EP1015324 - A METHOD OF STERILIZING CONTAINERS BASED ON FIBER [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | Opposition rejected Status updated on 15.12.2006 Database last updated on 02.11.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 15.12.2006 | Opposition rejected | published 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 date | 97909775.5 | 18.09.1997 | [2000/27] | WO1997SE01574 | Priority number, date | SE19960003782 | 16.10.1996 Original published format: SE 9603782 | [2000/27] | Filing language | SV | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | 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: | SE | 23.04.1998 | Classification | IPC: | B65B55/06 | [2000/27] | CPC: |
A61L2/07 (EP,US);
B65B55/06 (EP,KR,US)
| Designated contracting states | AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, NL, PT, SE [2000/27] | Title | German: | 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 phase | 01.04.1999 | Translation filed | 17.05.1999 | National basic fee paid | 17.05.1999 | Designation fee(s) paid | 17.05.1999 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 30.04.1998 | Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: SE | 17.05.1999 | Examination requested [2000/27] | 26.11.2001 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 28.02.2002 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 10.06.2002 | Fee for grant paid | 10.06.2002 | Fee 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 | 23.10.2003 | Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition | 25.02.2004 | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition | 12.10.2004 | Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M08) | 04.07.2006 | Date of oral proceedings | 24.07.2006 | Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings | 24.07.2006 | Date of despatch of rejection of opposition | 23.11.2006 | Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2007/03] | Appeal following opposition | 18.08.2006 | Appeal received No. T1286/06 | 23.11.2006 | Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent withdrawn | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 03.09.1999 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 04.09.2000 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 24.09.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 23.09.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 06 |
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Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | BE | 18.12.2002 | FI | 18.12.2002 | GR | 18.12.2002 | DK | 18.03.2003 | PT | 18.03.2003 | SE | 18.03.2003 | IE | 18.09.2003 | [2004/40] |
Former [2004/02] | BE | 18.12.2002 | |
FI | 18.12.2002 | ||
GR | 18.12.2002 | ||
DK | 18.03.2003 | ||
PT | 18.03.2003 | ||
SE | 18.03.2003 | ||
Former [2003/51] | BE | 18.12.2002 | |
FI | 18.12.2002 | ||
GR | 18.12.2002 | ||
PT | 18.03.2003 | ||
SE | 18.03.2003 | ||
Former [2003/43] | FI | 18.12.2002 | |
GR | 18.12.2002 | ||
PT | 18.03.2003 | ||
SE | 18.03.2003 | ||
Former [2003/31] | GR | 18.12.2002 | |
SE | 18.03.2003 | ||
Former [2003/27] | SE | 18.03.2003 | Cited in | International search | [A]US4296067 (NAESMAN JOHN O, et al); | [A]US4497773 (KUELZOW CHRISTOPHER J [US], et al) |