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EP2582617 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING A BEVERAGE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 23.04.2021 Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 12.05.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	23.04.2021	Refusal of application	published on 26.05.2021 [2021/21]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Smart Bar International LLC 796 Tek Drive, Suite 100 Crystal Lake, IL 60014 / US
	[2014/47]
Former [2013/17]	For all designated states Smart Bar USA LLC 796 Tek Drive, Suite 100 Crystal Lake IL 60014 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / METROPULOS, William 4005 Boone Creek Circle McHenry, IL 60050 / US
	02 / KNECHT, Tim 4702 Amy Drive Crystal Lake, IL 60014 / US
	[2013/17]
Representative(s)	Forresters IP LLP Skygarden Erika-Mann-Straße 11 80636 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2013/17]	Walker, Ross Thomson Forresters Skygarden Erika-Mann-Strasse 11 80636 München / DE
Application number, filing date	11798755.2	21.06.2011
	WO2011US41254
Priority number, date	US20100356750P	21.06.2010 Original published format: US 356750 P
	[2013/17]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2011163233
	Date:	29.12.2011
	Language:	EN
	[2011/52]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2582617
	Date:	24.04.2013
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.12.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2013/17]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	29.12.2011
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	23.01.2015
Classification	IPC:	B67D7/74	[2013/17]
	CPC:	B67D1/0888 (EP,US); B67D1/0041 (US); G07F13/02 (EP,US); G07F13/065 (EP,US); G07F9/026 (EP,US); B67D1/0022 (US)
Designated contracting states	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 [2013/17]
Title	German:	SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR AUSGABE EINES GETRÄNKS	[2013/17]
	English:	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING A BEVERAGE	[2013/17]
	French:	SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE DISTRIBUTION DE BOISSON	[2013/17]
Entry into regional phase	05.12.2012	National basic fee paid
	05.12.2012	Search fee paid
	05.12.2012	Designation fee(s) paid
	05.12.2012	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	05.12.2012	Examination requested [2013/17]
	20.08.2015	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	10.05.2017	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	20.09.2017	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	19.03.2020	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 26.03.2020
	26.03.2020	Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
	25.11.2020	Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/21]
	25.11.2020	Date of oral proceedings
	23.12.2020	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	13.01.2021	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/21]
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 10.05.2017
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.06.2013	Renewal fee patent year 03
	30.06.2014	Renewal fee patent year 04
	29.06.2015	Renewal fee patent year 05
	10.06.2016	Renewal fee patent year 06
	16.06.2017	Renewal fee patent year 07
	12.06.2018	Renewal fee patent year 08
	13.06.2019	Renewal fee patent year 09
	31.03.2020	Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]US2006118581 (CLARK ROBERT A [US]) [X] 1-15 * paragraph [0066] - paragraph [0071] * * abstract *;
		[X]US2008004973 (ROTHSCHILD LEIGH M [US]) [X] 1-15 * abstract * * page 1, paragraph 15 - page 5, paragraph 40 *;
		[X]GB2451508 (FRIEDMAN RAM [IL], et al) [X] 1-15* page 9 - page 15 *;
		[X]WO2009032874 (COCA COLA CO [US]) [X] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0034] * * paragraph [0094] - paragraph [0104] * * paragraph [0046] - paragraph [0048] * * paragraph [0111] - paragraph [0133] *
	International search	[Y]US3940019 (KROSS ROBERT W, et al);
		[Y]US2006118581 (CLARK ROBERT A [US]);
		[X]US2007114244 (GATIPON SHAUN B [US], et al);
		[Y]US2007272742 (GOSI RICCARDO [IT], et al)
	by applicant	WO2009032874

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