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EP4379686 - A MODULAR AUTOMATED RETAIL STORE AND SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  07.03.2025
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.03.2026New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Shoalter Automation Limited
HKTV Multimedia and Ecommerce Centre
No. 1 Chun Cheong Street
Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate, New Territories / HK
[2025/37]
Former [2024/23]For all designated states
Shoalter Automation Limited
13/F, Trans Asia Centre
No. 18 Kin Hong Street
Kwai Chung, New Territories / HK
Inventor(s)01 / WONG, Wai Kay
Kwai Chung, New Territories / HK
02 / LAU, Chi Kong
Kwai Chung, New Territories / HK
03 / WONG, Wai Kin
Kwai Chung, New Territories / HK
04 / CHEUNG, Clement Chek Bong
Kwai Chung, New Territories / HK
 [2024/23]
Representative(s)Bird & Bird LLP - Hamburg
Am Sandtorkai 50
20457 Hamburg / DE
[2024/23]
Application number, filing date23165643.009.03.2023
[2024/23]
Priority number, dateHK2022206436423.11.2022         Original published format: HK 22022064364
[2024/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4379686
Date:05.06.2024
Language:EN
[2024/23]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.05.2023
ClassificationIPC:G07F17/12, G06Q20/18, G06Q10/08, G06Q10/0836, G06Q30/0601, G07F9/10, G07F11/62, // A47G29/14
[2024/23]
CPC:
G06Q10/08 (EP); G06Q10/0836 (EP,GB,US); G06Q30/0635 (US);
A47G29/141 (GB); B65G1/1373 (GB); G06Q10/087 (GB,US);
G06Q20/18 (EP); G06Q30/0603 (EP); G06Q30/0641 (US);
G07F11/62 (EP); G07F17/12 (EP,GB); G07F17/13 (EP);
G07F9/105 (EP) (-)
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 [2024/23]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:MODULARER AUTOMATISIERTER EINZELHANDELSGESCHÄFT UND SYSTEM[2024/23]
English:A MODULAR AUTOMATED RETAIL STORE AND SYSTEM[2024/23]
French:MAGASIN DE VENTE AU DÉTAIL AUTOMATISÉ MODULAIRE ET SYSTÈME[2024/23]
Examination procedure28.12.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.12.2023Examination requested  [2024/23]
28.12.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
06.03.2025Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.07.2025Reply to a communication from the examining division
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP23160978.5  / EP4375901
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.03.2025Renewal fee patent year 03
26.03.2026Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[X] US2017215620  (DADE NIGEL et al.) [X] 1-8 * abstract; figures 1(a)-15; claims 1-98 * * paragraphs [0013] - [0085] - [0139] - [0300] *
 [I] WO2021191335  (OCADO INNOVATION LTD et al.) [I] 1-8 * abstract; figures 1-16; claims 1-32 * * page 5 - page 19 * * page 23 - page 60 *
 [I] EP3904791  (RETAIL ROBOTICS SP Z O O SP K et al.) [I] 1-8 * abstract; figures 1-25; claims 1-16 * * paragraphs [0001] , [0007] - [0022] - [0024] - [0032] *
 [I] EP3071076  (OCADO INNOVATION LTD et al.) [I] 1-8 * abstract; figures 1-5; claims 1-20 * * paragraphs [0009] - [0012] - [0015] - [0045] *
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