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EP About this file: EP1786270

EP1786270 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FROZEN EDIBLE PRODUCTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  06.10.2020
Database last updated on 28.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip09.10.2020Revocation of patentpublished on 11.11.2020  [2020/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Gram Equipment of America, Inc.
1212 N. 39th Street, Suite 438
Tampa, FL 33605 / US
[2014/49]
Former [2007/21]For all designated states
Alliance Food Equipment Processing, LLC
267 Livingston Street
Northvale, NJ 07647 / US
Inventor(s)01 / WHITE, Neal E.
267 Livingston Street
Northvale, NJ 07647 / US
02 / CASHION, Kenneth W. Jr.
403 O'ermead Lane
West Chester, PA 19380 / US
 [2013/44]
Former [2007/21]01 / WHITE, Neal, E.
267 Livingston Street
Northvale, NJ 07647 / US
02 / CASHION, Kenneth, W., Jr.
403 O'ermead Lane
West Chester, PA 19380 / US
Representative(s)Nielsen, Leif
Patrade A/S
Ceresbyen 75
8000 Aarhus C / DK
[N/P]
Former [2014/13]Kopf, Korbinian Paul, et al
Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH
Elisenhof
Elisenstrasse 3
80335 München / DE
Former [2007/21]Kopf, Korbinian Paul, et al
Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH Elisenhof Elisenstrasse 3
80335 München / DE
Application number, filing date05772325.618.07.2005
[2007/21]
WO2005US25401
Priority number, dateUS2004090302130.07.2004         Original published format: US 903021
[2007/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2006020202
Date:23.02.2006
Language:EN
[2006/08]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1786270
Date:23.05.2007
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.02.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1786270
Date:26.03.2014
Language:EN
[2014/13]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US14.12.2006
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.03.2011
ClassificationIPC:A23G9/14, A23G9/16, A23G9/20, A23C3/00
[2011/14]
CPC:
A23G9/14 (EP,KR,NO,US); A23G9/166 (EP,KR,NO,US); A23G9/20 (EP,KR,NO,US)
Former IPC [2007/21]A23C3/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2007/21]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON GEFRORENEN ESSBAREN PRODUKTEN[2007/21]
English:SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FROZEN EDIBLE PRODUCTS[2007/21]
French:SYSTEME ET PROCEDE DE FABRICATION DE PRODUITS COMESTIBLES CONGELES[2007/21]
Entry into regional phase30.01.2007National basic fee paid 
30.01.2007Search fee paid 
30.01.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
30.01.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.01.2007Examination requested  [2007/21]
19.09.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.11.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.03.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.04.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.08.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.10.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.02.2014Fee for grant paid
10.02.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  21.11.2011
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  16.12.2014    ADMISSIBLE
Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance SA
Avenue Général Guisan 70 P.O. Box 430
1009 Pully / CH
Opponent's representative
Beck Greener LLP, et al, et al
Fulwood House
12 Fulwood Place
London WC1V 6HR / GB
 [N/P]
Former [2015/04]
Opponent(s)01  16.12.2014    ADMISSIBLE
Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance SA
Avenue Général Guisan 70 P.O. Box 430
1009 Pully / CH
Opponent's representative
Beck Greener, et al, et al
Fulwood House
12 Fulwood Place
London WC1V 6HR / GB
deletedDeletion: Legal effect of rejection of opposition [ N /P ]
30.01.2015Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
08.06.2015Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
20.04.2016Date of oral proceedings
06.05.2016Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
06.05.2016Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
30.07.2020Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
09.08.2020Legal effect of revocation of patent [2020/46]
Appeal following opposition24.06.2016Appeal received No.  T1504/16
09.09.2016Statement of grounds filed
23.06.2020Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M02) [2020/26]
17.07.2020Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.07.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
10.07.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
08.07.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
08.07.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
22.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
06.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
08.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU18.07.2005
AT26.03.2014
CY26.03.2014
CZ26.03.2014
DK26.03.2014
EE26.03.2014
FI26.03.2014
LT26.03.2014
LV26.03.2014
MC26.03.2014
SE26.03.2014
SI26.03.2014
SK26.03.2014
BG26.06.2014
GR27.06.2014
IE18.07.2014
LU18.07.2014
IS26.07.2014
PT18.01.2019
[2019/26]
Former [2016/32]HU18.07.2005
AT26.03.2014
CY26.03.2014
CZ26.03.2014
DK26.03.2014
EE26.03.2014
FI26.03.2014
LT26.03.2014
LV26.03.2014
MC26.03.2014
SE26.03.2014
SI26.03.2014
SK26.03.2014
BG26.06.2014
GR27.06.2014
IE18.07.2014
LU18.07.2014
IS26.07.2014
Former [2016/28]AT26.03.2014
CY26.03.2014
CZ26.03.2014
DK26.03.2014
EE26.03.2014
FI26.03.2014
LT26.03.2014
LV26.03.2014
MC26.03.2014
SE26.03.2014
SI26.03.2014
SK26.03.2014
BG26.06.2014
GR27.06.2014
IE18.07.2014
LU18.07.2014
IS26.07.2014
Former [2016/21]AT26.03.2014
CY26.03.2014
CZ26.03.2014
DK26.03.2014
EE26.03.2014
FI26.03.2014
LT26.03.2014
LV26.03.2014
MC26.03.2014
SE26.03.2014
SI26.03.2014
SK26.03.2014
BG26.06.2014
IE18.07.2014
LU18.07.2014
IS26.07.2014
Former [2015/37]AT26.03.2014
CY26.03.2014
CZ26.03.2014
DK26.03.2014
EE26.03.2014
FI26.03.2014
LT26.03.2014
LV26.03.2014
SE26.03.2014
SI26.03.2014
SK26.03.2014
BG26.06.2014
IE18.07.2014
LU18.07.2014
IS26.07.2014
Former [2015/36]AT26.03.2014
CY26.03.2014
CZ26.03.2014
DK26.03.2014
EE26.03.2014
FI26.03.2014
LT26.03.2014
LV26.03.2014
SE26.03.2014
SI26.03.2014
SK26.03.2014
BG26.06.2014
LU18.07.2014
IS26.07.2014
Former [2015/13]AT26.03.2014
CY26.03.2014
CZ26.03.2014
DK26.03.2014
EE26.03.2014
FI26.03.2014
LT26.03.2014
LV26.03.2014
SE26.03.2014
SK26.03.2014
BG26.06.2014
LU18.07.2014
IS26.07.2014
Former [2015/08]AT26.03.2014
CY26.03.2014
CZ26.03.2014
DK26.03.2014
EE26.03.2014
FI26.03.2014
LT26.03.2014
LV26.03.2014
SE26.03.2014
SK26.03.2014
BG26.06.2014
IS26.07.2014
Former [2014/51]AT26.03.2014
CY26.03.2014
CZ26.03.2014
EE26.03.2014
FI26.03.2014
LT26.03.2014
LV26.03.2014
SE26.03.2014
SK26.03.2014
BG26.06.2014
IS26.07.2014
Former [2014/50]CY26.03.2014
CZ26.03.2014
EE26.03.2014
FI26.03.2014
LT26.03.2014
LV26.03.2014
SE26.03.2014
SK26.03.2014
BG26.06.2014
IS26.07.2014
Former [2014/49]CY26.03.2014
CZ26.03.2014
EE26.03.2014
FI26.03.2014
LT26.03.2014
LV26.03.2014
SE26.03.2014
BG26.06.2014
IS26.07.2014
Former [2014/48]CY26.03.2014
CZ26.03.2014
EE26.03.2014
FI26.03.2014
LT26.03.2014
LV26.03.2014
SE26.03.2014
BG26.06.2014
Former [2014/47]CY26.03.2014
FI26.03.2014
LT26.03.2014
LV26.03.2014
SE26.03.2014
Former [2014/41]FI26.03.2014
LT26.03.2014
LV26.03.2014
SE26.03.2014
Former [2014/37]FI26.03.2014
LT26.03.2014
SE26.03.2014
Former [2014/36]LT26.03.2014
Documents cited:Search[X]US5692392  (SWIER RAYMOND R [US]) [X] 1-32 * the whole document *;
 [X]US2975617  (WAKEMAN ALDEN H) [X] 1-32 * the whole document *;
 [X]EP0322952  (UNILEVER NV [NL], et al) [X] 1-32 * column 2 - column 4 * * claims 10-18 *
International search[Y]US5615559  (KRESS JOHN E [US], et al);
 [Y]US3800036  (GABBY J, et al)
by applicantUS5692392
 US2975617
 EP0322952
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