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EP3172155 - PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION UNIT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 06.08.2021 Database last updated on 17.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 28.08.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 05.05.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 07.09.2018
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 28.04.2017
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 13.01.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	06.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Rotzinger AG Rinaustrasse 30 4303 Kaiseraugst / CH
	[2017/22]
Inventor(s)	01 / PHILIPP, Kurt Belchenstrasse 23 79639 Grenzach-Wyhlen / DE
	[2017/22]
Representative(s)	Braun, André jr., et al Braunpat AG Peter Merian-Strasse 28 4052 Basel / CH
	[N/P]
Former [2020/40]	Braun, André jr., et al Braunpat Braun Eder AG Holeestrasse 87 4054 Basel / CH
Former [2017/22]	Braun, André jr. Braunpat Braun Eder AG Reussstrasse 22 4054 Basel / CH
Application number, filing date	15767417.7	07.07.2015
	[2017/22]
	WO2015EP65443
Priority number, date	CH20140013814	24.07.2014 Original published format: CH 138142014
	[2017/22]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2016012229
	Date:	28.01.2016
	Language:	DE
	[2016/04]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP3172155
	Date:	31.05.2017
	Language:	DE
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.01.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2017/22]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3172155
	Date:	30.09.2020
	Language:	DE
	[2020/40]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	17.03.2016
Classification	IPC:	B65G47/64, B65G47/53	[2017/22]
	CPC:	B65G47/647 (EP,US); B65B35/24 (US); B65B35/44 (US); B65G21/10 (US); B65G47/52 (CH); B65G47/53 (EP,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 [2017/22]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
Title	German:	PRODUKTAUSTRAGEEINHEIT	[2017/22]
	English:	PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION UNIT	[2017/22]
	French:	UNITÉ DE DISTRIBUTION DE PRODUITS	[2017/22]
Entry into regional phase	24.02.2017	National basic fee paid
	24.02.2017	Designation fee(s) paid
	24.02.2017	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	12.01.2017	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	24.02.2017	Examination requested [2017/22]
	07.09.2017	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	10.09.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	10.01.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	26.02.2019	Invitation to indicate the basis for amendments (Time limit: M01)
	25.03.2019	Reply to an invitation to indicate the basis for amendments
	09.05.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	30.07.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.04.2020	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 24.04.2020
	24.04.2020	Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
	06.05.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	25.08.2020	Fee for grant paid
	25.08.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	25.08.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	01.07.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/36]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.07.2017	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.07.2018	Renewal fee patent year 04
	31.07.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
	31.07.2020	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	07.07.2015
	AL	30.09.2020
	CY	30.09.2020
	CZ	30.09.2020
	DK	30.09.2020
	EE	30.09.2020
	ES	30.09.2020
	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	IT	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	MC	30.09.2020
	MK	30.09.2020
	MT	30.09.2020
	NL	30.09.2020
	PL	30.09.2020
	RO	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	SI	30.09.2020
	SK	30.09.2020
	SM	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	IS	30.01.2021
	PT	01.02.2021
	[2024/41]
Former [2024/22]	HU	07.07.2015
	AL	30.09.2020
	CY	30.09.2020
	CZ	30.09.2020
	DK	30.09.2020
	EE	30.09.2020
	ES	30.09.2020
	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	IT	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	MC	30.09.2020
	MK	30.09.2020
	NL	30.09.2020
	PL	30.09.2020
	RO	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	SI	30.09.2020
	SK	30.09.2020
	SM	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	IS	30.01.2021
	PT	01.02.2021
Former [2023/30]	HU	07.07.2015
	AL	30.09.2020
	CY	30.09.2020
	CZ	30.09.2020
	DK	30.09.2020
	EE	30.09.2020
	ES	30.09.2020
	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	IT	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	MC	30.09.2020
	NL	30.09.2020
	PL	30.09.2020
	RO	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	SI	30.09.2020
	SK	30.09.2020
	SM	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	IS	30.01.2021
	PT	01.02.2021
Former [2023/27]	HU	07.07.2015
	AL	30.09.2020
	CZ	30.09.2020
	DK	30.09.2020
	EE	30.09.2020
	ES	30.09.2020
	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	IT	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	MC	30.09.2020
	NL	30.09.2020
	PL	30.09.2020
	RO	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	SI	30.09.2020
	SK	30.09.2020
	SM	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	IS	30.01.2021
	PT	01.02.2021
Former [2022/23]	AL	30.09.2020
	CZ	30.09.2020
	DK	30.09.2020
	EE	30.09.2020
	ES	30.09.2020
	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	IT	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	MC	30.09.2020
	NL	30.09.2020
	PL	30.09.2020
	RO	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	SI	30.09.2020
	SK	30.09.2020
	SM	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	IS	30.01.2021
	PT	01.02.2021
Former [2022/18]	AL	30.09.2020
	CZ	30.09.2020
	DK	30.09.2020
	EE	30.09.2020
	ES	30.09.2020
	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	IT	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	MC	30.09.2020
	NL	30.09.2020
	PL	30.09.2020
	RO	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	SI	30.09.2020
	SK	30.09.2020
	SM	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	PT	01.02.2021
Former [2022/10]	AL	30.09.2020
	CZ	30.09.2020
	DK	30.09.2020
	EE	30.09.2020
	ES	30.09.2020
	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	IT	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	NL	30.09.2020
	PL	30.09.2020
	RO	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	SI	30.09.2020
	SK	30.09.2020
	SM	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	PT	01.02.2021
Former [2021/50]	AL	30.09.2020
	CZ	30.09.2020
	DK	30.09.2020
	EE	30.09.2020
	ES	30.09.2020
	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	IT	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	NL	30.09.2020
	PL	30.09.2020
	RO	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	SI	30.09.2020
	SK	30.09.2020
	SM	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	IS	30.01.2021
	PT	01.02.2021
Former [2021/48]	AL	30.09.2020
	CZ	30.09.2020
	DK	30.09.2020
	EE	30.09.2020
	ES	30.09.2020
	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	IT	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	NL	30.09.2020
	PL	30.09.2020
	RO	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	SK	30.09.2020
	SM	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	IS	30.01.2021
	PT	01.02.2021
Former [2021/37]	AL	30.09.2020
	CZ	30.09.2020
	DK	30.09.2020
	EE	30.09.2020
	ES	30.09.2020
	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	NL	30.09.2020
	PL	30.09.2020
	RO	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	SK	30.09.2020
	SM	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	IS	30.01.2021
	PT	01.02.2021
Former [2021/28]	AL	30.09.2020
	CZ	30.09.2020
	EE	30.09.2020
	ES	30.09.2020
	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	NL	30.09.2020
	PL	30.09.2020
	RO	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	SK	30.09.2020
	SM	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	IS	30.01.2021
	PT	01.02.2021
Former [2021/25]	AL	30.09.2020
	CZ	30.09.2020
	EE	30.09.2020
	ES	30.09.2020
	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	NL	30.09.2020
	PL	30.09.2020
	RO	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	SM	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	IS	30.01.2021
	PT	01.02.2021
Former [2021/23]	CZ	30.09.2020
	EE	30.09.2020
	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	NL	30.09.2020
	RO	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	SM	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	PT	01.02.2021
Former [2021/22]	CZ	30.09.2020
	EE	30.09.2020
	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	NL	30.09.2020
	RO	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	PT	01.02.2021
Former [2021/21]	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	NL	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
	PT	01.02.2021
Former [2021/20]	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	LT	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
Former [2021/10]	FI	30.09.2020
	HR	30.09.2020
	LV	30.09.2020
	RS	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
	GR	31.12.2020
Former [2021/08]	FI	30.09.2020
	SE	30.09.2020
	BG	30.12.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
Former [2021/07]	FI	30.09.2020
	NO	30.12.2020
Cited in	International search	[X]GB2119337 (SIG SCHWEIZ INDUSTRIEGES) [X] 1-4,8 * abstract * * page 1 - page 2 * * figures 1-5 *;
		[X]EP0558123 (EUROSICMA SRL [IT]) [X] 1-3,8-10 * abstract * * column 1 - column 6 * * figures 1-8 *;
		[X]EP0666230 (SAPAL PLIEUSES AUTOMATIQUES [CH]) [X] 1-10 * abstract * * column 1 - column 6 * * figures 1-9 *;
		[I]EP0786425 (WILHELM HOGENKAMP VERPACKUNGST [DE]) [I] 1-9 * abstract * * page 5 - page 7 * * figures 1-8 *;
		[A]WO2013116801 (SPAN TECH LLC [US]) [A] 1-10* the whole document *

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