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EP About this file: EP3888884

EP3888884 - APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR ASEPTICALLY FORMING CONTAINERS STARTING FROM PARISONS MADE OF A THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.04.2022
Database last updated on 04.11.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.02.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.09.2021
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  03.09.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip20.05.2024New entry: Date of oral proceedings 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Gea Procomac S.p.A.
Via Fedolfi, 29
43038 Sala Baganza (PR) / IT
[2021/40]
Inventor(s)01 / PARROZZANI, Marco
GEA PROCOMAC S.p.A.
Via Fedolfi, 29
43038 SALA BAGANZA / IT
 [2021/40]
Representative(s)Dondi, Silvia
Bugnion S.p.A.
Largo Michele Novaro, 1/A
43121 Parma / IT
[2021/40]
Application number, filing date21165051.025.03.2021
[2021/40]
Priority number, dateIT2020000658330.03.2020         Original published format: IT202000006583
[2021/40]
Filing languageIT
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3888884
Date:06.10.2021
Language:EN
[2021/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3888884
Date:04.05.2022
Language:EN
[2022/18]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.08.2021
ClassificationIPC:B29C49/46, B29C49/42, // B29C49/06, B29C49/12, B29L31/00
[2021/40]
CPC:
B29C49/46 (EP,US); B29C49/08 (CN); B29C49/4284 (EP,US);
B29C49/12 (EP,US); B29C49/36 (US); B29C49/42 (CN);
B29C49/42855 (EP,US); B29C49/58 (CN); B29C2049/4635 (EP,US);
B29C2049/7831 (EP); B29C2049/7833 (EP); B29C2949/0715 (EP);
B29C49/06 (EP); B29C49/4289 (EP); B29L2031/712 (CN,US);
B29L2031/7158 (EP); Y02P70/10 (EP) (-)
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 [2021/42]
Former [2021/40]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 
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM ASEPTISCHEN FORMEN VON BEHÄLTERN AUSGEHEND VON VORFORMLINGEN AUS THERMOPLASTISCHEM MATERIAL[2021/40]
English:APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR ASEPTICALLY FORMING CONTAINERS STARTING FROM PARISONS MADE OF A THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL[2021/40]
French:APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ DE FORMATION ASEPTIQUE DE RÉCIPIENTS À PARTIR DE PARISONS EN MATIÈRE THERMOPLASTIQUE[2021/40]
Examination procedure15.09.2021Examination requested  [2021/42]
15.09.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
16.02.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.03.2022Fee for grant paid
23.03.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
23.03.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  06.02.2023  08.02.2023  ADMISSIBLE
KHS GmbH
Juchostraße 20
44143 Dortmund / DE
Opponent's representative
Haarpatent Patentanwälte Krämer Meyer
Goethestraße 2
61231 Bad Nauheim / DE
 [2023/11]
21.02.2023Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
26.06.2023Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
09.04.2025Date of oral proceedings
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL04.05.2022
CZ04.05.2022
DK04.05.2022
EE04.05.2022
ES04.05.2022
FI04.05.2022
HR04.05.2022
LT04.05.2022
LV04.05.2022
MC04.05.2022
NL04.05.2022
PL04.05.2022
RO04.05.2022
RS04.05.2022
SE04.05.2022
SK04.05.2022
SM04.05.2022
BG04.08.2022
NO04.08.2022
GR05.08.2022
IS04.09.2022
PT05.09.2022
IE25.03.2023
LU25.03.2023
BE31.03.2023
[2024/12]
Former [2024/08]AL04.05.2022
CZ04.05.2022
DK04.05.2022
EE04.05.2022
ES04.05.2022
FI04.05.2022
HR04.05.2022
LT04.05.2022
LV04.05.2022
MC04.05.2022
NL04.05.2022
PL04.05.2022
RO04.05.2022
RS04.05.2022
SE04.05.2022
SK04.05.2022
SM04.05.2022
BG04.08.2022
NO04.08.2022
GR05.08.2022
IS04.09.2022
PT05.09.2022
IE25.03.2023
LU25.03.2023
Former [2024/02]AL04.05.2022
CZ04.05.2022
DK04.05.2022
EE04.05.2022
ES04.05.2022
FI04.05.2022
HR04.05.2022
LT04.05.2022
LV04.05.2022
MC04.05.2022
NL04.05.2022
PL04.05.2022
RO04.05.2022
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SE04.05.2022
SK04.05.2022
SM04.05.2022
BG04.08.2022
NO04.08.2022
GR05.08.2022
IS04.09.2022
PT05.09.2022
LU25.03.2023
Former [2023/48]AL04.05.2022
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DK04.05.2022
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FI04.05.2022
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LV04.05.2022
MC04.05.2022
NL04.05.2022
PL04.05.2022
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SE04.05.2022
SK04.05.2022
SM04.05.2022
BG04.08.2022
NO04.08.2022
GR05.08.2022
IS04.09.2022
PT05.09.2022
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FI04.05.2022
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LT04.05.2022
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NL04.05.2022
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RO04.05.2022
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SM04.05.2022
BG04.08.2022
NO04.08.2022
GR05.08.2022
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PT05.09.2022
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DK04.05.2022
EE04.05.2022
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FI04.05.2022
HR04.05.2022
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RO04.05.2022
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BG04.08.2022
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PT05.09.2022
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FI04.05.2022
HR04.05.2022
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NL04.05.2022
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PT05.09.2022
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FI04.05.2022
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PL04.05.2022
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BG04.08.2022
NO04.08.2022
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PT05.09.2022
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HR04.05.2022
LT04.05.2022
LV04.05.2022
NL04.05.2022
SE04.05.2022
BG04.08.2022
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GR05.08.2022
PT05.09.2022
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LT04.05.2022
NL04.05.2022
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NO04.08.2022
PT05.09.2022
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LT04.05.2022
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NO04.08.2022
PT05.09.2022
Documents cited:Search[DA]EP2246176  (GEA PROCOMAC SPA [IT]);
 [A]US2011286899  (MARTINI OLIVER [CH], et al);
 [A]US2014103584  (PAGLIARINI PAOLO [IT], et al)
by applicantEP2246176
OppositionUS4488863
 DE4340291
 US6692684
 US2004173949
 DE102004041973
 DE102004044260
 DE102007015105
 DE102009019008
 EP2246176
 US2011286899
 DE102010022132
 DE102011013124
 DE102011105744
 DE102011110962
 US2014103584
 DE102013110132
 EP2388128
 DE102018110036
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