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EP About this file: EP0732201

EP0732201 - Concentric double sleeve for a rotary printing cylinder [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  29.04.2005
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.06.2008Change - opposition data/opponents data or that of the opponents representativepublished on 23.07.2008  [2008/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ERMINIO ROSSINI S.P.A.
Via De Gasperi 5 I-20027 Rescaldina
Milan / IT
[N/P]
Former [1996/38]For all designated states
ERMINIO ROSSINI S.P.A.
Via De Gasperi 5
I-20027 Rescaldina Milan / IT
Inventor(s)01 / Rossini, Felice
5, Via Lovanio
20121 Milan / IT
[1996/38]
Representative(s)Luksch, Giorgio, et al
Giambrocono & C. s.p.a., Via Rosolino Pilo, 19/b
20129 Milano / IT
[N/P]
Former [1996/38]Luksch, Giorgio, Dr.-Ing., et al
Ing. A. Giambrocono & C. S.r.l. Via Rosolino Pilo, 19/b
20129 Milano / IT
Application number, filing date96103057.401.03.1996
[1996/38]
Priority number, dateIT1995MI0048914.03.1995         Original published format: IT MI950489
[1996/38]
Filing languageIT
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0732201
Date:18.09.1996
Language:EN
[1996/38]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0732201
Date:27.01.1999
Language:EN
[1999/04]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.07.1996
ClassificationIPC:B41F27/10
[1996/38]
CPC:
B41F27/105 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   PT,   SE [1996/38]
TitleGerman:Eine konzentrische Hülse für einen Rotationsdruckzylinder[1996/38]
English:Concentric double sleeve for a rotary printing cylinder[1996/38]
French:Un manchon concentrique pour un cylindre d'impression rotatif[1996/38]
Examination procedure12.10.1996Examination requested  [1996/50]
05.09.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.12.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.06.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
30.07.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.10.1998Fee for grant paid
09.10.1998Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  15.10.1999  27.10.1999  ADMISSIBLE
Stork Screens B.V.
Raamstraat 3
NL-5831 AT Boxmeer / NL
Opponent's representative
Volmer, Johannes Cornelis, et al, et al
Exter Polak & Charlouis B.V. (EP&C)
P.O. Box 3241
2280 GE Rijswijk / NL
 02  26.10.1999  29.11.1999  ADMISSIBLE
Rotec Hülsensysteme GmbH
Solmstr. 81
48683 Ahaus-Ottenstein / DE
Opponent's representative
Habbel, Ludwig, et al, et al
Habbel & Habbel
Patentanwälte
Am Kanonengraben 11
48151 Münster / DE
 03  27.10.1999  29.11.1999  ADMISSIBLE
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 Market Street
Wilmington DE 19898 / US
Opponent's representative
Jeffrey, Philip Michael, et al, et al
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
 04  27.10.1999  11.02.2000  ADMISSIBLE
AKL FLEXO TECHNIK GMBH
Speckgraben 17
34414 Warburg / DE
Opponent's representative
Rasch, Michael, et al, et al
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Lewinsky & Partner GbR
Gotthardstrasse 81
80689 München / DE
 [N/P]
Former [1996/38]
Opponent(s)01  15.10.1999  27.10.1999  ADMISSIBLE
Stork Screens B.V.
Raamstraat 3
NL-5831 AT Boxmeer / NL
Opponent's representative
Volmer, Johannes Cornelis, et al, et al
Exter Polak & Charlouis B.V. (EP&C) P.O. Box 3241
2280 GE Rijswijk / NL
 02  26.10.1999  29.11.1999  ADMISSIBLE
Rotec Hülsensysteme GmbH
Solmstr. 81
48683 Ahaus-Ottenstein / DE
Opponent's representative
Habbel, Ludwig, et al, et al
Habbel & Habbel, Patentanwälte, Am Kanonengraben 11
48151 Münster / DE
 03  27.10.1999  29.11.1999  ADMISSIBLE
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 Market Street
Wilmington DE 19898 / US
Opponent's representative
Jeffrey, Philip Michael, et al, et al
Frank B. Dehn & Co. St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
 04  27.10.1999  11.02.2000  ADMISSIBLE
AKL FLEXO TECHNIK GMBH
Speckgraben 17
34414 Warburg / DE
Opponent's representative
Rasch, Michael, et al, et al
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Lewinsky & Partner, Gotthardstrasse 81
80689 München / DE
Former [2008/30]
Opponent(s)01  15.10.1999  27.10.1999  ADMISSIBLE
Stork Screens B.V.
Raamstraat 3
NL-5831 AT Boxmeer / NL
Opponent's representative
Volmer, Johannes Cornelis, et al, et al
van Exter Polak & Charlouis B.V., P.O. Box 3241
2280 GE Rijswijk / NL
 02  26.10.1999  29.11.1999  ADMISSIBLE
Rotec Hülsensysteme GmbH
Solmstr. 81
48683 Ahaus-Ottenstein / DE
Opponent's representative
Habbel, Ludwig, et al, et al
Habbel & Habbel, Patentanwälte, Am Kanonengraben 11
48151 Münster / DE
 03  27.10.1999  29.11.1999  ADMISSIBLE
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 Market Street
Wilmington DE 19898 / US
Opponent's representative
Jeffrey, Philip Michael, et al, et al
Frank B. Dehn & Co. St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
 04  27.10.1999  11.02.2000  ADMISSIBLE
AKL FLEXO TECHNIK GMBH
Speckgraben 17
34414 Warburg / DE
Opponent's representative
Rasch, Michael, et al, et al
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Lewinsky & Partner, Gotthardstrasse 81
80689 München / DE
Former [1999/51]
Opponent(s)01  15.10.1999  27.10.1999  ADMISSIBLE
Stork Screens B.V.
Raamstraat 3
NL-5831 AT Boxmeer / NL
Opponent's representative
Volmer, Johannes Cornelis, et al, et al
van Exter Polak & Charlouis B.V., P.O. Box 3241
2280 GE Rijswijk / NL
 02  26.10.1999    ADMISSIBLE
Rotec Hülsensysteme GmbH
Solmstr. 81
48683 Ahaus-Ottenstein / DE
Opponent's representative
Habbel, Ludwig (Lutz), Dipl.-Ing., et al, et al
Habbel & Habbel, Patentanwälte, Am Kanonengraben 11
48151 Münster / DE
 03  27.10.1999   
E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company
1007 Market Street
Wilmington Delaware 19898 / US
Opponent's representative
Jeffrey, Philip Michael, et al, et al
Frank B. Dehn & Co. 179 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4EL / GB
 04  27.10.1999   
AKL FLEXO TECHNIK GMBH
Speckgraben 17
34414 Warburg / DE
Opponent's representative
Rasch, Michael, et al, et al
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Lewinsky & Partner, Gotthardstrasse 81
80689 München / DE
Former [1999/50]
Opponent(s)01  15.10.1999  27.10.1999  ADMISSIBLE
Stork Screens B.V.
Raamstraat 3
NL-5831 AT Boxmeer / NL
Opponent's representative
Volmer, Johannes Cornelis, et al, et al
van Exter Polak & Charlouis B.V., P.O. Box 3241
2280 GE Rijswijk / NL
02.12.1999No. 04: Notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
02.02.2000No. 04: Reply to notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
17.02.2000Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
15.06.2000Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
26.06.2000Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M06)
27.10.2000Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
14.11.2001Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
29.01.2002Reply to a communication from the opposition division
25.03.2003Date of oral proceedings
30.04.2003Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
30.04.2003Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
02.12.2004Legal effect of revocation of patent [2005/24]
02.12.2004Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Appeal following opposition10.07.2003Appeal received No.  T0691/03
10.09.2003Statement of grounds filed
02.12.2004Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
24.06.2003Appeal received
02.12.2004Date of oral proceedings
09.12.2004Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.02.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFI27.01.1999
GR27.01.1999
LU01.03.1999
PT27.04.1999
[2007/29]
Former [2004/39]FI27.01.1999
GR27.01.1999
PT27.04.1999
LU01.03.2002
Former [2001/29]FI27.01.1999
GR27.01.1999
PT27.04.1999
Former [2001/23]GR27.01.1999
PT27.04.1999
FI28.04.1999
Former [2000/23]PT27.04.1999
FI28.04.1999
Documents cited:Search[A]JPS57107842  ;
 [A]JPS57107843  ;
 [A]DE2542748  (BUCKLEY M A ENGRAVING LTD) [A] 1 * figure 16 *;
 [A]US4503769  (ANDERSEN DENNIS [US]) [A] 1-11 * column W *;
 [A]EP0366395  (LAVALLEY IND INC [US]) [A] 1-11 * column W *;
 [A]EP0623466  (HOECHST AG [DE]) [A] 1-11 * column W *;
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19821013), vol. 6, no. 201, Database accession no. (M - 163), & JP57107842 A 00000000 (DAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD) [A] 1-11 * abstract *
 [A]  - E. SCHULZ, "Nahtlose Fotopolymer-Druckwalzen nach dem Hülsenprinzip", PAPIER + KUNSTSTOFF VERARBEITER, FRANKFURT DE, (198809), vol. 23, no. 9, page 40 42 44, XP002006545 [A] 9 * the whole document *
 [A]  - A. VERMEIRE, "Stork Révolutionne la Sérigraphie avec ses manchons la trame Himesh", NOUVELLES GRAPHIQUES, DEURNE BE, (198810), vol. 38, no. 18, page 20 24 25, XP002006546 [A] 1 * the whole document *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19821013), vol. 6, no. 201, Database accession no. (M - 163), & JP57107843 A 00000000 (DAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD) [A] 9 * abstract *
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