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EP3540667 - REFRIGERATOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  25.06.2021
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.12.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.09.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  16.08.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip25.06.2021Refusal of applicationpublished on 28.07.2021  [2021/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si
Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
[2019/38]
Inventor(s)01 / KIM, Mi Young
3-301, 63, Gwangjang-ro, Gwangjin-gu
Seoul / KR
02 / LEE, Soo Young
507, 34, Sinwon-ro 136beon-gil, Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si
Gyeonggi-do / KR
 [2019/38]
Representative(s)Walaski, Jan Filip
Venner Shipley LLP
200 Aldersgate
London EC1A 4HD / GB
[2019/38]
Application number, filing date19172337.814.12.2016
[2019/38]
Priority number, dateKR2015018700326.12.2015         Original published format: KR 20150187003
[2019/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3540667
Date:18.09.2019
Language:EN
[2019/38]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.05.2019
ClassificationIPC:G06Q10/08, G06Q30/06
[2019/38]
CPC:
G06Q30/0641 (EP,US); G06Q30/0643 (CN); F25D29/00 (EP);
F25D29/003 (CN); G05B19/4185 (CN); G06F3/04817 (US);
G06F3/0482 (US); G06F3/0488 (US); G06F3/165 (US);
G06F3/167 (US); G06Q10/087 (EP,US); G06Q30/0633 (EP,US);
H04L67/12 (CN); F25D2400/361 (EP); F25D2500/06 (EP);
G05B2219/2642 (CN) (-)
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 [2019/44]
Former [2019/38]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:KÜHLSCHRANK[2019/38]
English:REFRIGERATOR[2019/38]
French:RÉFRIGÉRATEUR[2019/38]
Examination procedure20.09.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.09.2019Examination requested  [2019/44]
20.09.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
16.12.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.04.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.03.2021Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 27.04.2021
11.03.2021Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/30]
21.03.2021Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/30]
27.04.2021Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP16204172.7  / EP3185193
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
20.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.12.202005   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2002178066  (ROH YOUNG HOON [KR], et al) [A] 1-6* paragraphs [0019] - [0047] *;
 [A]US2011210822  (LEE SUNG-AE [KR], et al) [A] 1-6 * paragraphs [0082] - [0089] - [ 116] - [0123] *;
 [I]US2013191243  (JUNG MIJIN [KR], et al) [I] 1-6 * paragraphs [0028] - [0067] * * paragraphs [0081] - [0118] * * figures 4-10 *;
 [I]EP2696314  (LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR]) [I] 1-6 * paragraphs [0081] , [0 82] , [ 119] - [0151] *;
 [A]  - Sylvia S, "The Talking Fridge by Samsung and Cheil", Online, (20141006), URL: https://www.adstasher.com/2014/10/the-talking-fridge-by-samsung-and-cheil.html, (20190522), XP055591162 [A] 1-6 * the whole document *
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