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EP4578792 - A PACKAGING MACHINE FOR PRODUCING SEALED PACKAGES FROM A WEB OF PACKAGING MATERIAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.01.2026
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  29.05.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip09.01.2026The date on which the examining division becomes responsible, has been established 
09.01.2026Request for examination filedpublished on 11.02.2026  [2026/07]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
Avenue Général-Guisan 70
1009 Pully / CH
[2025/27]
Inventor(s)01 / LAHRACHE, Achraf
41123 Modena / IT
02 / MARSELLA, Angelo
41123 Modena / IT
 [2025/27]
Representative(s)Tetra Pak Patent Attorneys
AB Tetra Pak
Patent Department
Ruben Rausings gata
221 86 Lund / SE
[N/P]
Former [2025/27]Tetra Pak - Patent Attorneys SE
AB Tetra Pak
Patent Department
Ruben Rausings gata
221 86 Lund / SE
Application number, filing date24219887.713.12.2024
[2025/27]
Priority number, dateIT2023002808627.12.2023         Original published format: IT202300028086
[2025/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4578792
Date:02.07.2025
Language:EN
[2025/27]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.04.2025
ClassificationIPC:B65B57/04, B65B57/08, B65B9/207, B65B9/20, B65B41/16, B65B41/18, B65B55/10, B65H23/04, B65H26/02, // B65B55/02
[2025/27]
CPC:
B65B9/207 (EP); B65B41/16 (EP); B65B41/18 (EP);
B65B55/103 (EP); B65B57/04 (EP); B65B57/08 (EP);
B65B9/20 (EP); B65H26/02 (EP); B65B55/027 (EP);
B65H2301/460186 (EP); B65H2801/69 (EP); B65H2801/81 (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,   ME,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2025/27]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
Validation statesGENot yet paid
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TitleGerman:VERPACKUNGSMASCHINE ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON VERSIEGELTEN VERPACKUNGEN AUS EINER VERPACKUNGSMATERIALBAHN[2025/27]
English:A PACKAGING MACHINE FOR PRODUCING SEALED PACKAGES FROM A WEB OF PACKAGING MATERIAL[2025/27]
French:MACHINE D'EMBALLAGE POUR PRODUIRE DES EMBALLAGES SCELLÉS À PARTIR D'UNE BANDE DE MATÉRIAU D'EMBALLAGE[2025/27]
Examination procedure02.01.2026Examination requested  [2026/07]
02.01.2026Date on which the examining division has become responsible
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Documents cited:Search[XYA] EP4276025  (TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE et al.) [X] 1-2,4,11 * paragraphs [0026] - [0029] - [0 53] - [0059] - [ 126] - [0129]; figures 1, 2 *[Y] 5-10,12-14 [A] 3
 [YA] EP1116659  (TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE et al.) [Y] 5-10,12-14 * paragraphs [0044] - [0051]; figures 1, 4, 5 *[A] 1-4,11
 [A] EP4008657  (TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE et al.) [A] 5-10,12-14 * figures 1-3 *
 [A] US5150175  (WHITMAN DOUGLAS L et al.) [A] 5-10,12-14 * figure - *
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