]US2009138122  (WAGNER DAVID J [US]) [I] 1-18 * paragraphs [0029] , [0 48] , [0 66] , [0 78] *;
 [I]US2012137706  (HUSSAIN SHARIQ [US], et al) [I] 1-18 * paragraphs [0006] , [0 52] , [0 53] , [0 72] , [0 73] , [ 135 ] - [0137] *;
 [A]US2010114367  (BARRETT JOHN TODD [US], et al) [A] 1-18 * the whole document *
International search[X]US2011166700  (DUNN LAWRENCE A [US]) [X] 1-10 * entire document *;
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 [A]WO2014089083  (MYLAN INC [US]) [A] 1-22 * entire document *;
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 [A]US2008172253  (CHUNG WAI YEE JOANNE [HK], et al) [A] 1-22 * entire document *;
 [A]US2002032582  (FEENEY ROBERT J [US], et al) [A] 1-22 * entire document *
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