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EP4045417 - LOCKING PACKAGING CONTAINER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Examination is in progress Status updated on 04.07.2025 Database last updated on 08.04.2026
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 22.07.2022
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 24.04.2021
Most recent event Tooltip	10.01.2026	New entry: Reply to examination report
Applicant(s)	For all designated states All Packaging Company LLC 14806 E. 33rd Place Aurora, CO 80011 / US
	[2022/34]
Inventor(s)	01 / CHAMBERS, Christopher 19879 E. Caspian Circle Aurora, Colorado 80013 / US
	[2022/34]
Representative(s)	Ipconsult Taunton Chambers Taunton Road Swanage, Dorset BH19 2BY / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2022/34]	Kenny, Andrew ipconsult 21A Commercial Road Swanage Dorset BH19 1DF / GB
Application number, filing date	20876629.5	15.10.2020
	[2022/34]
	WO2020US55842
Priority number, date	US201962915602P	15.10.2019 Original published format: US 201962915602 P
	[2022/34]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2021076803
	Date:	22.04.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/16]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP4045417
	Date:	24.08.2022
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.04.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2022/34]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	22.04.2021
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	11.10.2023
Classification	IPC:	B65D5/38, B65D5/02, B65D5/10, B65D5/20, B65D5/22, B65D5/50	[2022/34]
	CPC:	B65D5/38 (EP,IL,US); B65D50/066 (IL,US); B65D5/5007 (EP,IL); B65D2215/02 (EP,IL); B65D2215/04 (IL,US); B65D2255/20 (IL,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 [2022/34]
Title	German:	VERRIEGELBARER VERPACKUNGSBEHÄLTER	[2022/34]
	English:	LOCKING PACKAGING CONTAINER	[2022/34]
	French:	CONTENANT D'EMBALLAGE À VERROUILLAGE	[2022/34]
Entry into regional phase	13.05.2022	National basic fee paid
	13.05.2022	Search fee paid
	13.05.2022	Designation fee(s) paid
	13.05.2022	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	13.05.2022	Examination requested [2022/34]
	30.04.2024	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	30.04.2024	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	04.07.2025	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	05.01.2026	Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	13.05.2022	Renewal fee patent year 03
	20.09.2023	Renewal fee patent year 04
	07.10.2024	Renewal fee patent year 05
	02.10.2025	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:	Search	[X] WO2012112538 (MEADWESTVACO CORP et al.)
		[E] US2012012497 (WESTON MICHAEL H et al.) [E] 1,3-4,8,11-14 * page 5, last paragraph - page 6, first paragraph; figures 1-6 *
		[E] CN109878854 (NICHOLAS EVAN MOTT et al.) [E] 1,3-4,8,11-14 * page 16, line 15 - page 17, line 28 * * page 18, lines 10-27; figures 1-10 *
		[A] WO2018190910 (ALL PACKAGING COMPANY et al.)
		[X] WO2020033044 (DIAMOND PACKAGING et al.) [X] 1,3-16 * paragraphs [0002] , [ 125] - [0141]; figures 41-48D *
	International search	[XY] JP3216684 (富山スガキ株式会社) [X] 1,3-8, 10-17, 19-20 * , entire document, especially Fig. 1-14B; para[0013]; para[0044]; para[0016]; para[0039]; para[0048]; para[0028]; para[0027]; . *[Y] 2, 9, 18
		[Y] US2018072452 (CHAMBERS CHRISTOPHER et al.) [Y] 2, 9, 18 * , entire document, especially Fig. 1, 2, 12A-17; para[0036]; para[0038]; para[0002]; para[0047]; para[0049]; para[0130]; para[0169]; para[0171]; para[0132]; *
		[A] US2019084740 (DAVIS NIGEL et al.) [A] 1-20 * , entire document *
		[A] US2012234701 (ALBRECHT KREGG et al.) [A] 1-20 * , entire document *
		[A] US2017036808 (EVERETT MUNSON WHITMAN et al.) [A] 1-20 * , entire document *
		[A] US2013140201 (GHINI MARCO et al.) [A] 1-20 * , entire document *
		[A] US2016001937 (SKINNER JOHN et al.) [A] 1-20 * , entire document *

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