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EP1015324 - A METHOD OF STERILIZING CONTAINERS BASED ON FIBER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusOpposition rejected
Status updated on  15.12.2006
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.12.2006Opposition rejectedpublished on 17.01.2007  [2007/03]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance SA
Avenue Général-Guisan 70
1009 Pully / CH
[N/P]
Former [2000/27]For all designated states
Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance SA
Avenue Général-Guisan 70, P.O. Box 430
1009 Pully / CH
Inventor(s)01 / LAGERSTEDT, Jan
Fyrspannsgatan 16
S-216 21 Malmö / SE
[2000/27]
Representative(s)Müller, Frank Peter
Müller Schupfner & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Bavariaring 11
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2004/15]Müller, Frank Peter, Dipl.-Ing.
Müller, Schupfner & Gauger Patentanwälte Postfach 10 11 61
80085 München / DE
Former [2000/27]Sundell, Hakan
AB Tetra Pak Ruben Rausings gata
221 86 Lund / SE
Application number, filing date97909775.518.09.1997
[2000/27]
WO1997SE01574
Priority number, dateSE1996000378216.10.1996         Original published format: SE 9603782
[2000/27]
Filing languageSV
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9816431
Date:23.04.1998
Language:EN
[1998/16]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1015324
Date:05.07.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.04.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1015324
Date:18.12.2002
Language:EN
[2002/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:SE23.04.1998
ClassificationIPC:B65B55/06
[2000/27]
CPC:
A61L2/07 (EP,US); B65B55/06 (EP,KR,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/27]
TitleGerman:Verfahren zum Sterilisieren von Behältern aus faserhaltigem Material[2000/27]
English:A METHOD OF STERILIZING CONTAINERS BASED ON FIBER[2000/27]
French:PROCEDE SERVANT A STERILISER DES RECIPIENTS A BASE DE FIBRES[2000/27]
Entry into regional phase01.04.1999Translation filed 
17.05.1999National basic fee paid 
17.05.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
17.05.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.04.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: SE
17.05.1999Examination requested  [2000/27]
26.11.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
28.02.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.06.2002Fee for grant paid
10.06.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  15.09.2003  25.09.2003  ADMISSIBLE
SIG Combibloc GmbH & Co. KG
Rurstr. 58
52441 Linnich / DE
Opponent's representative
Thielmann, Andreas
Cohausz & Florack
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
Postfach 10 18 30
40009 Dusseldorf / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2003/46]
Opponent(s)01  15.09.2003  25.09.2003  ADMISSIBLE
SIG Combibloc GmbH & Co. KG
Rurstr. 58
52441 Linnich / DE
Opponent's representative
Thielmann, Andreas
Cohausz & Florack Patentanwälte Postfach 33 02 29
40435 Düsseldorf / DE
23.10.2003Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
25.02.2004Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
12.10.2004Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M08)
04.07.2006Date of oral proceedings
24.07.2006Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
24.07.2006Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
23.11.2006Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2007/03]
Appeal following opposition18.08.2006Appeal received No.  T1286/06
23.11.2006Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent withdrawn
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.09.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
04.09.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
24.09.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
23.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBE18.12.2002
FI18.12.2002
GR18.12.2002
DK18.03.2003
PT18.03.2003
SE18.03.2003
IE18.09.2003
[2004/40]
Former [2004/02]BE18.12.2002
FI18.12.2002
GR18.12.2002
DK18.03.2003
PT18.03.2003
SE18.03.2003
Former [2003/51]BE18.12.2002
FI18.12.2002
GR18.12.2002
PT18.03.2003
SE18.03.2003
Former [2003/43]FI18.12.2002
GR18.12.2002
PT18.03.2003
SE18.03.2003
Former [2003/31]GR18.12.2002
SE18.03.2003
Former [2003/27]SE18.03.2003
Cited inInternational search[A]US4296067  (NAESMAN JOHN O, et al);
 [A]US4497773  (KUELZOW CHRISTOPHER J [US], et al)
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