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EP3511254 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR APPLYING A PIECE OF FILM OF MATERIAL TO A CONTAINER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 25.08.2023 Database last updated on 18.03.2026
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 10.07.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 10.03.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 04.10.2019
Former	The application has been published Status updated on 14.06.2019
Most recent event Tooltip	19.12.2025	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): TR	published on 21.01.2026 [2026/04]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states T.M.E. S.p.A. Via Sandro Pertini, 1/5 43036 Fidenza (Parma) / IT
	[2019/29]
Inventor(s)	01 / ZERMANI, Giacomo c/o T.M.E. S.p.A. Via Sandro Pertini, 1/5 43036 FIDENZA (PARMA) / IT
	[2019/29]
Representative(s)	Zermani Biondi Orsi, Umberto Bugnion S.p.A. Viale Lancetti, 17 20158 Milano / IT
	[2023/39]
Former [2019/29]	Zermani, Umberto Bugnion S.p.A. Viale Lancetti, 17 20158 Milano / IT
Application number, filing date	19151776.2	15.01.2019
	[2019/29]
Priority number, date	IT20180000927	15.01.2018 Original published format: IT201800000927
	[2019/29]
Filing language	IT
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3511254
	Date:	17.07.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/29]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3511254
	Date:	12.08.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/33]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP3511254
	Date:	27.09.2023
	Language:	EN
	[2023/39]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	18.06.2019
Classification	IPC:	B65B9/04, B65B29/02, B65B7/16, B65B61/06	[2019/29]
	CPC:	B65B7/164 (EP); B65B29/022 (EP); B65B61/06 (EP); B65B9/04 (EP)
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 [2019/45]
Former [2019/29]	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
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	KH	Not yet paid
	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
	TN	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM AUFBRINGEN EINES MATERIALFILMS AUF EINEN BEHÄLTER	[2019/29]
	English:	DEVICE AND METHOD FOR APPLYING A PIECE OF FILM OF MATERIAL TO A CONTAINER	[2019/29]
	French:	DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ POUR APPLIQUER UN MORCEAU DE FILM DE MATÉRIAU SUR UN RÉCIPIENT	[2019/29]
Examination procedure	30.09.2019	Examination requested [2019/45]
	30.09.2019	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	11.03.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	01.07.2020	Fee for grant paid
	01.07.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	01.07.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 12.05.2021 OPTIMA consumer GmbH Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 89 74523 Schwäbisch Hall / DE Opponent's representative Patentanwälte Ruff, Wilhelm, Beier, Dauster & Partner mbB Postfach 10 40 36 70035 Stuttgart / DE
		[2021/24]
	05.07.2021	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	12.11.2021	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	09.02.2023	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	09.02.2023	Date of oral proceedings
	22.02.2023	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	22.02.2023	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	09.06.2023	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	22.08.2023	Fee for printing new specification paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[A] WO2016075604 (SARONG SPA et al.) [A] 1-12 * page 5, line 11 - page 6, line 7; figures 1-5 *
		[A] ITUB20155300 (CA VE CO S R L et al.) [A] 1-12 * page 5, line 13 - page 15, line 6; figures 1,2 *
	Opposition	DE2000618
		EP0559291
		EP3040285
		ITUB20152383
		WO2016075604
		ITUB20155300
		OPTIMA: "Vollautomatische Abfullmaschine 2622511_IH", BETRIEBSANLEITUNG CFL, vol. 05, 23 January 2014 (2014-01-23), pages 1 - 16, XP055955424

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