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EP About this file: EP2340928

EP2340928 - Embossed-in-register direct pressure laminate manufacturing process [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2011/27]Embossed-in register manufacturing process
[2017/43]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  21.10.2022
Database last updated on 17.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.03.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.10.2017
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip21.10.2022Patent maintained (B2 publication)published on 23.11.2022  [2022/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Flooring Technologies Ltd.
SmartCity Malta SCM01
Office 406
Ricasoli
Kalkara SCM 1001 / MT
[2022/47]
Former [2017/43]For all designated states
Flooring Technologies Ltd.
SmartCity Malta SCM01
Office 406
Ricasoli
Kalkara SCM 1001 / MT
Former [2017/16]For all designated states
Flooring Technologies Ltd.
SmartCity Malta
Building SCM01, Office 406
Ricasoli, Kalkara SCM 1001 / MT
Former [2016/13]For all designated states
Flooring Technologies Ltd.
Portico Building Marina Street
Pieta PTA 9044 / MT
Former [2011/27]For all designated states
Faus Group, Inc.
100 Marine Drive
Calhoun, GA 30701 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Garcia, Eugenio Cruz
Avenida d`Almansa
46700 Gandia / ES
 [2011/27]
Representative(s)Gramm, Lins & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Frankfurter Straße 3 C
38122 Braunschweig / DE
[N/P]
Former [2022/47]Gramm, Lins & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Theodor-Heuss-Straße 1
38122 Braunschweig / DE
Former [2018/15]Carpintero Lopez, Francisco, et al
Herrero & Asociados, S.L.
Cedaceros 1
28014 Madrid / ES
Former [2011/27]Carpintero Lopez, Francisco, et al
Herrero & Asociados, S.L. Alcalá 35
28014 Madrid / ES
Application number, filing date11000615.212.07.2002
[2011/27]
Priority number, dateUS2001090380713.07.2001         Original published format: US 903807
[2011/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2340928
Date:06.07.2011
Language:EN
[2011/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2340928
Date:11.04.2018
Language:EN
[2018/15]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP2340928
Date:23.11.2022
Language:EN
[2022/47]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.05.2011
ClassificationIPC:B31F1/07, B44C5/04
[2011/27]
CPC:
B31F1/07 (EP); B32B21/06 (US); B32B21/02 (US);
B32B27/00 (US); B32B27/04 (EP); B32B38/08 (US);
B44C1/24 (EP,US); B44C5/0453 (EP,US); B44C5/0469 (EP,US);
B44C5/0476 (EP,US); E04F15/02 (EP,US); B32B2038/0076 (US);
B32B2317/122 (US); B32B2317/125 (US); Y10T156/1023 (EP,US);
Y10T156/1039 (EP,US); Y10T156/1041 (EP,US); Y10T428/31993 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   SK,   TR [2018/15]
Former [2011/27]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Herstellung von DPL-Laminate mit dekorsynchroner Prägung[2017/43]
English:Embossed-in-register direct pressure laminate manufacturing process[2017/44]
French:Procédé de fabrication des stratifiés DPL avec un décor synchrone constitué de gaufrage et d'impression[2017/43]
Former [2011/27]Geprägtes Registerherstellungsverfahren
Former [2011/27]Embossed-in register manufacturing process
Former [2011/27]Procédé de fabrication d'enregistrement gaufré
Examination procedure26.01.2011Examination requested  [2011/27]
04.01.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.08.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
22.04.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.09.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
02.03.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.10.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.03.2018Fee for grant paid
01.03.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
01.03.2018Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP02752271.3  / EP1417091
Divisional application(s)EP17183202.5  / EP3263326
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued (EP20020752271) is  26.02.2009
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  11.01.2019    ADMISSIBLE
Xylo Technologies AG
Rütihofstrasse 1
9052 Niederteufen / CH
Opponent's representative
Mader, Joachim
Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte, Rechtsanwälte
Prinzregentenplatz 7
81675 München / DE
 [2019/08]
24.01.2019Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
11.06.2019Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
07.08.2020Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 15.09.2020
15.09.2020Date of oral proceedings
21.09.2021Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
21.09.2021Date of oral proceedings
11.01.2022Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
11.01.2022Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
03.05.2022Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
22.07.2022Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
26.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
26.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
26.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
26.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
26.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
26.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
19.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 10
19.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 11
20.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 12
18.07.2014Renewal fee patent year 13
27.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 14
22.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 15
31.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 16
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.07.201110   M06   Fee paid on   19.09.2011
31.07.201514   M06   Fee paid on   27.11.2015
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY11.04.2018
CZ11.04.2018
DK11.04.2018
EE11.04.2018
FI11.04.2018
MC11.04.2018
SK11.04.2018
BG11.07.2018
GR12.07.2018
IE12.07.2018
AT12.07.2020
IT12.07.2020
LU12.07.2020
TR12.07.2020
ES13.07.2020
SE13.07.2020
BE31.07.2020
NL01.08.2020
PT15.02.2021
GB12.07.2021
CH31.07.2021
FR31.07.2021
LI31.07.2021
DE01.02.2022
[2022/30]
Former [2022/24]CY11.04.2018
CZ11.04.2018
DK11.04.2018
EE11.04.2018
FI11.04.2018
MC11.04.2018
SK11.04.2018
BG11.07.2018
GR12.07.2018
IE12.07.2018
AT12.07.2020
IT12.07.2020
LU12.07.2020
ES13.07.2020
SE13.07.2020
BE31.07.2020
NL01.08.2020
PT15.02.2021
GB12.07.2021
CH31.07.2021
FR31.07.2021
LI31.07.2021
DE01.02.2022
Former [2022/22]CY11.04.2018
CZ11.04.2018
DK11.04.2018
EE11.04.2018
FI11.04.2018
MC11.04.2018
SK11.04.2018
BG11.07.2018
GR12.07.2018
IE12.07.2018
AT12.07.2020
IT12.07.2020
LU12.07.2020
ES13.07.2020
SE13.07.2020
BE31.07.2020
NL01.08.2020
PT15.02.2021
GB12.07.2021
CH31.07.2021
LI31.07.2021
DE01.02.2022
Former [2022/21]CY11.04.2018
CZ11.04.2018
DK11.04.2018
EE11.04.2018
FI11.04.2018
MC11.04.2018
SK11.04.2018
BG11.07.2018
GR12.07.2018
IE12.07.2018
AT12.07.2020
IT12.07.2020
LU12.07.2020
ES13.07.2020
SE13.07.2020
BE31.07.2020
NL01.08.2020
PT15.02.2021
CH31.07.2021
LI31.07.2021
DE01.02.2022
Former [2022/08]CY11.04.2018
CZ11.04.2018
DK11.04.2018
EE11.04.2018
FI11.04.2018
MC11.04.2018
SK11.04.2018
BG11.07.2018
GR12.07.2018
IE12.07.2018
AT12.07.2020
IT12.07.2020
LU12.07.2020
ES13.07.2020
SE13.07.2020
BE31.07.2020
NL01.08.2020
PT15.02.2021
Former [2021/48]CY11.04.2018
CZ11.04.2018
DK11.04.2018
EE11.04.2018
FI11.04.2018
MC11.04.2018
SK11.04.2018
BG11.07.2018
GR12.07.2018
IE12.07.2018
AT12.07.2020
IT12.07.2020
LU12.07.2020
SE13.07.2020
BE31.07.2020
NL01.08.2020
PT15.02.2021
Former [2021/24]CY11.04.2018
CZ11.04.2018
DK11.04.2018
EE11.04.2018
FI11.04.2018
MC11.04.2018
SK11.04.2018
BG11.07.2018
GR12.07.2018
IE12.07.2018
AT12.07.2020
LU12.07.2020
SE13.07.2020
BE31.07.2020
NL01.08.2020
PT15.02.2021
Former [2021/21]CY11.04.2018
CZ11.04.2018
DK11.04.2018
EE11.04.2018
FI11.04.2018
MC11.04.2018
SK11.04.2018
BG11.07.2018
GR12.07.2018
IE12.07.2018
LU12.07.2020
NL01.08.2020
PT15.02.2021
Former [2021/20]CY11.04.2018
CZ11.04.2018
DK11.04.2018
EE11.04.2018
FI11.04.2018
MC11.04.2018
SK11.04.2018
BG11.07.2018
GR12.07.2018
IE12.07.2018
LU12.07.2020
Former [2020/31]CY11.04.2018
CZ11.04.2018
DK11.04.2018
EE11.04.2018
FI11.04.2018
MC11.04.2018
SK11.04.2018
BG11.07.2018
GR12.07.2018
IE12.07.2018
Former [2019/19]CZ11.04.2018
DK11.04.2018
EE11.04.2018
FI11.04.2018
MC11.04.2018
SK11.04.2018
BG11.07.2018
GR12.07.2018
IE12.07.2018
Former [2019/15]CZ11.04.2018
DK11.04.2018
EE11.04.2018
FI11.04.2018
MC11.04.2018
SK11.04.2018
BG11.07.2018
GR12.07.2018
Former [2019/10]CZ11.04.2018
DK11.04.2018
EE11.04.2018
FI11.04.2018
SK11.04.2018
BG11.07.2018
GR12.07.2018
Former [2019/09]DK11.04.2018
EE11.04.2018
FI11.04.2018
BG11.07.2018
GR12.07.2018
Former [2019/08]DK11.04.2018
FI11.04.2018
BG11.07.2018
GR12.07.2018
Former [2018/52]FI11.04.2018
BG11.07.2018
GR12.07.2018
Former [2018/50]FI11.04.2018
BG11.07.2018
Former [2018/47]FI11.04.2018
Documents cited:Search[X]GB1215971  (FORMICA CORP [US]) [X] 1-16 * the whole document *;
 [X]GB1262850  (FORMICA CORP [US]) [X] 1-16 * the whole document *;
 [X]US3814647  (MCQUADE J, et al) [X] 1-16 * column 3, line 35 - column 3, line 70 * * column 5, line 37 - column 5, line 64; figures 1,2 *;
 [X]AU519917B  (FORMICA CORP) [X] 1-16 * page 20, line 14 - page 21, line 9; example 1 *;
 [X]GB2088280  (FORMICA LTD) [X] 1-16 * page 2, line 53 - page 2, line 102; examples 4,5 *;
 [X]CH645301  (FORMICA LTD [GB]) [X] 1-16* examples 1,2 *;
 [X]US5391340  (MIROUS GEORGE E [US], et al) [X] 1-16 * the whole document *
ExaminationWO9731775
 WO0196689
by applicantWO9731775
 WO0196689
OppositionGB1262850
 US3814647
 US4092199
 EP0020001
 GB2063178
 AU519917B
 GB2088280
 CH645301
 CA1179590
 WO9731775
 WO9731776
 WO0148333
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