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EP2971343 - INFINITY SHAPE COIL FOR SPIRAL SEAMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 23.04.2021 Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 15.05.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 27.01.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 09.02.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	06.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Albany International Corp. 216 Airport Drive Rochester, NH 03867 / US
	[2016/03]
Inventor(s)	01 / LEBRUN, Joseph Louis 1008 Thornehill Drive Anderson, SC 29621 / US
	[2016/03]
Representative(s)	Zacco Sweden AB P.O. Box 5581 Löjtnantsgatan 21 114 85 Stockholm / SE
	[N/P]
Former [2020/25]	Zacco Sweden AB Valhallavägen 117 Box 5581 114 85 Stockholm / SE
Former [2016/03]	Bugnion Genève Bugnion S.A. Case Postale 375 1211 Genève 12 / CH
Application number, filing date	14719906.1	11.03.2014
	[2016/03]
	WO2014US23419
Priority number, date	US201313827307	14.03.2013 Original published format: US201313827307
	[2016/03]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2014159400
	Date:	02.10.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/40]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2971343
	Date:	20.01.2016
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.10.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2016/03]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2971343
	Date:	17.06.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/25]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	02.10.2014
Classification	IPC:	D21F1/00	[2016/03]
	CPC:	D21F1/0054 (EP,US); D21F1/00 (RU); D06H5/003 (US); D21F1/0072 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AL, 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, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2016/03]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	UNENDLICHKEITSFORMSPULE FÜR SPIRALFÖRMIGE NAHTEN	[2016/03]
	English:	INFINITY SHAPE COIL FOR SPIRAL SEAMS	[2016/03]
	French:	BOBINE EN FORME D'INFINI POUR COUTURES EN SPIRALE	[2016/03]
Entry into regional phase	08.10.2015	National basic fee paid
	08.10.2015	Designation fee(s) paid
	08.10.2015	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	08.10.2015	Examination requested [2016/03]
	23.05.2016	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	07.02.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	07.08.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	28.08.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	06.12.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	14.03.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	05.09.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	04.02.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	06.05.2020	Fee for grant paid
	06.05.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	06.05.2020	Receipt 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 07.02.2018
Opposition(s)	18.03.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/21]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.03.2016	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.03.2017	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.03.2018	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.03.2019	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.03.2020	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	11.03.2014
	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CY	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	MC	17.06.2020
	MK	17.06.2020
	MT	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	TR	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
	IE	11.03.2021
	LU	11.03.2021
	[2024/41]
Former [2024/29]	HU	11.03.2014
	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CY	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	MC	17.06.2020
	MK	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	TR	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
	IE	11.03.2021
	LU	11.03.2021
Former [2024/22]	HU	11.03.2014
	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CY	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	MC	17.06.2020
	MK	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
	IE	11.03.2021
	LU	11.03.2021
Former [2023/30]	HU	11.03.2014
	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	CY	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	MC	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
	IE	11.03.2021
	LU	11.03.2021
Former [2023/27]	HU	11.03.2014
	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	MC	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
	IE	11.03.2021
	LU	11.03.2021
Former [2022/09]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	MC	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
	IE	11.03.2021
	LU	11.03.2021
Former [2022/07]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	MC	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
	IE	11.03.2021
Former [2021/45]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	MC	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
Former [2021/24]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SI	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
Former [2021/21]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	DK	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
Former [2021/10]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SK	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	IS	17.10.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
Former [2021/09]	AL	17.06.2020
	AT	17.06.2020
	EE	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	RO	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	SM	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
	PT	19.10.2020
Former [2021/04]	AL	17.06.2020
	HR	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	NL	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
Former [2021/01]	HR	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	BG	17.09.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
Former [2020/51]	HR	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	RS	17.06.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
Former [2020/50]	HR	17.06.2020
	LT	17.06.2020
	LV	17.06.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
	GR	18.09.2020
Former [2020/47]	LT	17.06.2020
	NO	17.09.2020
Cited in	International search	[XI]EP0524478 (HEIMBACH GMBH THOMAS JOSEF [DE]);
		[A]EP0666366 (SITEG SIEBTECH GMBH [DE]);
		[A]US2011146913 (HARWOOD WILLIAM [US])

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