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EP About this file: EP3423241

EP3423241 - ROBOTIC SERVICE DEVICE AND HANDLING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.04.2024
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  19.05.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  12.01.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.12.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  08.09.2017
Formerunknown
Status updated on  21.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Change - lapse in a contracting state
State(s) deleted from list of lapses: PL		published on 04.09.2024  [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ocado Innovation Limited
The Legal Department
1 Trident Place
Mosquito Way
Hatfield, Herts AL10 9UL / GB
[2019/02]
Inventor(s)01 / STADIE, Robert
Ocado Innovation Limited
Legal Department
Titan Court
3 Bishops Square, Hatfield Business Park
Hatfield Hertfordshire AL10 9NE / GB
02 / INGRAM-TEDD, Andrew, John
Ocado Innovation Limited
Titan Court
3 Bishop Square
Hatfield Business Park
Hatfield Hertfordshire AL10 9NE / GB
03 / WHELAN, Matthew
The Legal Department
1 Trident Place
Mosquito Way
Hatfield Herts AL10 9UL / GB
 [2019/02]
Representative(s)Ocado Group IP Department
The IP Department c/o
Buildings One & Two Trident Place
Mosquito Way
Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL10 9UL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2023/25]Ocado Group IP Department
The Legal Department
1 Trident Place
Mosquito Way
Hatfield AL10 9UL / GB
Former [2019/02]Wojcik, Lucy Eleanor, et al
c/o Impetus IP Limited
Suite 31
West Devon Business Park
Brook Lane
Tavistock, PL19 9DP / GB
Application number, filing date17709608.828.02.2017
[2019/02]
WO2017EP54633
Priority number, dateGB2016000352029.02.2016         Original published format: GB 201603520
[2019/02]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017148939
Date:08.09.2017
Language:EN
[2017/36]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3423241
Date:09.01.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.09.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3423241
Date:21.06.2023
Language:EN
[2023/25]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP08.09.2017
ClassificationIPC:B25J5/00, B65G1/04, B08B1/00, B08B5/04
[2023/04]
CPC:
B25J5/007 (EP,US); B65G1/065 (GB,US); B08B1/12 (US);
B08B3/02 (US); B08B5/04 (US); B60L53/00 (US);
B61B5/02 (US); B61D15/00 (US); B61F5/50 (US);
B61L23/04 (US); B65G1/0414 (GB); B65G1/0457 (GB);
B65G1/0464 (EP,GB,US); B65G45/18 (US); B65G45/22 (US);
B65G45/24 (US); B66F9/06 (US); B60L2200/26 (US);
Y02T10/70 (EP); Y02T10/7072 (EP); Y02T90/14 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2019/02]B25J5/00, B65G1/04
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 [2019/02]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ROBOTISCHE DIENSTVORRICHTUNG UND HANDHABUNGSVERFAHREN[2019/02]
English:ROBOTIC SERVICE DEVICE AND HANDLING METHOD[2019/02]
French:DISPOSITIF DE SERVICE ROBOTIQUE ET PROCÉDÉ DE MANIPULATION[2019/02]
Entry into regional phase14.09.2018National basic fee paid 
14.09.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
14.09.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.09.2018Examination requested  [2019/02]
14.09.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
28.05.2019Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report not received in time
07.08.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.01.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.05.2023Fee for grant paid
11.05.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
11.05.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP23172552.4  / EP4219086
Opposition(s)22.03.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/22]
Request for further processing for:15.07.2019Request for further processing filed
15.07.2019Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
16.08.2019Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
24.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
22.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
22.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
23.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT21.06.2023
EE21.06.2023
FI21.06.2023
HR21.06.2023
IT21.06.2023
LT21.06.2023
LV21.06.2023
RO21.06.2023
RS21.06.2023
SI21.06.2023
SK21.06.2023
SM21.06.2023
GR22.09.2023
IS21.10.2023
PT23.10.2023
[2024/36]
Former [2024/26]AT21.06.2023
EE21.06.2023
FI21.06.2023
HR21.06.2023
IT21.06.2023
LT21.06.2023
LV21.06.2023
PL21.06.2023
RO21.06.2023
RS21.06.2023
SI21.06.2023
SK21.06.2023
SM21.06.2023
GR22.09.2023
IS21.10.2023
PT23.10.2023
Former [2024/24]AT21.06.2023
EE21.06.2023
FI21.06.2023
HR21.06.2023
LT21.06.2023
LV21.06.2023
PL21.06.2023
RO21.06.2023
RS21.06.2023
SI21.06.2023
SK21.06.2023
SM21.06.2023
GR22.09.2023
IS21.10.2023
PT23.10.2023
Former [2024/10]AT21.06.2023
EE21.06.2023
FI21.06.2023
HR21.06.2023
LT21.06.2023
LV21.06.2023
PL21.06.2023
RO21.06.2023
RS21.06.2023
SK21.06.2023
SM21.06.2023
GR22.09.2023
IS21.10.2023
PT23.10.2023
Former [2024/09]AT21.06.2023
FI21.06.2023
HR21.06.2023
LT21.06.2023
LV21.06.2023
RS21.06.2023
SK21.06.2023
SM21.06.2023
GR22.09.2023
IS21.10.2023
Former [2024/08]FI21.06.2023
HR21.06.2023
LT21.06.2023
LV21.06.2023
RS21.06.2023
SK21.06.2023
SM21.06.2023
GR22.09.2023
Former [2024/03]FI21.06.2023
HR21.06.2023
LT21.06.2023
LV21.06.2023
RS21.06.2023
GR22.09.2023
Former [2024/01]HR21.06.2023
LT21.06.2023
LV21.06.2023
RS21.06.2023
GR22.09.2023
Former [2023/51]HR21.06.2023
RS21.06.2023
GR22.09.2023
Former [2023/50]GR22.09.2023
Cited inInternational search[A]JP2012043072  (TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER CO) [A] 1-13* the whole document *;
 [XA]US2012152877  (TADAYON SAIED [US]) [X] 1-3,13 * figures 1(a)-1(e),7 * * paragraph [0062] * * paragraph [0090] * * paragraph [0102] * * paragraph [0107] * * paragraph [0121] * [A] 4,10,11;
 [A]US2015148955  (CHIN HON WAH [US], et al) [A] 1-13 * paragraph [0064] *;
 [YD]WO2015140216  (OCADO INNOVATION LTD [GB]) [YD] 1-13 * abstract * * claim - * * page 6, line 13 - line 21 * * page 7, line 24 - line 26 * * page 7, line 28 - page 8, line 6 * * page 8, line 20 - line 25 * * page 12, line 5 - line 9 *;
 [Y]  - FARSHAD ARVIN ET AL, "Swarm Robots Long Term Autonomy Using Moveable Charger", FUTURE COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATION, 2009 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON, IEEE, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA, (20090403), ISBN 978-0-7695-3591-3, pages 127 - 130, XP031499482 [Y] 1-13 * abstract * * page 128, column l, paragraph 2 *
 [A]  - TRUNG DUNG NGO ET AL, "Randomized Robot Trophallaxis: From concept to implementation", SYSTEMS, MAN AND CYBERNETICS, 2007. ISIC. IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENC E ON, IEEE, PI, (20071001), ISBN 978-1-4244-0990-7, pages 208 - 213, XP031198943 [A] 1-13 * the whole document *
by applicantWO2015019055
 WO2015140216
 WO2015185628
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