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StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.07.2025
Database last updated on 26.03.2026
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  20.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.03.2026Change: Validation statespublished on 22.04.2026 [2026/17]
20.03.2026Change - extension statespublished on 22.04.2026 [2026/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
[2025/34]
Inventor(s)01 / CHOI, Hongseok
Suwon-si Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
02 / KIM, Elijah
Suwon-si Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
03 / KIM, Juyeong
Suwon-si Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
04 / RYU, Jiwon
Suwon-si Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
 [2025/34]
Representative(s)Appleyard Lees IP LLP
G Mill
Dean Clough Industrial Park
Halifax HX3 5AH / GB
[N/P]
Former [2025/34]Appleyard Lees IP LLP
15 Clare Road
Halifax HX1 2HY / GB
Application number, filing date23916408.030.11.2023
[2025/34]
WO2023KR19577
Priority number, dateKR2023000547813.01.2023         Original published format: KR 20230005478
KR2023002938106.03.2023         Original published format: KR 20230029381
[2025/34]
Filing languageKO
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2024150925
Date:18.07.2024
Language:KO
[2024/29]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4602995
Date:20.08.2025
Language:EN
[2025/34]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR18.07.2024
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.01.2026
ClassificationIPC:A47L11/40, A47L11/16
[2026/05]
CPC:
A47L13/16 (EP,US); A47L11/282 (EP,US); A47L11/16 (EP);
A47L11/40 (EP); A47L11/4036 (EP); A47L11/4038 (EP);
A47L2201/00 (US); A47L2201/028 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2025/34]A47L11/40
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,   ME,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2025/34]
TitleGerman:REINIGUNGSROBOTER[2025/34]
English:ROBOT CLEANER[2025/34]
French:ROBOT NETTOYEUR[2025/34]
Entry into regional phase13.05.2025Translation filed 
13.05.2025National basic fee paid 
13.05.2025Search fee paid 
13.05.2025Designation fee(s) paid 
13.05.2025Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.05.2025Examination requested  [2025/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.11.2025Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[A] EP3366180  (VORWERK CO INTERHOLDING et al.) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *
 [A] US2019191952  (JOHNSON STEVE M et al.) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0031] - paragraph [0033] * * paragraph [0048] * * paragraph [0057] - paragraph [0061] *
 [A] US2022079406  (ZHANG SHISONG et al.) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *
 [A] US2020139561  (KIM SIN AE et al.) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0082] - paragraph [0120] *
International search[YA] CN217524953  (ECOVACS ROBOTICS CO LTD et al.) [Y] 1-10,13-15 * See paragraphs [0038]-[0065] and figures 1-7. *[A] 11,12
 [Y] KR20150078093  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD et al.) [Y] 1-10,13-15 * See paragraphs [0037]-[0059] and [0087]-[0090] and figures 1-4 and 12-17. *
 [A] CN217827700  (ECOVACS ROBOTICS CO LTD et al.) [A] 1-15 * See paragraphs [0038]-[0113] and figures 1-13. *
 [A] CN115251769  (IFLYTEK CO LTD et al.) [A] 1-15 * See paragraphs [0045]-[0075] and figures 1-6. *
 [A] CN215502788  (SHENZHEN TOPBAND CO LTD et al.) [A] 1-15 * See paragraphs [0048]-[0102] and figures 1-16. *
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