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EP About this file: EP2994898

EP2994898 - AUTOMATED ITEM RETURN MACHINES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  22.06.2018
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  06.10.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip22.06.2018Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 25.07.2018  [2018/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Amazon Technologies, Inc.
P.O. Box 8102
Reno, NV 89507 / US
[N/P]
Former [2016/11]For all designated states
Amazon Technologies Inc.
Post Office Box 8102
Reno, NV 89507 / US
Inventor(s)01 / PORTER, Richard, F.
410 Terry Avenue North
Seattle, Washington 98109-5210 / US
 [2016/11]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2016/11]D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date14794267.606.05.2014
[2016/11]
WO2014US36932
Priority number, dateUS20131388962208.05.2013         Original published format: US201313889622
[2016/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014182675
Date:13.11.2014
Language:EN
[2014/46]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2994898
Date:16.03.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.11.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR13.11.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.11.2016
ClassificationIPC:G07F7/06
[2016/52]
CPC:
G07F7/069 (EP,US); G06Q30/06 (US); G06Q30/0283 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2016/11]G07F7/06, G07F7/08
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 [2016/11]
TitleGerman:AUTOMATISIERTE WARENRÜCKGABEMASCHINEN[2016/11]
English:AUTOMATED ITEM RETURN MACHINES[2016/11]
French:MACHINES DE RETOUR AUTOMATISÉ D'ARTICLES[2016/11]
Entry into regional phase08.12.2015National basic fee paid 
08.12.2015Search fee paid 
08.12.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
08.12.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.12.2015Examination requested  [2016/11]
25.05.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.10.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.02.2018Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2018/30]
16.03.2018Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2018/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.05.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
30.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2011245965  (FARRELL PATRICK A [US]) [A] 1-15* the whole document *;
 [I]US2012246083  (BOWLES MARK [US], et al) [I] 1-15 * paragraph [0019] - paragraph [0025] * * paragraph [0040] - paragraph [0041] * * figure 6 *;
 [XI]US2013046699  (BOWLES MARK VINCENT [US], et al) [X] 1-4,12,15 * paragraph [0014] - paragraph [0016] * * paragraph [0058] - paragraph [0059] * * figures 1c,6,7 * [I] 5-11,13,14
International search[A]KR20040082731  (SEO KYUNG KYU);
 [Y]KR20070093376  (JANG OK [KR]);
 [Y]US2011270439  (CABRERO GOMEZ ESTRELLA [ES], et al);
 [Y]KR101081904B  (ECO SAVE INC [KR]);
 [A]US2013015240  (CHEN HORNG-JI [TW], et al)
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