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EP About this file: EP3399866

EP3399866 - APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING FROZEN CONFECTION COMPRISING PARTICULATE MATERIAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.07.2020
Database last updated on 13.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  07.06.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  04.06.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.05.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  06.03.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  12.10.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  14.07.2017
Formerunknown
Status updated on  19.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For:CY  GB  IE  MT 
Unilever PLC
Unilever House
100 Victoria Embankment
London, Greater London EC4Y 0DY / GB
For:AL  AT  BE  BG  CH  CZ  DE  DK  EE  ES  FI  FR  GR  HR  HU  IS  IT  LI  LT  LU  LV  MC  MK  NL  NO  PL  PT  RO  RS  SE  SI  SK  SM  TR 
Unilever N.V.
Weena 455
3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
[2018/46]
Inventor(s)01 / CRUNDWELL, Ben, James
Cambridge Design Partnership Ltd
Church Road
Toft Cambridge CB23 2RF / GB
02 / JACOB, Varkey, Berty
Unilever R&D Colworth Sharnbrook
Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 1LQ / GB
03 / SCOTT, Paul
Cambridge Design Partnership Ltd
Church Road
Toft Cambridge CB23 2RF / GB
 [2018/46]
Representative(s)Askew, Sarah Elizabeth
Unilever Patent Group
Bronland 14
6708 WH Wageningen / NL
[N/P]
Former [2019/28]Askew, Sarah Elizabeth
Unilever PLC
Unilever Patent Group
Colworth House
Sharnbrook
Bedford MK44 1LQ / GB
Former [2018/46]Keenan, Robert Daniel, et al
Unilever PLC Unilever Patent Group Colworth House Sharnbrook
Bedford, Bedfordshire MK44 1LQ / GB
Application number, filing date16809047.009.12.2016
[2018/46]
WO2016EP80424
Priority number, dateEP2016015063808.01.2016         Original published format: EP 16150638
[2018/46]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017118522
Date:13.07.2017
Language:EN
[2017/28]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3399866
Date:14.11.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.07.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/46]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3399866
Date:10.07.2019
Language:EN
[2019/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP13.07.2017
ClassificationIPC:A23G9/08, A23G9/22, A23G9/28
[2018/46]
CPC:
A23G9/22 (EP); A23G9/281 (EP,US); A23G9/08 (EP,US);
A23G9/322 (US)
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 [2018/46]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR ABGABE VON EISKONFEKT MIT PARTIKELMATERIAL[2018/46]
English:APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING FROZEN CONFECTION COMPRISING PARTICULATE MATERIAL[2018/46]
French:APPAREIL POUR DÉLIVRER UNE CONFISERIE CONGELÉE CONTENANT UN MATÉRIAU PARTICULAIRE[2019/12]
Former [2018/46]APPAREIL DE DISTRIBUTION DE CONFISERIE CONGELÉE COMPRENANT UNE MATIÈRE PARTICULAIRE
Entry into regional phase26.06.2018National basic fee paid 
26.06.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
26.06.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.09.2017Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
26.06.2018Examination requested  [2018/46]
26.06.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
07.03.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.05.2019Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
13.05.2019Fee for grant paid
13.05.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
04.06.2019Information about intention to grant a patent
04.06.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)03.06.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
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Cited inInternational search[XD]US2003183090  (BINLEY GARY NORMAN [GB], et al) [XD] 1,2,5,6 * paragraph 0006 - sentence 0018 * * paragraph [0025] - paragraph [0034] * * paragraph [0039]; figures 1-4; claims 1-9 *;
 [XDI]US7621669  (GERBER ERNEST C [US]) [XD] 1-3,5,6 * column 1, line 12 - line 15 * * column 2, line 43 - column 3, line 48 * * column 4, line 40 - column 5, line 32 * * column 7, line 60 - column 8, line 29 * * column 9, line 17 - line 31; figures 1, 2A, 2B; claims 1, 2, 4 * [I] 4,7-12;
 [A]EP2255673  (CARPIGIANI GROUP ALI SPA [IT]) [A] 1-12* the whole document *;
 [XDI]WO2011162796  (RESTAURANT TECHNOLOGY [US], et al) [XD] 1-3,5,6 * paragraphs [0006] , [ 0009] - [0011] * * paragraph [0034] - paragraph [0043] * * paragraphs [0047] , [ 0048]; figures 1-22 * [I] 4,7-12
by applicantUS2003183090
 US7621669
 WO2011162796
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