Opposition Filed
Opposition filed by Mars, Incorporated
EP Register Verified
METHODS AND DEVICES FOR HEATING OR COOLING VISCOUS MATERIALS
Publication No.
EP2737270
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App No.
EP12817291
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Filed by
Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
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Filed on
2012-06-29
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Issued/Published on
2018-04-04
Publication No.
EP2737270
A2
Application No.
EP12817291
Filed: 2012-06-29
Grant Date
2018-04-04
Mention of grant
Active Oppositions
1 Active
EPO Oppositions
Patent Abstract / Summary
Patent abstract is being processed or was not provided in English by the publishing office.
IPC Classifications
F28F9/02
A23L1/31, A23P1/00
F28D1/03
Priority Claims
US 201161574152P
Date: 2011-07-28
Designated Contracting States (38 EPC States)
Albania
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Austria
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Belgium
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Bulgaria
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Switzerland
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Cyprus
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Czech Republic
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Denmark
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Estonia
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Spain
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Malta
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Netherlands
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Norway
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Poland
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Portugal
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Romania
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Serbia
(RS)
Sweden
(SE)
Slovenia
(SI)
Slovakia
(SK)
San Marino
(SM)
Turkey
(TR)
Parties & Representation
Applicants
Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Entre-deux-Villes, 1800 Vevey
CHNestec S.A.
Avenue Nestlé 55, 1800 Vevey
CHInventors (6)
CULLY, Kevin J.
1572 Estuary Drive, Chesterfield, Missouri 63017
USBRINKMANN, Andrew, Joseph
1156 Great Falls Court, Manchester, Missouri 63021
USNASH, Ronald, Lee
1012 Timberwood Trails Drive, Florissant, Missouri 63031
USSHORT, William, D.
74 Horseshoe Lane, Litchfield, Illinois 62056
USLORRAINE, Trent, C.
14185 County Road 410, Amazonia, Missouri 64421
USHANKINS, Jerry, J.
1916 Oak Hill Drive, St. Joseph, Missouri 64503
USRepresentatives / Agents
Rupp, Christian
Mitscherlich PartmbB, Karlstraße 7
DECockerton, Bruce Roger
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP, One Southampton Row
GBKey Procedural Dates
Request-For-Examination
2014-01-28
Mention Of Grant Published
2018-04-04
First-Examination-Report-Despatched
2017-05-18
Patent Oppositions
Official opposition proceedings filed against European Patent EP2737270 under EPC Article 99.
#1
Opponent
Company
Mars, Incorporated
6885 Elm Street, US
Representative
Cockerton, Bruce Roger
Filing
Date
Opposition in Progress
2019-01-04
Legal Status & Event History
Official European Patent Office legal and procedural status changes recorded for this file.
No legal events recorded or events are currently synchronizing.
Patent & Non-Patent Citations
Cited documents and prior art referenced in search and examination reports.
Cited Patent Documents
Non-Patent Scientific Literature (NPL)
No further relevant documents disclosed
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Official File Inspection
EPC Art. 128 Public Dossier
Complete European Patent Register Dossier (148 Total Documents)
The full inspection file for Application EP12817291 contains 148 total documents, including all notices of opposition, proprietor counter-statements, examination communications, third-party observations, and procedural forms. Below are all major recorded procedural filings and publication specifications.
Recorded Filings & Patent Specifications
Official publication specifications, opposition filings, proprietor replies, and procedural submissions.
European Patent Specification - Granted Patent (B1)
Publication Specification
Date: 2018-04-04
Procedure: Grant
EP2737270B1
Official European Patent Register Full Dossier
Publication Specification
Date: 2018-04-04
Procedure: All Proceedings (Examination & Opposition)
EP12817291
European Patent Application without Search Report (A2)
Publication Specification
Date: 2013-01-31
Procedure: Publication
EP2737270A2
Opposition rejected
Dossier Filing
Date: 2021-02-19
Procedure: Opposition
0009273
New entry: Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
Dossier Filing
Date: 2020-11-06
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNORA9O
New entry: Despatch of communication that opposition is rejected
Dossier Filing
Date: 2020-11-04
Procedure: Opposition
EPIDOSNREJ1
Rejection of opposition
Procedural Step
Date: 2020-10-01
Procedure: Opposition
REJO
Oral proceedings
Procedural Step
Date: 2020-10-01
Procedure: Examination
ORAL
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2020-07-10
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2020-06-26
Procedure: Examination
0009250
New entry: Date of oral proceedings
Dossier Filing
Date: 2020-01-22
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNORA1O
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2020-01-17
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Change - applicant
Dossier Filing
Date: 2019-06-07
Procedure: Examination
0009299APPR
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2019-05-24
Procedure: Examination
0009250
New entry: Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
Dossier Filing
Date: 2019-05-17
Procedure: Opposition
EPIDOSNOBS3
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2019-05-10
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2019-03-22
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2019-03-08
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2019-02-15
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2019-02-08
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2019-02-01
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2019-01-25
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2019-01-18
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
Procedural Step
Date: 2019-01-17
Procedure: Opposition
OBSO
New entry: Communication of a notice of opposition and request to file observations + time limit
Dossier Filing
Date: 2019-01-16
Procedure: Opposition
EPIDOSNOBS2
Opposition filed
Dossier Filing
Date: 2019-01-11
Procedure: Opposition
0009260
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2018-12-14
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2018-11-16
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2018-11-09
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2018-10-19
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2018-10-12
Procedure: Examination
0009250
(Expected) grant
Dossier Filing
Date: 2018-03-02
Procedure: Grant
0009210
New entry: Payment of fee for grant
Dossier Filing
Date: 2018-03-01
Procedure: Grant
EPIDOSNIGR3
New entry: Payment of fee for publishing/printing
Dossier Filing
Date: 2018-03-01
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNIGR5
New entry: Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Dossier Filing
Date: 2018-02-27
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNIGR7
Intention to grant the patent
Procedural Step
Date: 2017-12-20
Procedure: Grant
IGRA
New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent
Dossier Filing
Date: 2017-12-19
Procedure: Grant
EPIDOSNIGR1
Change - classification
Dossier Filing
Date: 2017-12-01
Procedure: Examination
0008199IPCL
New entry: Reply to examination report
Dossier Filing
Date: 2017-08-18
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNEXR3
New entry: Renewal fee paid
Dossier Filing
Date: 2017-06-22
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNRFE2
Renewal fee payment
Procedural Step
Date: 2017-06-16
Procedure: Examination
RFEE
New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit
Dossier Filing
Date: 2017-05-29
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNEXR2
First examination report
Dossier Filing
Date: 2017-05-19
Procedure: Examination
0009185
Communication from the examining division
Procedural Step
Date: 2017-05-18
Procedure: Examination
EXRE
Preliminary examination - PCT II
Procedural Step
Date: 2017-05-18
Procedure: Examination
PREX
New entry: Renewal fee paid
Dossier Filing
Date: 2016-06-14
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNRFE2
Renewal fee payment
Procedural Step
Date: 2016-06-10
Procedure: Examination
RFEE
Change - divisional application(s)
Dossier Filing
Date: 2015-10-16
Procedure: Examination
0008199DANR
Amendment by applicant
Dossier Filing
Date: 2015-06-26
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOS ABEX
Amendments
Procedural Step
Date: 2015-06-18
Procedure: Examination
ABEX
New entry: Renewal fee paid
Dossier Filing
Date: 2015-06-12
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNRFE2
Renewal fee payment
Procedural Step
Date: 2015-06-10
Procedure: Examination
RFEE
Change - extension states
Dossier Filing
Date: 2015-03-13
Procedure: Examination
0009199EXPT
Supplementary search report
Dossier Filing
Date: 2014-11-22
Procedure: Examination
0009016
Change - classification
Dossier Filing
Date: 2014-11-21
Procedure: Examination
0008199IPCL
Change - classification
Dossier Filing
Date: 2014-08-15
Procedure: Examination
0009199IPCL
Change - PCT data
Dossier Filing
Date: 2014-05-09
Procedure: Examination
0009199PACT
Publication in section I.1 EP Bulletin
Dossier Filing
Date: 2014-05-02
Procedure: Examination
0009012
Request for examination filed
Dossier Filing
Date: 2014-05-02
Procedure: Examination
0009171
New entry: Renewal fee paid
Dossier Filing
Date: 2014-04-03
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNRFE2
Renewal fee payment
Procedural Step
Date: 2014-03-31
Procedure: Examination
RFEE
PCT data prior to European publication
Dossier Filing
Date: 2014-02-27
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOS PCT
Amendment by applicant
Dossier Filing
Date: 2014-02-04
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOS ABEX
PCT data prior to European publication
Dossier Filing
Date: 2014-02-04
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOS PCT
PCT data prior to European publication
Dossier Filing
Date: 2014-01-29
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOS PCT
Payment of national basic fee
Procedural Step
Date: 2014-01-28
Procedure: Examination
FFEE
Payment of the fee for supplementary search
Procedural Step
Date: 2014-01-28
Procedure: Examination
SFEE
Payment of the first designation fee
Procedural Step
Date: 2014-01-28
Procedure: Examination
DEST
Payment of the fee for examination
Procedural Step
Date: 2014-01-28
Procedure: Examination
EXAM_PCT
PCT data prior to European publication
Dossier Filing
Date: 2013-02-15
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOS PCT
PCT data prior to European publication
Dossier Filing
Date: 2013-02-01
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOS PCT
Extension of the patent
Procedural Step
Procedure: Examination
EXPT
Language of the procedure
Procedural Step
Procedure: Examination
PROL
International searching authority
Procedural Step
Procedure: Examination
ISAT