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EP About this file: EP1395501

EP1395501 - PACKAGING SYSTEM FOR COFFEE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.09.2017
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.03.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 08.04.2020  [2020/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Folger Coffee Company
One Strawberry Lane
Orrville, OH 44667 / US
[2012/25]
Former [2011/14]For all designated states
The Folgers Coffee Company
1 Strawberry Lane
Orville, OH 44667 / US
Former [2009/03]For all designated states
The Folgers Coffee Company
6210 Center Hill road
Cincinnati, OH 45224 / US
Former [2004/11]For all designated states
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
One Procter & Gamble Plaza
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 / US
Inventor(s)01 / DALTON, David, Andrew
206 Pincay Court
Loveland, OH 45140 / US
02 / SMITH, James, David
11820 Carter Grove Court
Loveland, OH 45140 / US
03 / BONO, James, Lee
7302 Southpointe Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45233 / US
04 / MUNGUR, Sameer
2128 Alpine Place, Apt. 4
Cincinnati, OH 45206 / US
05 / BARRY, Aisha
7557A Mansion Circle
Mason, OH 45040 / US
06 / FLOYD, Jennifer, Ruth
7511 Hidden Knoll Court
West Chester, OH 45069 / US
 [2004/11]
Representative(s)Plasseraud IP
104 Rue de Richelieu
CS92104
75080 Paris Cedex 02 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2016/45]Cabinet Plasseraud
66, rue de la Chaussée d'Antin
75440 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
Former [2012/36]Cabinet Plasseraud
52, rue de la Victoire
75440 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
Former [2008/35]Nargolwalla, Cyra, et al
Cabinet Plasseraud 52 rue de la Victoire
75440 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
Former [2006/08]Nargolwalla, Cyra, et al
Cabinet Plasseraud 65/67, rue de la Victoire
75440 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
Former [2004/11]Kremer, Véronique, et al
Procter & Gamble Service GmbH Sulzbacher Strasse 40
65824 Schwalbach am Taunus / DE
Application number, filing date02732013.403.06.2002
[2004/11]
WO2002US17413
Priority number, dateUS20010295666P04.06.2001         Original published format: US 295666 P
[2004/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO02098759
Date:12.12.2002
Language:EN
[2002/50]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1395501
Date:10.03.2004
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.12.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/11]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1395501
Date:09.11.2016
Language:EN
[2016/45]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP12.12.2002
ClassificationIPC:B65D79/00, B65D51/20, B65D23/10, B65D21/02, B65D43/02
[2004/11]
CPC:
B65D51/165 (EP,US); B65D21/0217 (EP,US); B65D23/102 (EP,US);
B65D25/525 (EP,US); B65D43/0212 (EP,US); B65D51/1644 (EP,US);
B65D51/20 (EP,US); B65D79/0084 (EP,US); B65D79/0087 (EP,US);
B65D2251/0018 (EP,US); B65D2251/0093 (EP,US); B65D2543/00027 (EP,US);
B65D2543/00092 (EP,US); B65D2543/00101 (EP,US); B65D2543/00194 (EP,US);
B65D2543/00296 (EP,US); B65D2543/00407 (EP,US); B65D2543/00527 (EP,US);
B65D2543/00537 (EP,US); B65D2543/0062 (EP,US); B65D2543/00685 (EP,US);
B65D2543/0074 (EP,US); B65D2543/00796 (EP,US); B65D81/266 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2016/45]
Former [2004/11]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:VERPACKUNGSSYSTEM FÜR KAFFEE[2004/11]
English:PACKAGING SYSTEM FOR COFFEE[2004/11]
French:SYSTEME D'EMBALLAGE POUR CAFE[2004/11]
Entry into regional phase19.12.2003National basic fee paid 
19.12.2003Designation fee(s) paid 
19.12.2003Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.11.2002Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
19.12.2003Examination requested  [2004/11]
02.11.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.03.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.05.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.09.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.09.2015Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 28.09.2015
28.09.2015Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
19.10.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.10.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.04.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.08.2016Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
16.08.2016Fee for grant paid
16.08.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.09.2016Information about intention to grant a patent
26.09.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  02.11.2010
Opposition(s)10.08.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/42]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.12.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
06.06.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
27.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
08.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
18.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 07
26.06.2009Renewal fee patent year 08
25.06.2010Renewal fee patent year 09
27.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 10
26.06.2012Renewal fee patent year 11
27.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 12
30.06.2014Renewal fee patent year 13
29.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 14
27.06.2016Renewal fee patent year 15
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT09.11.2016
BE09.11.2016
CY09.11.2016
DK09.11.2016
ES09.11.2016
FI09.11.2016
IT09.11.2016
MC09.11.2016
SE09.11.2016
TR09.11.2016
GR10.02.2017
PT09.03.2017
IE03.06.2017
LU03.06.2017
FR30.06.2017
[2020/15]
Former [2019/46]AT09.11.2016
BE09.11.2016
CY09.11.2016
DK09.11.2016
ES09.11.2016
FI09.11.2016
IT09.11.2016
MC09.11.2016
SE09.11.2016
GR10.02.2017
PT09.03.2017
IE03.06.2017
LU03.06.2017
FR30.06.2017
Former [2018/29]AT09.11.2016
BE09.11.2016
DK09.11.2016
ES09.11.2016
FI09.11.2016
IT09.11.2016
MC09.11.2016
SE09.11.2016
GR10.02.2017
PT09.03.2017
IE03.06.2017
LU03.06.2017
FR30.06.2017
Former [2018/23]AT09.11.2016
BE09.11.2016
DK09.11.2016
ES09.11.2016
FI09.11.2016
IT09.11.2016
MC09.11.2016
SE09.11.2016
GR10.02.2017
PT09.03.2017
IE03.06.2017
LU03.06.2017
Former [2018/21]AT09.11.2016
BE09.11.2016
DK09.11.2016
ES09.11.2016
FI09.11.2016
IT09.11.2016
MC09.11.2016
SE09.11.2016
GR10.02.2017
PT09.03.2017
LU03.06.2017
Former [2018/11]AT09.11.2016
BE09.11.2016
DK09.11.2016
ES09.11.2016
FI09.11.2016
IT09.11.2016
MC09.11.2016
SE09.11.2016
GR10.02.2017
PT09.03.2017
Former [2017/38]AT09.11.2016
BE09.11.2016
DK09.11.2016
ES09.11.2016
FI09.11.2016
IT09.11.2016
SE09.11.2016
GR10.02.2017
PT09.03.2017
Former [2017/36]AT09.11.2016
BE09.11.2016
DK09.11.2016
ES09.11.2016
FI09.11.2016
SE09.11.2016
GR10.02.2017
PT09.03.2017
Former [2017/35]AT09.11.2016
DK09.11.2016
ES09.11.2016
FI09.11.2016
SE09.11.2016
GR10.02.2017
PT09.03.2017
Former [2017/30]AT09.11.2016
ES09.11.2016
FI09.11.2016
SE09.11.2016
GR10.02.2017
PT09.03.2017
Cited inInternational search[X]CH403454  (FINCKH OHG DR [DE]) [X] 1-4,7,10 * the whole document *;
 [X]US3269588  (RUEKBERG HERBERT S) [X] 1,7,10 * the whole document *;
 [A]US3664544  (HAMMES WILHELM) [A] 1 * figure 1 *;
 [X]US3821427  (ENZIE W, et al) [X] 1,7,10 * column 3, line 41 - column 6, line 58 *;
 [A]US4378895  (WOINARSKI PETER A [AU]) [A] 1 * figure 2 *;
 [XY]US4856674  (BERNEY SHELDON [CA]) [X] 1-4,7,10 * the whole document * [Y] 5,6,8,9;
 [DA]EP0659657  (GOGLIO LUIGI [IT]) [DA] 2* the whole document *;
 [A]WO9532242  (EXXON CHEMICAL PATENTS INC [US]) [A] 1 * abstract *;
 [X]WO9640570  (WEIRTON STEEL CORP [US]) [X] 1,7,10 * the whole document *;
 [A]WO9724403  (FOSTER MILLER INC [US], et al) [A] 1 * abstract *;
 [Y]WO0113407  (GRAHAM PACKAGING CO [US]) [Y] 5,6,8,9 * page 5, line 14 - page 6, line 14 * * figure 1 *;
 [PA]EP1146077  (BOREALIS TECH OY [FI]) [PA] 1 * abstract *
ExaminationEP0350128
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