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EP About this file: EP3556341

EP3556341 - SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING ORAL MEDICATIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.05.2024
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.06.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.01.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  12.02.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.03.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  20.09.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): SI		published on 04.09.2024 [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
DEKA Products Limited Partnership
340 Commercial Street
Manchester, NH 03101 / US
[2019/43]
Inventor(s)01 / KAMEN, Dean
15 Westwind Drive
Bedford, New Hampshire 03110 / US
02 / TURNER, James G
141 Burnsen Avenue
Manchester, NH 03104 / US
03 / RIVINIUS, Gregg W
27 Tumble Road
Bedford, NH 03110 / US
04 / COLLINS, David E
1128 Winfield Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45205 / US
05 / ZASLOW, Benjamin
45-35 44th Street, Apartment 2L
Sunnyside, New York 11104 / US
06 / ZOBRO, Jonathan
1682 Awixa Street NW
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49534 / US
07 / THERRIEN, Alexander R
90 Hemlock Street
Manchester, New Hampshire 03104 / US
08 / FARLOW, Jared N
3431 Fernwood Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90039 / US
09 / SABIN, Erik N
104 Middle Street, Apt. 2
Manchester, NH 03101 / US
 [2023/28]
Former [2020/08]01 / KAMEN, Dean
15 Westwind Drive
Bedford, New Hampshire 03110 / US
02 / TURNER, James G
141 Burnsen Avenue
Manchester, NH 03104 / US
03 / RIVINIUS, Gregg W
27 Tumble Road
Bedford, NH 03110 / US
04 / COLLINS, David E
1128 Winfield Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45205 / US
05 / ZASLOW, Benjamin
45-35 44th Street, Apartment 2L
Sunnyside, New York 11104 / US
06 / ZOBRO, Jonathan
1682 Awixa Street NW
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49534 / US
07 / THERRIEN, Alexander R
90 Hemlock Street
Manchester, New Hampshire 03104 / US
08 / FARLOW, Jared N
791 Tremont Street, W215
Boston, MA 02118 / US
09 / SABIN, Erik N
104 Middle Street, Apt. 2
Manchester, NH 03101 / US
Former [2019/51]01 / KAMEN, Dean
15 Westwind Drive
Bedford, New Hampshire 03110 / US
02 / TURNER, James G
141 Burnsen Avenue
Manchester, NH 03104 / US
03 / RIVINIUS, Gregg W
27 Tumble Road
Bedford, NH 03110 / US
04 / COLLINS, David E
1128 Winfield Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45205 / US
05 / ZASLOW, Benjamin
45-35 44th Street, Apartment 2L
Sunnyside, New York 11104 / US
06 / ZOBRO, Jonathan
1682 Awixa Street NW
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49534 / US
07 / THERRIEN, Alexander R
90 Hemlock Street
Manchester, New Hampshire 03104 / US
08 / FARLOW, Jared N
791 Tremont street, W215
Boston, MA 03104 / US
09 / SABIN, Erik N
104 Middle Street, Apt. 2
Manchester, NH 03101 / US
Former [2019/43]01 / KAMEN, Dean
15 Westwind Drive
Bedford, New Hampshire 03110 / US
02 / TURNER, James G
55 River Front Drive, Unit 204
Manchester, New Hampshire 03102 / US
03 / RIVINIUS, Gregg W
27 Tumble Road
Bedford, New Hampshire 03110 / US
04 / COLLINS, David E
1128 Winfield Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45205 / US
05 / ZASLOW, Benjamin
45-35 44th Street, Apartment 2L
Sunnyside, New York 11104 / US
06 / ZOBRO, Jonathan
1682 Awixa Street NW
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49534 / US
07 / THERRIEN, Alexander R
90 Hemlock Street
Manchester, New Hampshire 03104 / US
08 / FARLOW, Jared N
73 Child Street 3
Boston, Massachusetts 02130 / US
09 / SABIN, Erik N
32 Bay Street
Goffstown, New Hampshire 03045 / US
Representative(s)Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP
One Portwall Square
Portwall Lane
Bristol BS1 6BH / GB
[2023/28]
Former [2019/43]Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP
Redcliff Quay
120 Redcliff Street
Bristol BS1 6HU / GB
Application number, filing date19178956.921.12.2012
[2019/43]
Priority number, dateUS20111333357421.12.2011         Original published format: US201113333574
US201161578649P21.12.2011         Original published format: US 201161578649 P
US201161578674P21.12.2011         Original published format: US 201161578674 P
US201161578658P21.12.2011         Original published format: US 201161578658 P
WO2011US6658821.12.2011         Original published format: PCT/US2011/066588
US201261651322P24.05.2012         Original published format: US 201261651322 P
US201261679117P03.08.2012         Original published format: US 201261679117 P
[2019/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3556341
Date:23.10.2019
Language:EN
[2019/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3556341
Date:12.07.2023
Language:EN
[2023/28]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.07.2019
ClassificationIPC:A61J7/00, A61M5/142, A61M5/145, A61M5/168, A61J3/00, G01B11/02, G01F15/02, G01F22/00
[2019/43]
CPC:
A61J3/002 (EP,CN); A61M5/16804 (CN,KR); A61M5/1411 (CN);
A61M5/168 (EA); A61M39/28 (KR); A61M5/1413 (CN);
A61M5/1415 (CN); A61M5/1417 (CN); A61M5/142 (EP,CN);
A61M5/14216 (EP,CN); A61M5/1452 (EP,CN); A61M5/16809 (EP,CN);
A61M5/16827 (CN); A61M5/1684 (EP,CN); A61M5/16877 (CN,KR);
A61M5/16886 (CN,KR); A61M5/1689 (EP,CN,KR); A61M5/172 (KR);
G01F15/028 (EP); G01F22/00 (EP); G06Q50/22 (CN);
A61M2205/18 (EP,CN); A61M2205/3306 (EP,CN); A61M2205/3334 (KR);
A61M2205/3375 (EP,CN); A61M2205/3379 (KR); A61M2205/3553 (CN);
A61M2205/3561 (CN); A61M2205/3569 (CN); A61M2205/3584 (CN);
A61M2205/6009 (CN); A61M5/14228 (EP); F04C2270/041 (EP,CN);
G01B11/026 (EP,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 [2020/15]
Former [2019/43]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:SYSTEM, VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR ABGABE ORALER ARZNEIMITTEL[2023/02]
English:SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING ORAL MEDICATIONS[2019/43]
French:SYSTÈME, PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL POUR DISTRIBUER DES MÉDICAMENTS ORAUX[2023/02]
Former [2019/43]SYSTEM, VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR AUSGABE ORALER ARZNEIMITTEL
Former [2019/43]SYSTÈME, PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE DISTRIBUTION DE MÉDICAMENTS PAR VOIE ORALE
Examination procedure27.02.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.02.2020Examination requested  [2020/15]
27.02.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
11.02.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.06.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.01.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.06.2023Fee for grant paid
05.06.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.06.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP12826588.1  / EP2793796
Opposition(s)15.04.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
07.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
07.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
07.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
07.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
27.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
28.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 09
27.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 10
27.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT12.07.2023
CZ12.07.2023
DK12.07.2023
EE12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
FI12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
IT12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
PL12.07.2023
RO12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SI12.07.2023
SK12.07.2023
SM12.07.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
[2024/36]
Former [2024/26]AT12.07.2023
CZ12.07.2023
DK12.07.2023
EE12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
FI12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
IT12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
PL12.07.2023
RO12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SK12.07.2023
SM12.07.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
Former [2024/23]AT12.07.2023
CZ12.07.2023
DK12.07.2023
EE12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
FI12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
PL12.07.2023
RO12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SK12.07.2023
SM12.07.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
Former [2024/22]AT12.07.2023
CZ12.07.2023
DK12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
FI12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
PL12.07.2023
RO12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SM12.07.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
Former [2024/20]AT12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
FI12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
PL12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SM12.07.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
Former [2024/10]AT12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
FI12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
PL12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
Former [2024/09]AT12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
FI12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
Former [2024/08]LT12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
Former [2024/05]NL12.07.2023
Documents cited:Search[A]US5646912  (COUSIN DAMON S [US]);
 [I]US2007156282  (DUNN LAWRENCE A [US]);
 [A]US2008119958  (BEAR DAVID M [US], et al);
 [A]US2009012818  (RODGERS MARK E [US]);
 [A]WO2011112606  (PERCEPTIMED INC [US], et al)
by applicantEP20120826588
 WO2012US71131
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