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EP2456687 - BEVERAGE PACKAGING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  26.04.2019
Database last updated on 24.01.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip26.04.2019Refusal of applicationpublished on 29.05.2019  [2019/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kambouris, Ambrosios
259 Cureton Avenue
Mildura, Victoria 3500 / AU
[2012/22]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2012/22]
Representative(s)Burrows, Anthony Gregory, et al
Business Centre West
Avenue One, Business Park
Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire SG6 2HB / GB
[N/P]
Former [2012/22]Chambers, Neil Edward
Burrows Chambers Associates
Busines Centre West
Avenue One
Business Park
GB-Letchworth Garden City, Herts SG6 2HB / GB
Application number, filing date10801787.220.05.2010
WO2010AU00597
Priority number, dateAU2009090339421.07.2009         Original published format: AU 2009903394
AU2009090511821.10.2009         Original published format: AU 2009905118
[2012/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2011009154
Date:27.01.2011
Language:EN
[2011/04]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2456687
Date:30.05.2012
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.01.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2012/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:AU27.01.2011
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.11.2012
ClassificationIPC:B65D83/62, B65D77/06, B65D81/20, B67D1/04, B67D1/08, B67D1/12
[2012/50]
CPC:
B67D1/0462 (EP,US); B67D1/0406 (EP,US); B67D1/0418 (US);
B67D1/0425 (EP,US); B67D1/0801 (EP,US); B67D1/1252 (EP,US);
B67D1/04 (US); B67D1/0437 (US); B67D2001/0828 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2012/22]B65D83/62, B65D77/06, B65D81/20, B67D1/04
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2012/22]
TitleGerman:GETRÄNKEVERPACKUNG[2012/22]
English:BEVERAGE PACKAGING[2012/22]
French:EMBALLAGE DE BOISSON[2012/22]
Entry into regional phase08.02.2012National basic fee paid 
08.02.2012Search fee paid 
08.02.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
08.02.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.02.2012Examination requested  [2012/22]
04.06.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.02.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.05.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.12.2018Application refused, date of legal effect [2019/22]
17.12.2018Date of oral proceedings
14.01.2019Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
16.01.2019Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2019/22]
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  15.02.2016
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.05.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
20.05.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
31.05.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
30.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
26.05.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
31.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
21.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 09
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.05.201506   M06   Fee paid on   30.11.2015
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Documents cited:Search[Y]BE677376  (FISHOLOW PRODUCTS LIMITED) [Y] 9* page 5, line 8 - page 6, line 7 *;
 [X]DE19511717  (MUELLER GERD RUDI [DE]) [X] 1-7 * column 3, line 37 - line 44 * * column 4, line 38 - line 42; figure 5 *;
 [XY]WO2009024147  (CARLSBERG BREWERIES AS [DK], et al) [X] 1-7 * page 6, line 9 - line 10 * * page 18, line 17 - line 31 * * page 20, line 1 - line 17 * * page 28, line 17 - line 30 * * page 4, line 12 - line 25 * [Y] 9;
 [X]WO2009074285  (DISPENSING TECHNOLOGIES BV [NL], et al) [X] 1-3,8 * abstract * * page 4, line 12 - line 25 *
International search[X]US4147278  (UHLIG ALBERT R);
 [Y]DE2747593  (HAHN METALLBAU GMBH);
 [Y]GB2171382  (BXL PLASTICS LTD);
 [Y]US4784652  (WIKSTROEM JAN [SE]);
 [X]US6942123  (WERTENBERGER RICHARD [US])
ExaminationUS2008105711
by applicantUS4147278
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