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EP About this file: EP3978387

EP3978387 - CLOSURE ASSEMBLY FOR A CONTAINER AND CONTAINER HAVING A CLOSURE ASSEMBLY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.04.2024
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.05.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  01.12.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.10.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  04.03.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip19.04.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IE		published on 22.05.2024  [2024/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
Avenue Général-Guisan 70
1009 Pully / CH
[2022/14]
Inventor(s)01 / LINGUITI, Martina
41019 Soliera / IT
02 / SORBARA, Angelo
42048 Rubiera / IT
03 / CANI, Franco
41124 Modena / IT
04 / VIANI, Tiziano
42021 Bibbiano / IT
05 / GORI, Luca
40134 Bologna / IT
 [2022/14]
Representative(s)Tetra Pak - Patent Attorneys SE
AB Tetra Pak
Patent Department
Ruben Rausings gata
221 86 Lund / SE
[2022/14]
Application number, filing date21181938.828.06.2021
[2022/14]
Priority number, dateEP2020020006005.10.2020         Original published format: EP 20200060
[2022/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3978387
Date:06.04.2022
Language:EN
[2022/14]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3978387
Date:07.06.2023
Language:EN
[2023/23]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.08.2021
ClassificationIPC:B65D41/34, B65D55/16
[2022/14]
CPC:
B65D41/3447 (EP,US); B65D55/16 (EP,US); B65D41/50 (EP,US);
B65D47/2012 (US); B65D51/226 (EP,US); B65D2251/0015 (US);
B65D2251/009 (US); B65D2401/30 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2022/46]  
Former [2022/14]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:VERSCHLUSSANORDNUNG FÜR BEHÄLTER UND BEHÄLTER MIT VERSCHLUSSANORDNUNG[2022/51]
English:CLOSURE ASSEMBLY FOR A CONTAINER AND CONTAINER HAVING A CLOSURE ASSEMBLY[2022/14]
French:ENSEMBLE DE FERMETURE POUR UN RÉCIPIENT ET RÉCIPIENT DOTÉ D'UN ENSEMBLE DE FERMETURE[2022/14]
Former [2022/14]VERSCHLUSSANORDNUNG FÜR EINEN BEHÄLTER UND BEHÄLTER MIT EINER VERSCHLUSSANORDNUNG
Examination procedure12.04.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.10.2022Examination requested  [2022/46]
06.10.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
02.12.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.03.2023Fee for grant paid
10.03.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.03.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP22207150.8  / EP4166472
EP22207151.6  / EP4166473
EP24162847.8  / EP4375209
EP24183952.1
Opposition(s)08.03.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/20]
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCZ07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
MC07.06.2023
PL07.06.2023
RO07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SK07.06.2023
SM07.06.2023
IE28.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
IS07.10.2023
[2024/21]
Former [2024/16]CZ07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
MC07.06.2023
PL07.06.2023
RO07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SK07.06.2023
SM07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
IS07.10.2023
Former [2024/10]CZ07.06.2023
HR07.06.2023
PL07.06.2023
RO07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SK07.06.2023
SM07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
IS07.10.2023
Former [2024/08]HR07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
SK07.06.2023
SM07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
Former [2023/51]HR07.06.2023
RS07.06.2023
NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
Former [2023/50]NO07.09.2023
GR08.09.2023
Former [2023/48]NO07.09.2023
Documents cited:Search[X]JP2008056246  (CROWN CORK JAPAN);
 [X]JP2010083488  (CROWN CORK JAPAN);
 [X]JP2013230822  (YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO LTD);
 [X]EP3670377  (BETAPACK S A U [ES])
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