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StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  25.10.2019
Database last updated on 10.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip25.10.2019Refusal of applicationpublished on 27.11.2019  [2019/48]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Plastipak Packaging Inc.
41605 Ann Arbor Road
Plymouth, MI 48170 / US
[2012/44]
Inventor(s)01 / Darr, Richard
1183 Ty Drive
Medina, OH Ohio 44256 / US
 [2012/44]
Representative(s)Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt Weiß, Arat & Partner mbB
Zeppelinstraße 4
78234 Engen / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/44]Weiss, Peter, et al
Dres. Weiss & Arat
Partnerschaftsgesellschaft
Zeppelinstrasse 4
78234 Engen / DE
Application number, filing date12172497.507.10.2004
[2012/44]
Priority number, dateUS2003073435012.12.2003         Original published format: US 734350
US2003074670623.12.2003         Original published format: US 746706
[2012/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2517968
Date:31.10.2012
Language:EN
[2012/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.10.2012
ClassificationIPC:B65D1/02
[2012/44]
CPC:
B65D1/0284 (EP,US); B29C49/071 (EP,US); B65D1/0223 (EP,US);
B65D1/023 (EP,US); B65D1/42 (EP,US); B65D1/44 (EP,US);
B65D41/14 (EP,US); B65D51/20 (EP,US); B29C2949/0715 (EP);
B29C2949/072 (EP,US); B29C2949/0724 (EP,US); B29C2949/073 (EP,US);
B29C2949/0733 (EP,US); B29C2949/0744 (EP,US); B29C2949/077 (EP,US);
B29C2949/0811 (EP,US); B29C2949/0872 (EP,US); B29C2949/22 (EP,US);
B29C2949/24 (EP,US); B29C2949/26 (EP,US); B29C2949/28 (EP,US);
B29C2949/3024 (EP,US); B29C2949/3032 (EP,US); B29C49/06 (EP,US);
B65D2203/02 (EP,US); B65D2501/0036 (EP,US); Y10T428/1352 (EP,US);
Y10T428/139 (EP,US); Y10T428/1397 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2012/44]
TitleGerman:Behälter[2012/44]
English:Container[2012/44]
French:Container[2012/44]
Examination procedure30.04.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.04.2013Examination requested  [2013/24]
25.10.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.04.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.10.2014Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 18.11.2014
28.10.2014Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2019/48]
18.11.2014Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
04.10.2019Application refused, date of legal effect [2019/48]
Appeal following examination23.12.2014Appeal received No.  T0923/15
25.02.2015Statement of grounds filed
04.10.2019Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant withdrawn
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP04794450.9  / EP1692043
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
16.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
16.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
16.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
16.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
16.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
22.10.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
25.10.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
05.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 11
26.04.2016Renewal fee patent year 12
07.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 13
10.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 14
08.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 15
08.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 16
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.10.201411   M06   Fee paid on   05.03.2015
31.10.201512   M06   Fee paid on   26.04.2016
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Documents cited:Search[A] EP0057504  (YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO LTD et al.) [A] 1 * page 4, paragraph l; figure 1; claim 1 *
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