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EP3588020 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 14.01.2022 Database last updated on 31.05.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 05.02.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 03.11.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 12.06.2020
Former	The application has been published Status updated on 05.12.2019
Most recent event Tooltip	03.05.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 05.06.2024 [2024/23]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states CASTEL MAC S.R.L. Via del Lavoro, 9 31033 Castelfranco Veneto (TV) / IT
	[2021/08]
Former [2020/01]	For all designated states CASTEL MAC S.p.A. Via del Lavoro, 9 31033 Castelfranco Veneto TV / IT
Inventor(s)	01 / SPINETTI, Alberto Italo c/o CASTEL MAC S.P.A. VIA DEL LAVORO, 9 31033 CASTELFRANCO VENETO TV / IT
	[2020/01]
Representative(s)	Burchielli, Riccardo, et al Barzano & Zanardo Roma S.p.A. Via Piemonte 26 00187 Roma / IT
	[2020/01]
Application number, filing date	19172483.0	03.05.2019
	[2020/01]
Priority number, date	IT20180006580	22.06.2018 Original published format: IT201800006580
	[2020/01]
Filing language	IT
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3588020
	Date:	01.01.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/01]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3588020
	Date:	10.03.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/10]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	22.07.2019
Classification	IPC:	G01F23/26, F25C1/25	[2020/01]
	CPC:	F25C1/25 (EP); G01F23/265 (EP); F25C2700/04 (EP)
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 [2020/29]
Former [2020/01]	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
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON EIS	[2020/45]
	English:	DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ICE	[2020/01]
	French:	DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ POUR PRODUIRE DE LA GLACE	[2020/45]
	Former [2020/01]	VORRICHTUNG ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON EIS UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERWENDUNG DAVON
	Former [2020/01]	DISPOSITIF DE PRODUCTION DE GLACE ET SON PROCÉDÉ D'UTILISATION
Examination procedure	08.06.2020	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	08.06.2020	Examination requested [2020/29]
	08.06.2020	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	04.11.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	26.01.2021	Fee for grant paid
	26.01.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	26.01.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	13.12.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/07]
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	03.05.2019
	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CY	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	MK	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SI	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	IE	03.05.2021
	LU	03.05.2021
	BE	31.05.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
	[2024/23]
Former [2023/33]	HU	03.05.2019
	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CY	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SI	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	IE	03.05.2021
	LU	03.05.2021
	BE	31.05.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2023/30]	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CY	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SI	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	IE	03.05.2021
	LU	03.05.2021
	BE	31.05.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2022/34]	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SI	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	IE	03.05.2021
	LU	03.05.2021
	BE	31.05.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2022/23]	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SI	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	IE	03.05.2021
	LU	03.05.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2022/21]	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SI	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	IE	03.05.2021
	LU	03.05.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2022/13]	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SI	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	LU	03.05.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2022/10]	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	LU	03.05.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2022/08]	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	DK	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	ES	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	LU	03.05.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2022/07]	AL	10.03.2021
	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	MC	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2021/52]	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	PL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2021/51]	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	IS	10.07.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2021/50]	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	RO	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SK	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
	PT	12.07.2021
Former [2021/48]	AT	10.03.2021
	CZ	10.03.2021
	EE	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
Former [2021/46]	AT	10.03.2021
	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	SM	10.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
Former [2021/43]	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	NL	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
Former [2021/38]	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	SE	10.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
Former [2021/37]	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	LV	10.03.2021
	RS	10.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
Former [2021/36]	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	BG	10.06.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
	GR	11.06.2021
Former [2021/35]	FI	10.03.2021
	HR	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
Former [2021/33]	FI	10.03.2021
	LT	10.03.2021
	NO	10.06.2021
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US6337959 (KWAK HEE-GUK [KR], et al) [A] 1,10* column 3, lines 37-55; figure - *;
		[A]WO2008013369 (WOONGJIN COWAY CO LTD [KR], et al) [A] 1,10 * paragraphs [0021] - [0028]; figure - *;
		[A]KR20090092387 (LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR]) [A] 1-10 * paragraphs [0050] - [0066]; figures 6-10 *;
		[A]US2012031114 (MUELLER LEE GERARD [US], et al) [A] 1-10 * paragraphs [0023] - [0030]; figure - *;
		[X]US2012247130 (ITO AKIHIRO [JP], et al) [X] 1-10 * figure -; claim - *;
		[A]US2017059386 (MUNOZ REGIS [FR]) [A] 1-10 * the whole document *

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