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EP3555824 - DELIVERING ITEMS TO UNATTENDED VEHICLES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  05.01.2024
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.02.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.09.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  23.06.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip05.01.2024Refusal of applicationpublished on 07.02.2024  [2024/06]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ford Global Technologies, LLC
330 Town Center Drive
Suite 800 South
Dearborn, MI 48126 / US
[2019/43]
Inventor(s)01 / LUO, John, Weizhong
330 Town Center Drive
Suite 800
Dearborn, MI 48126 / US
02 / KEISER, Lynn, Valerie
330 Town Center Drive
Suite 800
Dearborn, MI 48126 / US
03 / BAEK, Hyung, Min
330 Town Center Drive
Suite 800
Dearborn, MI 48126 / US
04 / HABBABA, Aysha
330 Town Center Drive
Suite 800
Dearborn, MI 48126 / US
 [2019/43]
Representative(s)Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP
Cheapside House
138 Cheapside
London EC2V 6BJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2019/43]Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP
Lincoln House, 5th Floor
300 High Holborn
London WC1V 7JH / GB
Application number, filing date16923715.314.12.2016
[2019/43]
WO2016US66692
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018111264
Date:21.06.2018
Language:EN
[2018/25]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3555824
Date:23.10.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.06.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US21.06.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.04.2020
ClassificationIPC:G06Q10/08, G06Q50/28, B65D25/04, B65D25/06
[2019/43]
CPC:
G06Q10/083 (EP); G06Q10/0832 (US); B60R25/24 (US);
B60R25/305 (US); B60R5/00 (US); B65D25/04 (EP);
B65D25/06 (EP); G06Q10/0835 (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 [2019/43]
TitleGerman:BEREITSTELLUNG VON ARTIKELN AN UNBEWACHTE FAHRZEUGE[2019/43]
English:DELIVERING ITEMS TO UNATTENDED VEHICLES[2019/43]
French:LIVRAISON D'ARTICLES À DES VÉHICULES SANS OPÉRATEUR[2019/43]
Entry into regional phase10.07.2019National basic fee paid 
10.07.2019Search fee paid 
10.07.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
10.07.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.07.2019Examination requested  [2019/43]
06.10.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.02.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.05.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.08.2023Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 29.09.2023
18.09.2023Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2024/06]
28.09.2023Application refused, date of legal effect [2024/06]
29.09.2023Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
19.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
21.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
21.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
20.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[I]US2014136414  (ABHYANKER RAJ [US]);
 [I]US2015215779  (FOKKELMAN JORIS WILLEM [DE], et al);
 [I]US2015227882  (BHATT KUSHAL MUKESH [US]);
 [I]DE102014004673  (AUDI AG [DE])
International search[A]US2014136414  (ABHYANKER RAJ [US]);
 [Y]US8756165  (HAAKE PAUL N [US], et al);
 [XY]US2015227882  (BHATT KUSHAL MUKESH [US])
ExaminationUS2016235236
 WO2016164577
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