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EP2090373 - Apparatus for spraying liquids, and disposable containers and liners suitable for use therewith [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 14.02.2020 Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	14.02.2020	Patent maintained (B2 publication)	published on 18.03.2020 [2020/12]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states 3M COMPANY 3M Center, P.O. Box 33427 St. Paul Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
	[2020/12]
Former [2009/34]	For all designated states 3M COMPANY 3M Center, P.O. Box 33427 St. Paul Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Joseph, Stephen C. P. c/o 3M Company 3M Center P.O. Box 33427 St. Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
	02 / Douglas, Malcolm F. c/o 3M Company 3M Center P.O. Box 33427 St. Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
	03 / Butler, Alan F. c/o 3M Company 3M Center P.O. Box 33427 St. Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
	04 / Bastow, David R. c/o 3M Company 3M Center P.O. Box 33427 St. Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
	05 / Salhus, Jerry E. c/o 3M Company 3M Center P.O. Box 33427 St. Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
	06 / Hartfel, Margaret E. c/o 3M Company 3M Center P.O. Box 33427 St. Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
	[2014/25]
Former [2009/34]	01 / Joseph, Stephen C. P. c/o 3M Company 3M Center P.O. Box 33427 St. Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
	02 / Douglas, Malcolm F. c/o 3M Company 3M Center P.O. Box 33427 St. Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
	03 / Butler, Alan F. c/o 3M Company 3M Center P.O. Box 33427 St. Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
	04 / Bastow, David R. c/o 3M Company 3M Center P.O. Box 33427 St. Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
	05 / Salhus, Jerry E. c/o 3M Company 3M Center P.O. Box 33427 St. Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
	06 / Hartfel, Margaret E. c/o 3M Company 3M Center P.O. Box 33427 St. Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
Representative(s)	Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB P.O. Box 86 07 67 81634 München / DE
	[2020/12]
Former [2014/25]	Wightman, David Alexander Barker Brettell LLP 100 Hagley Road Edgbaston Birmingham West Midlands B16 8QQ / GB
Former [2009/34]	Wightman, David Alexander Barker Brettell LLP 138 Hagley Road Edgbaston Birmingham B16 9PW / GB
Application number, filing date	09006817.2	14.01.1998
	[2009/34]
Priority number, date	GB19970001447	24.01.1997 Original published format: GB 9701447
	GB19970012784	18.06.1997 Original published format: GB 9712784
	[2009/34]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2090373
	Date:	19.08.2009
	Language:	EN
	[2009/34]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP2090373
	Date:	02.11.2011
	Language:	EN
	[2011/44]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2090373
	Date:	18.06.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/25]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP2090373
	Date:	18.03.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/12]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	06.10.2011
Classification	IPC:	B05B7/24, B05B15/06	[2009/34]
	CPC:	B05B7/24 (EP,KR,US); B05B7/2408 (EP); B05B7/2478 (EP); B05B7/2481 (EP); B05B15/62 (US)
Designated contracting states	DE, ES, FR, GB, IT [2020/12]
Former [2009/34]	DE, ES, FR, GB, IT
Title	German:	Vorrichtung zum Sprühen von Flüssigkeiten und Einwegbehälter und "Liner" dafür	[2009/35]
	English:	Apparatus for spraying liquids, and disposable containers and liners suitable for use therewith	[2009/34]
	French:	Appareil de pulvérisation de liquides et récipients et garnitures jetables utilisables avec celui-ci	[2009/35]
	Former [2009/34]	Vorrichtung zum Sprühen von Flüssigkeiten und Einwegbehälter und -Auskleidungen die dafür geeignet sind
	Former [2009/34]	Appareil de vaporisation de liquides, conteneurs jetables et doublures adaptés à son utilisation
Examination procedure	02.05.2012	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	02.05.2012	Examination requested [2012/24]
	04.10.2012	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	12.04.2013	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	28.11.2013	Date of oral proceedings
	11.12.2013	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	16.12.2013	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	25.04.2014	Fee for grant paid
	25.04.2014	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	25.04.2014	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP04002190.9 / EP1435265
	EP98901823.9 / EP0954381
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 (EP19980901823) is 08.01.2002
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 18.03.2015 02.07.2019 WITHDRAWN Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc. One New Bond Street P.O.Box No 15008 Worcester MA, 01615 / US Opponent's representative Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Postfach 330 920 80069 München / DE
		02 25.11.2015 02.07.2019 WITHDRAWN Saint-Gobain Abrasives GmbH Birkenstrasse 45-49 50389 Wesseling / DE Opponent's representative Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Josephspitalstr. 15 80331 München / DE
		03 21.10.2016 02.07.2019 WITHDRAWN Saint-Gobain Abrasifs Rue de l'Ambassadeur 78700 Conflans-Sainte-Honorine / FR Opponent's representative Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Josephspitalstr. 15 80331 München / DE
		[2019/32]
	Former [2016/50]
	Opponent(s)	01 18.03.2015 23.03.2015 ADMISSIBLE Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc. One New Bond Street P.O.Box No 15008 Worcester MA, 01615 / US Opponent's representative Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Postfach 330 920 80069 München / DE
		02 25.11.2015 24.02.2016 INTERVENTION ADMISSIBLE Saint-Gobain Abrasives GmbH Birkenstrasse 45-49 50389 Wesseling / DE Opponent's representative Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Josephspitalstr. 15 80331 München / DE
		03 21.10.2016 09.11.2016 INTERVENTION ADMISSIBLE Saint-Gobain Abrasifs Rue de l'Ambassadeur 78700 Conflans-Sainte-Honorine / FR Opponent's representative Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Josephspitalstr. 15 80331 München / DE
	Former [2016/13]
	Opponent(s)	01 18.03.2015 23.03.2015 ADMISSIBLE Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc. One New Bond Street P.O.Box No 15008 Worcester MA, 01615 / US Opponent's representative Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Postfach 330 920 80069 München / DE
		02 25.11.2015 24.02.2016 INTERVENTION ADMISSIBLE Saint-Gobain Abrasives GmbH Birkenstrasse 45-49 50389 Wesseling / DE Opponent's representative Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Josephspitalstr. 15 80331 München / DE
	Former [2016/12]
	Opponent(s)	01 18.03.2015 23.03.2015 ADMISSIBLE Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc. One New Bond Street P.O.Box No 15008 Worcester MA, 01615 / US Opponent's representative Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Postfach 330 920 80069 München / DE
		02 25.11.2015 25.11.2015 INTERVENTION Saint-Gobain Abrasives GmbH Birkenstrasse 45-49 50389 Wesseling / DE Opponent's representative Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Josephspitalstr. 15 80331 München / DE
	Former [2016/01]
	Opponent(s)	01 18.03.2015 23.03.2015 ADMISSIBLE Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc. One New Bond Street P.O.Box No 15008 Worcester MA, 01615 / US Opponent's representative Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Postfach 330 920 80069 München / DE
		02 25.11.2015 WITHDRAWN Saint-Gobain Abrasives GmbH Birkenstrasse 45-49 50389 Wesseling / DE Opponent's representative Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Josephspitalstr. 15 80331 München / DE
	Former [2015/17]
	Opponent(s)	01 13.03.2015 WITHDRAWN Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc. One New Bond Street P.O.Box No 15008 Worcester MA, 01615 / US Opponent's representative Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Postfach 330 920 80069 München / DE
	07.12.2015	No. 02: Notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
	05.02.2016	No. 02: Reply to notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
	02.03.2016	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	12.07.2016	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	06.10.2017	Date of oral proceedings
	06.11.2017	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	06.11.2017	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	05.08.2019	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	22.10.2019	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	31.01.2020	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	16.01.2018	Appeal received No. T2649/17
	15.03.2018	Statement of grounds filed
	05.08.2019	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor withdrawn
	08.12.2017	Appeal received No. T2649/17
	14.03.2018	Statement of grounds filed
	05.08.2019	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor withdrawn
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	18.06.2009	Renewal fee patent year 03
	18.06.2009	Renewal fee patent year 04
	18.06.2009	Renewal fee patent year 05
	18.06.2009	Renewal fee patent year 06
	18.06.2009	Renewal fee patent year 07
	18.06.2009	Renewal fee patent year 08
	18.06.2009	Renewal fee patent year 09
	18.06.2009	Renewal fee patent year 10
	18.06.2009	Renewal fee patent year 11
	18.06.2009	Renewal fee patent year 12
	25.01.2010	Renewal fee patent year 13
	14.01.2011	Renewal fee patent year 14
	11.01.2012	Renewal fee patent year 15
	10.01.2013	Renewal fee patent year 16
	21.01.2014	Renewal fee patent year 17
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	GB	13.01.2018
	ES	15.01.2018
	[2018/38]
Former [2018/21]	GB	13.01.2018
Documents cited:	Search	[XA]US5248089 (BEKIUS WAYNE [US]) [X] 1,3,9 * column 2, line 55 - column 3, line 26; figures 1-6 * [A] 2,4-8;
		[Y]US3432104 (KALTENBACH THEODORE L) [Y] 2-9 * column 1, line 25 - line 43 * * column 2, line 5 - line 9 * * column 3, line 14 - line 16 * * figures 1,3 *;
		[Y]EP0678334 (RANSBURG CORP [US]) [Y] 2-9 * column 3, line 43 - line 46 * * figures 3,5 *
	by applicant	US4383635
		US3211324
		US3255972
		US4151929
		US4951875
		US5143294
		EP0678334
	Opposition	GB2303087
		US5248089
		US3211324
		US3255972
		US4951875
		FR1282085
		US5094543
		DE2412743
		US3672645
		US4383635
		US4321922
		US5727878

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