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EP3943423 - SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GROUPING OF CONTAINERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  26.01.2024
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.12.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip29.07.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
1000 Abernathy Road NE
Atlanta GA 30328 / US
[2022/04]
Inventor(s)01 / Bonnain, Jean-Christophe
36000 Chateauroux / FR
02 / Limousin, Frederic
36330 Le Poinconnet / FR
03 / Avril, Fabrice
36000 Chateauroux / FR
04 / Strohm, Amelie
36000 Chateauroux / FR
 [2022/04]
Representative(s)Coulson, Elizabeth Eve, et al
Coulson & Rule
13 Whitehall Road
Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 3AE / GB
[2022/04]
Application number, filing date21187541.423.07.2021
[2022/04]
Priority number, dateUS202063056140P24.07.2020         Original published format: US 202063056140 P
[2022/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3943423
Date:26.01.2022
Language:EN
[2022/04]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.12.2021
ClassificationIPC:B65G47/08, B65B21/06
[2022/04]
CPC:
B65G47/082 (EP); B65G47/261 (US); B65B17/025 (EP);
B65B35/16 (EP); B65B35/26 (EP); B65B35/36 (EP,US);
B65B35/58 (EP,US); B65B57/10 (US); B65G21/2072 (US);
B65G43/08 (US); B65G47/088 (EP); B65G47/252 (US);
B65G47/847 (US); B65G54/02 (EP,US); B65G2201/0235 (US);
B65G2201/0252 (EP); B65G2203/0225 (US); B65G2203/041 (US);
B65G2207/28 (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 [2022/04]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM GRUPPIEREN VON BEHÄLTERN[2022/04]
English:SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GROUPING OF CONTAINERS[2022/04]
French:SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE GROUPEMENT DE RÉCIPIENTS[2022/04]
Examination procedure23.07.2021Examination requested  [2022/04]
26.07.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.01.2024Invitation to indicate the basis for amendments (Time limit: M01)
26.02.2024Reply to an invitation to indicate the basis for amendments
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
29.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[X]US4078357  (IDA NOBLE N) [X] 1,6-8,12 * figures 1,3 *;
 [X]WO9914122  (MEAD CORP [US], et al) [X] 1,8,12 * abstract *;
 [XY]WO2008022296  (MEADWESTVACO PACKAGING SYSTEMS [US], et al) [X] 1,12 * figure - * [Y] 10,11;
 [Y]KR20100011024U  (-) [Y] 10,11 * figure 5 *;
 [X]US2015191263  (NITSCH THOMAS [DE], et al) [X] 1-5,8,12-17 * the whole document *;
 [XYI]DE102018109770  (KHS GMBH [DE]) [X] 1,8,12 * figure -; claim 1 * [Y] 10,11 [I] 9,15,16;
 [XP]EP3831728  (OCME SRL [IT]) [XP] 1,12* the whole document *
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