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EP About this file: EP3665002

EP3665002 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMING PACKAGES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  08.08.2024
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.05.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.02.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip28.08.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Graphic Packaging International, LLC
Law department - 9th floor
1500 Riveredge Parkway, Suite 100
Atlanta, Georgia 30328 / US
[2020/25]
Inventor(s)01 / WALSH, Joseph, C.
5532 La Plata Circle
Boulder, CO 80301 / US
02 / CONATSER, Robert, Lee
6769 Abundance Way
Golden, CO 80403 / US
03 / LUPFER, Nicholas, P.
2365 S. Hoyt Street
Lakewood, CO 80227 / US
04 / COX, William, Allen
2387 Hidden Lake Court
West Bloomfield, MI 48324 / US
 [2020/25]
Representative(s)Grättinger Möhring von Poschinger Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Wittelsbacherstrasse 2b
82319 Starnberg / DE
[2020/25]
Application number, filing date18843926.906.08.2018
[2020/25]
WO2018US45338
Priority number, dateUS201762542863P09.08.2017         Original published format: US 201762542863 P
[2020/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019032436
Date:14.02.2019
Language:EN
[2019/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3665002
Date:17.06.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.02.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/25]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR14.02.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.04.2021
ClassificationIPC:B29C65/00, B31B50/06, B31B50/10, B31B50/14, B31B50/26, B31B50/62, B31B50/81, B65D5/60, // B31B120/30, B31B155/00, B31B160/20, B31B170/10, B31B170/20, B31B120/40, B31B105/00, B31B110/10
[2021/18]
CPC:
B65D5/606 (EP,US); B31B50/06 (EP,US); B31B50/102 (EP,US);
B31B50/14 (EP,US); B31B50/26 (EP,US); B31B50/624 (EP,US);
B31B50/64 (US); B31B50/72 (US); B31B50/811 (EP,US);
B65D33/02 (US); B65D65/14 (US); B31B2105/0022 (EP,US);
B31B2110/10 (EP,US); B31B2120/30 (EP,US); B31B2120/302 (EP);
B31B2120/40 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/25]B31B70/04, B31B70/10, B31B70/26, B31B70/62, B65H20/06
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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2020/25]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON PACKUNGEN[2020/25]
English:METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMING PACKAGES[2020/25]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME DE FORMATION D'EMBALLAGES[2020/25]
Entry into regional phase04.03.2020National basic fee paid 
04.03.2020Search fee paid 
04.03.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
04.03.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.03.2020Examination requested  [2020/25]
08.11.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.08.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
27.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
29.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
28.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
27.08.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XA]US3878771  (MALCOLM JAMES A);
 [XAI]US5097651  (DECOTTIGNIES LAURENT [FR], et al);
 [A]US5224919  (WALSH JOSEPH C [US]);
 [XAI]US2003197051  (MUISE HERBERT D [US], et al);
 [XAI]US2017015079  (WALSH JOSEPH C [US])
International search[A]US3878771  (MALCOLM JAMES A) [A] 1-57 * See claim 1 and figure 1. *;
 [A]US4359214  (ELDRIDGE CHARLES W) [A] 1-57* See claim 1 figures 1-3. *;
 [Y]US5097651  (DECOTTIGNIES LAURENT [FR], et al) [Y] 14, 15, 28-33, 36, 37 ,40, 41, 43-47, 50 ,53-57 * See column 2, lines 20-32, claims 1, 7, and figure 1a. *;
 [XYA]US5224919  (WALSH JOSEPH C [US]) [X] 1-6, 10, 16, 18-21, 24 * See column 6, lines 50-65, column 7, lines 15-47, column 8, lines 5-19, column 9, lines 3-7, 48-65, column 10, lines 17-39, column 17, lines 54 - column 18, line 50 and figures 4-6, 19, 21. * [Y] 14, 15, 28-33, 36, 37 ,40, 41, 43-47, 50 ,53- 57 [A] 7-9, 11-13, 17, 22, 23 ,25-27, 34, 35, 38, 39 ,42, 48, 49, 51, 52;
 [A]US2016318274  (WALSH JOSEPH C [US]) [A] 1-57 * See paragraphs [0031]-[0033] and figures 5-8. *
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