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EP0758985 - PACKAGE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1997/09]	PACKAGES
	[1997/48]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 21.09.2001 Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	17.04.2015	Change - lapse in a contracting state	published on 20.05.2015 [2015/21]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Mailway (Northern) Limited 16-26 Pitcliffe Way, Upper Castle Street, West Bowling Bradford BD5 7SG / GB
	[1997/09]
Inventor(s)	01 / DOWLER, Glyn Fairborne Westland Garden Little Hadham Herts SG1 2AF / GB
	02 / PRUCHNIEWICZ, Ian Croft House 291 Oxford Road Gomersal West Yorkshire BD19 4JP / GB
	[1997/09]
Representative(s)	Sherrard-Smith, Hugh, et al 15 Clare Road Yorkshire Halifax HX1 2HY / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1997/09]	Sherrard-Smith, Hugh, et al Appleyard, Lees & Co. 15 Clare Road Halifax, HX1 2HY West Yorkshire / GB
Application number, filing date	95918078.7	10.05.1995
	[1997/09]
	WO1995GB01053
Priority number, date	GB19940009579	13.05.1994 Original published format: GB 9409579
	GB19950000554	12.01.1995 Original published format: GB 9500554
	[1997/09]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9531380
	Date:	23.11.1995
	Language:	EN
	[1995/50]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0758985
	Date:	26.02.1997
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.11.1995 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1997/09]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0758985
	Date:	26.11.1997
	Language:	EN
	[1997/48]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP0758985
	Date:	07.11.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/45]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	23.11.1995
Classification	IPC:	B65D23/12, B65D51/28	[1997/09]
	CPC:	B65D41/26 (EP)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [1997/09]
Title	German:	VERPACKUNG	[1997/09]
	English:	PACKAGE	[1997/48]
	French:	EMBALLAGE	[1997/48]
	Former [1997/09]	PACKAGES
	Former [1997/09]	EMBALLAGES
Entry into regional phase	16.10.1996	National basic fee paid
	16.10.1996	Designation fee(s) paid
	16.10.1996	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	24.11.1995	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	16.10.1996	Examination requested [1997/09]
	16.10.1996	Request for accelerated examination filed
	25.03.1997	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	25.03.1997	Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes
	07.05.1997	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.06.1997	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	09.07.1997	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	13.08.1997	Fee for grant paid
	13.08.1997	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 20.08.1998 23.09.1998 ADMISSIBLE SLEEVER INTERNATIONAL COMPANY 5 avenue Arago 91420 MORANGIS / FR Opponent's representative Jaunez, Xavier Cabinet Boettcher 16, rue Médéric 75017 Paris / FR
		02 26.08.1998 01.10.1998 ADMISSIBLE BACARDI FRANCE 19, avenue Michelet 93400 SAINT-OUEN / FR Opponent's representative Blot, Philippe Robert Emile Cabinet Lavoix 2, Place d'Estienne d'Orves 75441 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
		[N/P]
	Former [1999/49]
	Opponent(s)	01 20.08.1998 23.09.1998 ADMISSIBLE SLEEVER INTERNATIONAL COMPANY 5 avenue Arago 91420 MORANGIS / FR Opponent's representative Jaunez, Xavier Cabinet Boettcher, 22, rue du Général Foy 75008 Paris / FR
		02 26.08.1998 01.10.1998 ADMISSIBLE BACARDI FRANCE 19, avenue Michelet 93400 SAINT-OUEN / FR Opponent's representative Blot, Philippe Robert Emile c/o Cabinet Lavoix, 2, place d'Estienne d'Orves 75441 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
	Former [1998/43]
	Opponent(s)	01 20.08.1998 ADMISSIBLE SLEEVER INTERNATIONAL COMPANY 5 avenue Arago 91420 MORANGIS / FR Opponent's representative Jaunez, Xavier Cabinet Boettcher 16, rue Médéric 75017 Paris / FR
		02 26.08.1998 BACARDI-MARTINI 19, avenue Michelet 93400 ST OUEN / FR Opponent's representative Blot, Philippe Robert Emile Cabinet Lavoix 2, place d'Estienne d'Orves 75441 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
	06.10.1998	No. 01: Notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
	06.10.1998	No. 02: Notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
	06.10.1998	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	13.10.1998	No. 01: Reply to notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
	22.10.1998	No. 02: Reply to notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
	04.02.1999	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	16.02.1999	Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M06)
	16.08.1999	Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
	26.10.1999	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
	20.01.2000	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	23.01.2001	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	23.01.2001	Date of oral proceedings
	12.02.2001	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	19.02.2001	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	13.06.2001	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	03.09.2001	Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	03.05.1997	Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	LU	10.05.2000
	MC	30.11.2000
	[2015/21]
Former [2004/39]	LU	10.05.2000
	MC	30.11.2000
Former [2003/18]	MC	30.11.2000
Former [2003/17]	MC	31.05.2000
Former [2001/24]	MC	30.11.2000
Cited in	International search	[A]GB679238 (CREAMIA PURIFIED MILK COMPANY)[A] 1,4-8,15,19-22;
		[A]GB1042678 (SAUTER LAB) [A] 1-26;
		[X]US4088250 (SCHAEFER DONALD J) [X] 1,3,14-16,23-25;
		[A]US4150761 (COLLINS HERBERT [US]) [A] 1-26;
		[A]US4371087 (SAUJET CLAUDE [FR]) [A] 1-26;
		[X]EP0119519 (WACHTER KURMITTEL GMBH DR [DE]) [X] 1,3,4,15,16,23-25;
		[A]FR2629425 (ARQUES VERRERIE CRISTALLERIE [FR]) [A] 1-26;
		[A]FR2690138 (BOURBON COMMUNICATION [FR]) [A] 1-26

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