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EP About this file: EP4220046

EP4220046 - REFRIGERATOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  19.01.2024
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  30.06.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip19.01.2024The date on which the examining division becomes responsible, has been established 
19.01.2024Amendment by applicant 
19.01.2024Request for examination filedpublished on 21.02.2024  [2024/08]
19.01.2024Change - designated statespublished on 21.02.2024  [2024/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
LG Electronics Inc.
128, Yeoui-daero
Yeongdeungpo-gu
Seoul 07336 / KR
[2023/31]
Inventor(s)01 / PARK, Kyungwook
08592 Seoul / KR
02 / KIM, Kihwang
08592 Seoul / KR
03 / PARK, Jongkwon
08592 Seoul / KR
 [2023/31]
Representative(s)Ter Meer Steinmeister & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
Nymphenburger Straße 4
80335 München / DE
[2023/31]
Application number, filing date23153751.527.01.2023
[2023/31]
Priority number, dateKR2022001368628.01.2022         Original published format: KR 20220013686
[2023/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4220046
Date:02.08.2023
Language:EN
[2023/31]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.05.2023
ClassificationIPC:F25D17/04, F25D17/06, F25D17/08
[2023/31]
CPC:
F25D17/06 (EP); F25D17/067 (KR); F25D23/003 (US);
F25D11/02 (KR); F25D17/045 (EP,KR); F25D17/065 (EP,KR);
F25D21/08 (KR); F25D23/006 (US); F25D2317/061 (EP,KR);
F25D2317/063 (EP); F25D2317/0666 (EP); F25D2317/0671 (EP);
F25D2317/0682 (EP,KR) (-)
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,   ME,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2024/08]
Former [2023/31]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,  ME,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KÜHLSCHRANK[2023/31]
English:REFRIGERATOR[2023/31]
French:RÉFRIGÉRATEUR[2023/31]
Examination procedure18.01.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.01.2024Examination requested  [2024/08]
18.01.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
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Documents cited:Search[XY]US2020284493  (LEE JOOYONG [KR], et al) [X] 1-4,7,9-15 * the whole document * [Y] 5,6,8;
 [Y]WO2021206241  (LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR]) [Y] 6* the whole document *;
 [Y]EP3904792  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]) [Y] 5,8 * the whole document *
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