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EP About this file: EP1670620

EP1670620 - APPARATUS FOR PERFORATING OR SLITTING HEAT SHRINK FILM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  15.07.2022
Database last updated on 04.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  07.04.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  24.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip28.07.2023Change - lapse in a contracting statepublished on 30.08.2023  [2023/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Douglas Machine, Inc.
3404 Iowa Street
Alexandria, MN 56308 / US
[2022/33]
Former [2006/25]For all designated states
Douglas Machine, Inc.
3404 Iowa Street
Alexandria, MN 56308 / US
Inventor(s)01 / FLODING, Daniel Leonard
5423 County Road 34 NW
Alexandria, MN 56308 / US
02 / SCHOENECK, Richard Jerome
4040 Latoka View Lane SW
Alexandria, MN 56308 / US
03 / PAZDERNIK, Irvan Leo
7833 Canary Road SW
Alexandria, MN 56308 / US
04 / GUST, Ronald Matthew
17280 County Road 3 NE
Miltona, MN 56354 / US
05 / PETERSON, Bruce Malcolm
407 North Quincy Street
Alexandria, MN 56308 / US
 [2006/25]
Representative(s)Friese Goeden Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Widenmayerstraße 49
80538 München / DE
[2022/33]
Former [2017/19]Le Guen-Maillet
5, place de Newquay
BP 70250
35802 Dinard Cedex / FR
Former [N/P]Maillet, Alain, et al
Cabinet Le Guen Maillet 5 Place Newquay B.P. 70250
25802 Dinard Cedex / FR
Former [2006/25]Maillet, Alain, et al
SCP Le Guen & Maillet, 5, Place Newquay, B.P. 70250
35802 Dinard Cedex / FR
Application number, filing date04794328.706.10.2004
[2006/25]
WO2004US32932
Priority number, dateUS2003068046307.10.2003         Original published format: US 680463
[2006/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2005035207
Date:21.04.2005
Language:EN
[2005/16]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1670620
Date:21.06.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.04.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1670620
Date:10.05.2017
Language:EN
[2017/19]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP1670620
Date:17.08.2022
Language:EN
[2022/33]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US04.08.2005
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.02.2012
ClassificationIPC:B26D1/00, B26F1/20, B26D1/02, B26D9/00, B65B61/02, B65B61/12, // B65B53/06
[2012/13]
CPC:
B65B61/12 (EP,US); B26D1/025 (EP,US); B26F1/20 (EP,US);
B65B57/00 (EP); B65B59/001 (EP,US); B65B61/02 (EP,US);
B65B65/006 (EP,US); B26D9/00 (EP,US); B65B2220/06 (EP,US);
B65B53/063 (EP,US); B65B59/005 (EP,US); Y10T83/6584 (EP,US);
Y10T83/8749 (EP,US); Y10T83/9403 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2006/25]B26D1/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2017/19]
Former [2006/25]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUM PERFORIEREN ODER SCHLITZEN VON WÄRMESCHRUMPFFOLIE[2006/25]
English:APPARATUS FOR PERFORATING OR SLITTING HEAT SHRINK FILM[2006/25]
French:APPAREIL DE PERFORATION OU DE DECOUPAGE D'UN FILM THERMORETRECISSABLE[2006/25]
Entry into regional phase25.04.2006National basic fee paid 
25.04.2006Search fee paid 
25.04.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
25.04.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.05.2005Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
25.04.2006Examination requested  [2006/25]
27.04.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.10.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.04.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.09.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.03.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.11.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.03.2017Fee for grant paid
24.03.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
24.03.2017Receipt 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  22.10.2014
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  12.02.2018  15.02.2018  ADMISSIBLE
KHS GmbH
Juchostraße 20
44143 Dortmund / DE
Opponent's representative
Kalkoff & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Martin-Schmeisser-Weg 3a-3b
44227 Dortmund / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2018/12]
Opponent(s)01  12.02.2018  15.02.2018  ADMISSIBLE
KHS GmbH
Juchostraße 20
44143 Dortmund / DE
Opponent's representative
Kalkoff & Partner
Patentanwälte
Martin-Schmeisser-Weg 3a-3b
44227 Dortmund / DE
21.02.2018Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
19.06.2018Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
13.09.2019Date of oral proceedings
30.09.2019Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
30.09.2019Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
04.04.2022Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
11.04.2022Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
09.07.2022Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition10.12.2019Appeal received No.  T3188/19
31.12.2019Statement of grounds filed
10.12.2021Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M04) [2021/50]
04.04.2022Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor withdrawn
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.09.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
17.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
17.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
27.10.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
25.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
20.10.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
23.10.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
24.10.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
23.10.2014Renewal fee patent year 11
26.10.2015Renewal fee patent year 12
21.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 13
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU06.10.2004
AT10.05.2017
CY10.05.2017
CZ10.05.2017
DK10.05.2017
EE10.05.2017
ES10.05.2017
FI10.05.2017
MC10.05.2017
NL10.05.2017
PL10.05.2017
PT10.05.2017
RO10.05.2017
SE10.05.2017
SI10.05.2017
SK10.05.2017
TR10.05.2017
BG10.08.2017
GR11.08.2017
GB06.10.2017
IE06.10.2017
LU06.10.2017
BE31.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
[2023/35]
Former [2020/27]HU06.10.2004
AT10.05.2017
CY10.05.2017
CZ10.05.2017
DK10.05.2017
EE10.05.2017
ES10.05.2017
FI10.05.2017
MC10.05.2017
NL10.05.2017
PL10.05.2017
PT10.05.2017
RO10.05.2017
SE10.05.2017
SI10.05.2017
SK10.05.2017
TR10.05.2017
BG10.08.2017
GR11.08.2017
GB06.10.2017
IE06.10.2017
LU06.10.2017
BE31.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
Former [2020/15]HU06.10.2004
AT10.05.2017
CY10.05.2017
CZ10.05.2017
DK10.05.2017
EE10.05.2017
ES10.05.2017
FI10.05.2017
MC10.05.2017
NL10.05.2017
PL10.05.2017
RO10.05.2017
SE10.05.2017
SI10.05.2017
SK10.05.2017
TR10.05.2017
BG10.08.2017
GR11.08.2017
GB06.10.2017
IE06.10.2017
LU06.10.2017
BE31.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
Former [2019/46]HU06.10.2004
AT10.05.2017
CY10.05.2017
CZ10.05.2017
DK10.05.2017
EE10.05.2017
ES10.05.2017
FI10.05.2017
MC10.05.2017
NL10.05.2017
PL10.05.2017
RO10.05.2017
SE10.05.2017
SI10.05.2017
SK10.05.2017
BG10.08.2017
GR11.08.2017
GB06.10.2017
IE06.10.2017
LU06.10.2017
BE31.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
Former [2019/31]HU06.10.2004
AT10.05.2017
CZ10.05.2017
DK10.05.2017
EE10.05.2017
ES10.05.2017
FI10.05.2017
MC10.05.2017
NL10.05.2017
PL10.05.2017
RO10.05.2017
SE10.05.2017
SI10.05.2017
SK10.05.2017
BG10.08.2017
GR11.08.2017
GB06.10.2017
IE06.10.2017
LU06.10.2017
BE31.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
Former [2018/48]AT10.05.2017
CZ10.05.2017
DK10.05.2017
EE10.05.2017
ES10.05.2017
FI10.05.2017
MC10.05.2017
NL10.05.2017
PL10.05.2017
RO10.05.2017
SE10.05.2017
SI10.05.2017
SK10.05.2017
BG10.08.2017
GR11.08.2017
GB06.10.2017
IE06.10.2017
LU06.10.2017
BE31.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
Former [2018/46]AT10.05.2017
CZ10.05.2017
DK10.05.2017
EE10.05.2017
ES10.05.2017
FI10.05.2017
MC10.05.2017
NL10.05.2017
PL10.05.2017
RO10.05.2017
SE10.05.2017
SI10.05.2017
SK10.05.2017
BG10.08.2017
GR11.08.2017
GB06.10.2017
IE06.10.2017
LU06.10.2017
BE31.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
FR31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
Former [2018/45]AT10.05.2017
CZ10.05.2017
DK10.05.2017
EE10.05.2017
ES10.05.2017
FI10.05.2017
MC10.05.2017
NL10.05.2017
PL10.05.2017
RO10.05.2017
SE10.05.2017
SI10.05.2017
SK10.05.2017
BG10.08.2017
GR11.08.2017
GB06.10.2017
IE06.10.2017
LU06.10.2017
BE31.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
FR31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
DE01.05.2018
Former [2018/37]AT10.05.2017
CZ10.05.2017
DK10.05.2017
EE10.05.2017
ES10.05.2017
FI10.05.2017
MC10.05.2017
NL10.05.2017
PL10.05.2017
RO10.05.2017
SE10.05.2017
SI10.05.2017
SK10.05.2017
BG10.08.2017
GR11.08.2017
GB06.10.2017
LU06.10.2017
BE31.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
FR31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
DE01.05.2018
Former [2018/36]AT10.05.2017
CZ10.05.2017
DK10.05.2017
EE10.05.2017
ES10.05.2017
FI10.05.2017
MC10.05.2017
NL10.05.2017
PL10.05.2017
RO10.05.2017
SE10.05.2017
SI10.05.2017
SK10.05.2017
BG10.08.2017
GR11.08.2017
GB06.10.2017
LU06.10.2017
BE31.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
DE01.05.2018
Former [2018/35]AT10.05.2017
CZ10.05.2017
DK10.05.2017
EE10.05.2017
ES10.05.2017
FI10.05.2017
MC10.05.2017
NL10.05.2017
PL10.05.2017
RO10.05.2017
SE10.05.2017
SI10.05.2017
SK10.05.2017
BG10.08.2017
GR11.08.2017
GB06.10.2017
LU06.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
DE01.05.2018
Former [2018/30]AT10.05.2017
CZ10.05.2017
DK10.05.2017
EE10.05.2017
ES10.05.2017
FI10.05.2017
MC10.05.2017
NL10.05.2017
PL10.05.2017
RO10.05.2017
SE10.05.2017
SI10.05.2017
SK10.05.2017
BG10.08.2017
GR11.08.2017
Former [2018/25]AT10.05.2017
CZ10.05.2017
DK10.05.2017
EE10.05.2017
ES10.05.2017
FI10.05.2017
NL10.05.2017
PL10.05.2017
RO10.05.2017
SE10.05.2017
SI10.05.2017
SK10.05.2017
BG10.08.2017
GR11.08.2017
Former [2018/10]AT10.05.2017
CZ10.05.2017
DK10.05.2017
EE10.05.2017
ES10.05.2017
FI10.05.2017
NL10.05.2017
PL10.05.2017
RO10.05.2017
SE10.05.2017
SK10.05.2017
BG10.08.2017
GR11.08.2017
Former [2018/09]AT10.05.2017
DK10.05.2017
EE10.05.2017
ES10.05.2017
FI10.05.2017
NL10.05.2017
PL10.05.2017
SE10.05.2017
BG10.08.2017
GR11.08.2017
Former [2017/52]AT10.05.2017
ES10.05.2017
FI10.05.2017
NL10.05.2017
PL10.05.2017
SE10.05.2017
BG10.08.2017
GR11.08.2017
Former [2017/50]AT10.05.2017
ES10.05.2017
FI10.05.2017
PL10.05.2017
SE10.05.2017
BG10.08.2017
GR11.08.2017
Former [2017/49]AT10.05.2017
ES10.05.2017
FI10.05.2017
GR11.08.2017
Documents cited:Search[X]US3847045  (WILLHITE W, et al) [X] 1-32 * column 2, line 40 - line 43 * * abstract * * column 3, line 64 * * column 3, line 40 - line 44 * * figures 1-4 *;
 [X]US3855890  (LYNCH T, et al) [X] 1-32 * abstract * * figures 2-5 * * column 5, line 51 - line 54 *;
 [A]WO9615884  (SVEND CARSTENSEN SLIBERI OG MA [DK], et al) [A] 9,10,17,19,26 * abstract * * figures 1-3 *;
 [A]WO9800336  (DOUGLAS MACHINE LLC [US], et al) [A] 1-32 * the whole document *;
 [A]US5765336  (NEAGLE CLAUD ANDREW [US], et al) [A] 1-32* the whole document *
International search[Y]US3764085  (HAWKINS W);
 [X]US3847045  (WILLHITE W, et al);
 [X]US3855890  (LYNCH T, et al)
ExaminationUS5667071
 EP1321379
OppositionUS3764085
 US3847045
 DE2424573
 US3855890
 WO9615884
 US5667071
 WO9800336
 US5765336
 EP1321379
 EP0979790
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