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EP1053944 - PACKAGING METHOD AS WELL AS PACKAGE FOR PRESERVATION AND/OR COOKING OR REHEATING OF FOOD PRODUCTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.02.2003
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.01.2004Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY
published on 03.03.2004  [2004/10]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
GROUPE GUILLIN
Zone Industrielle
F-25290 Ornans / FR
For all designated states
SEALED AIR S.A.
53, Rue St. Denis
28230 Epernon Cedex / FR
[2000/47]
Inventor(s)01 / Beaufils, Philippe
8, le Torrent No. 2
84210 St. Didier / FR
[2000/47]
Representative(s)Littolff, Denis
Meyer & Partenaires
2 rue de Dublin
67300 Schiltigheim / FR
[N/P]
Former [2000/47]Littolff, Denis
Meyer & Partenaires, Conseils en Propriété Industrielle, Bureaux Europe, 20, place des Halles
67000 Strasbourg / FR
Application number, filing date00440143.619.05.2000
[2000/47]
Priority number, dateFR1999000668021.05.1999         Original published format: FR 9906680
[2000/47]
Filing languageFR
Procedural languageFR
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1053944
Date:22.11.2000
Language:FR
[2000/47]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1053944
Date:03.04.2002
Language:FR
[2002/14]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.08.2000
ClassificationIPC:B65B25/22, B65D81/34
[2000/47]
CPC:
B65B25/22 (EP); B65D81/3453 (EP); B65D2205/00 (EP);
B65D2581/3433 (EP); B65D2581/345 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/47]
Extension statesLT03.04.2001
LV03.04.2001
TitleGerman:VERPACKUNGSVERFAHREN SOWIE VERPACKUNG ZUM KONSERVIEREN UND/ODER KOCHEN ODER AUFWÄRMEN VON NAHRUNGSMITTELN[2000/47]
English:PACKAGING METHOD AS WELL AS PACKAGE FOR PRESERVATION AND/OR COOKING OR REHEATING OF FOOD PRODUCTS[2000/47]
French:Procédé de conditionnement et conditionnement pour la conservation et/ou la cuisson ou le réchauffage de produits alimentaires[2000/47]
Examination procedure16.10.2000Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.04.2001Examination requested  [2001/22]
06.07.2001Request for accelerated examination filed
31.08.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
31.08.2001Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes
28.09.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.12.2001Fee for grant paid
13.12.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)06.01.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/13]
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIE03.04.2002
CY31.05.2002
SE03.07.2002
[2004/10]
Former [2003/17]IE03.04.2002
SE03.07.2002
Former [2002/42]SE03.07.2002
Documents cited:Search[Y]US5053594  (THOTA HAMSA A P [US], et al) [Y] 3,5 * column 8, line 8 - line 65; figure 6 *;
 [Y]US5151568  (RIPPLEY MARTSEY D [US]) [Y] 1-7,9 * column 2, line 37 - column 4, line 44; figure - *;
 [Y]FR2697713  (HAVETTE BERNARD [FR]) [Y] 1-7,9 * page 5, line 15 - page 10, line 8; figure - *;
 [A]EP0701955  (GROUPE GUILLIN SA [FR]);
 [DY]EP0732275  (GROUPE GUILLIN SA [FR]) [DY] 6,7 * column 13, line 28 - column 16, line 29; figure - *;
 [A]EP0849309  (SIRAP GEMA SPA [IT])
by applicantEP0701995
 EP0732275
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