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Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 24.05.2001 Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Most recent event Tooltip	17.04.2015	Change - lapse in a contracting state New state(s): CH, LI	published on 20.05.2015 [2015/21]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states REHAU AG + Co Rheniumhaus 95111 Rehau / DE
	[1998/24]
Former [1995/48]	For all designated states REHAU AG + Co Rheniumhaus D-95111 Rehau / DE
Inventor(s)	01 / Badura, Stefan c/o Rehau AG & CO Rheniumhaus D-95111 Rehau / DE
	02 / Hangen, Klaus c/o REHAU AG & Co Rheniumhaus D-95111 Rehau / DE
	03 / Brun, Uwe c/o Rehau AG & CO Rheniumhaus D-95111 Rehau / DE
	04 / Müller, Dietmar c/o Rehau AG & Co Rheniumhaus D-95111 Rehau / DE
	[1995/48]
Representative(s)	Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1999/39]	Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date	95106951.7	09.05.1995
	[1995/48]
Priority number, date	DE19940008039U	14.05.1994 Original published format: DE 9408039 U
	[1995/48]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0684185
	Date:	29.11.1995
	Language:	DE
	[1995/48]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0684185
	Date:	10.06.1998
	Language:	DE
	[1998/24]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP0684185
	Date:	11.07.2001
	Language:	DE
	[2001/28]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	21.09.1995
Classification	IPC:	B65D6/16	[1995/48]
	CPC:	B65D11/1853 (EP)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL, SE [1995/48]
Title	German:	Faltbarer Verpackungsbehälter	[1995/48]
	English:	Foldable container	[1995/48]
	French:	Conteneur repliable	[1995/48]
Examination procedure	22.11.1995	Examination requested [1996/03]
	04.12.1996	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	24.01.1997	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	27.10.1997	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	07.11.1997	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	18.11.1997	Fee for grant paid
	18.11.1997	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 09.03.1999 29.06.1999 ADMISSIBLE Kern, Bernhardt Kern Verpackungen Boschstr. 14 86399 Bobingen / DE Opponent's representative Altenburg, Udo Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB Patentanwälte, Rechtsanwälte Prinzregentenplatz 7 81675 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2008/33]
	Opponent(s)	01 09.03.1999 29.06.1999 ADMISSIBLE Kern, Bernhardt Kern Verpackungen Boschstr. 14 86399 Bobingen / DE Opponent's representative Altenburg, Udo Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Bardehle . Pagenberg . Dost . Altenburg . Geissler Galileiplatz 1 81679 München / DE
	Former [1999/18]
	Opponent(s)	01 09.03.1999 Kern, Bernhardt Kern Verpackungen Boschstr. 14 86399 Bobingen / DE Opponent's representative Altenburg, Udo, Dipl.-Phys. Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Bardehle . Pagenberg . Dost . Altenburg . Geissler . Isenbruck Galileiplatz 1 81679 München / DE
	13.04.1999	No. 01: Notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
	23.06.1999	No. 01: Reply to notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
	02.07.1999	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	03.08.1999	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	22.12.1999	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
	03.02.2000	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	11.05.2000	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
	19.07.2000	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	03.11.2000	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	13.11.2000	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	15.02.2001	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	07.04.2001	Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	11.03.1997	Renewal fee patent year 03
	11.03.1998	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	NL	10.06.1998
	AT	09.05.2001
	SE	10.05.2001
	CH	08.06.2001
	LI	08.06.2001
	[2015/21]
Former [2003/08]	NL	10.06.1998
	AT	09.05.2001
	SE	10.05.2001
Former [2002/20]	AT	09.05.2001
	SE	10.05.2001
Former [2002/15]	AT	09.05.2001
Documents cited:	Search	[X] WO9324380 (CIOBO ALEX & SONS PTY LTD et al.) [X] 1,3 * page 7, line 31 - page 8, line 2; figures 1,13 *
		[A] DE1177545 (KARL DAHMEN et al.) [A] 1 * figure - *
		[A] DE3046954 (AKUTEC KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK et al.) [A]
		[A] US4158421 (CHI HSU T et al.) [A]
	Opposition	WO9313991
		WO9209491
		EP0236652

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