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EP3708353 - CARDBOARD BOX DIVIDING DEVICE AND CARDBOARD BOX PRODUCTION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.02.2024
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.03.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  08.01.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  29.07.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.08.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  21.06.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip30.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU, MC
published on 02.10.2024 [2024/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machinery Systems, Ltd.
1-1 Wadasaki-cho 1-chome
Hyogo-ku
Kobe-shi, Hyogo 652-8585 / JP
[2020/38]
Inventor(s)01 / IWAI, Takanori
c/o MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES
MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.
1-1, Wadasaki-cho 1-chome, Hyogo-ku
Kobe-shi, Hyogo 652-8585 / JP
02 / SHIGEYAMA, Naoki
c/o MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES
MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.
1-1, Wadasaki-cho 1-chome, Hyogo-ku
Kobe-shi, Hyogo 652-8585 / JP
03 / OHIRA, Masakazu
c/o MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES
MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.
1-1, Wadasaki-cho 1-chome, Hyogo-ku
Kobe-shi, Hyogo 652-8585 / JP
04 / SUZUKI, Yasunari
c/o MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES
MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.
1-1, Wadasaki-cho 1-chome, Hyogo-ku
Kobe-shi, Hyogo 652-8585 / JP
 [2020/38]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2020/38]
Application number, filing date18888264.114.12.2018
[2020/38]
WO2018JP46027
Priority number, dateWO2017JP4521215.12.2017         Original published format: PCT/JP2017/045212
[2020/38]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019117277
Date:20.06.2019
Language:JA
[2019/25]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3708353
Date:16.09.2020
Language:EN
[2020/38]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3708353
Date:05.04.2023
Language:EN
[2023/14]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP20.06.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.11.2020
ClassificationIPC:B26D1/46, B31B50/20, B26D1/02, B26D1/08, B26D7/01, B26D7/06, B26D7/32
[2020/51]
CPC:
B26D1/465 (EP); B26D7/0675 (EP,US); B26D7/015 (EP,US);
B31B50/20 (EP,US); B26D2007/322 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2020/38]B31B50/20
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 [2020/38]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR UNTERTEILUNG EINER KARTONSCHACHTEL UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER KARTONSCHACHTEL[2020/38]
English:CARDBOARD BOX DIVIDING DEVICE AND CARDBOARD BOX PRODUCTION METHOD[2020/38]
French:DISPOSITIF DE DIVISION DE BOÎTES EN CARTON ET DISPOSITIF DE PRODUCTION DE BOÎTES EN CARTON[2020/38]
Entry into regional phase09.06.2020Translation filed 
09.06.2020National basic fee paid 
09.06.2020Search fee paid 
09.06.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
09.06.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.06.2020Examination requested  [2020/38]
28.05.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.07.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.11.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.01.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.04.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.06.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.10.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.01.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.02.2023Fee for grant paid
20.02.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.02.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)08.01.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
13.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
14.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
CZ05.04.2023
DK05.04.2023
EE05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
IT05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
MC05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RO05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
SI05.04.2023
SK05.04.2023
SM05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
LU14.12.2023
[2024/40]
Former [2024/26]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
CZ05.04.2023
DK05.04.2023
EE05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
IT05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RO05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
SI05.04.2023
SK05.04.2023
SM05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2024/25]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
CZ05.04.2023
DK05.04.2023
EE05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RO05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
SI05.04.2023
SK05.04.2023
SM05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2024/10]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
CZ05.04.2023
DK05.04.2023
EE05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RO05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
SK05.04.2023
SM05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2024/08]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
SK05.04.2023
SM05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2024/03]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2024/01]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2023/51]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2023/50]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2023/48]AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2023/46]ES05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2023/43]NL05.04.2023
Documents cited:Search[A]US2009238662  (DUQUETTE JOHN BRIAN [US]) [A] 1-13* paragraphs [0025] , [0 27] *
International search[A]US3030867  (WRIGHT BENJAMIN H) [A] 1-13* (Family: none) *;
 [A]JPH07148697  (KOLBUS GMBH & CO KG) [A] 1-13 * , entire text, all drawings & EP 0641631 A1 & DE 4328682 A1 *;
 [XYA]JPH08500297  (MARQUIP, INC.) [X] 1, 6 * , page 11, line 16 to page 21, line 2, fig. 1-8 & US 5375492 A, column 4, line 33 to column 9, line 45, fig. 1-8 & WO 1993/022113 A1 & KR 10-0312265 B1 * [Y] 9-13 [A] 2-5, 7-8;
 [A]US5660095  (SMITTERBERG DEAN W [US], et al) [A] 1-13 * , column 1, line 12 to column 2, line 35, column 6, line 48 to column 12, line 45, fig. 1-8 & EP 0712698 A2 *;
 [YA]JP2011230441  (ISOWA INDUSTRY CO) [Y] 9-13 * , paragraphs [0087]-[0088], fig. 1-6F & US 2011/0268550 A1 paragraphs [0099]-[0100], fig. 16F * [A] 2-5, 7-8;
 [YA]JP2013169690  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND PRINTING) [Y] 13 * , paragraphs [0053]-[0061], fig. 1 & US 2015/0024917 A1, paragraphs [0064]-[0072], fig. 1 & EP 2818312 A1 & CN 104093556 A * [A] 2-5, 7-8;
 [A]JP2016132075  (RENGO CO LTD) [A] 1-13 * , entire text, all drawings (Family: none) *
by applicantUS5660095
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