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EP0855353 - Spacer, its manufacture and its use for stacking space glass sheets or the like [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 17.06.2005 Database last updated on 14.11.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	15.02.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT, PT	published on 19.03.2008 [2008/12]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Merritt, Adrian Llewellyn 3 Prosper Meadow Kingswinford West Midlands DY6 8BA / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1998/31]	For all designated states Merritt, Adrian Llewellyn 3 Prosper Meadow Kingswinford, West Midlands DY6 8BA / GB
Inventor(s)	01 / see applicant ...
	[1998/31]
Representative(s)	Lawrence, John Barker Brettell LLP 100 Hagley Road Edgbaston Birmingham B16 8QQ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1998/31]	Lawrence, John Barker Brettell 138 Hagley Road Edgbaston Birmingham B16 9PW / GB
Application number, filing date	98300460.7	22.01.1998
	[1998/31]
Priority number, date	GB19970001329	22.01.1997 Original published format: GB 9701329
	[1998/31]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0855353
	Date:	29.07.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/31]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0855353
	Date:	11.08.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/33]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	21.04.1998
Classification	IPC:	B65G49/06, B65D85/48, B65D57/00	[1998/31]
	CPC:	B65G49/069 (EP,US); B65D57/004 (EP,US); Y10T428/14 (EP,US); Y10T428/1486 (EP,US); Y10T428/149 (EP,US); Y10T428/1495 (EP,US); (+) Y10T428/15 (EP,US); Y10T428/24777 (EP,US); Y10T428/24793 (EP,US); Y10T428/24851 (EP,US); Y10T428/2486 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, NL, PT, SE [1999/18]
Former [1999/15]	(deleted)
Former [1998/31]	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
Title	German:	Abstandselement, seine Herstellung und seine Verwendung zum Aufstapeln von Glasscheiben oder ähnlichen	[2003/46]
	English:	Spacer, its manufacture and its use for stacking space glass sheets or the like	[1998/31]
	French:	Entretoise, sa fabrication et son utilisation pour l'empilage des feuilles de verre ou analogue	[1998/31]
	Former [1998/31]	Abstandselement, seine Herstellung und seine Verwendung zum Aufstapeln von Glasscheiben der ähnlichen
Examination procedure	27.01.1999	Examination requested [1999/18]
	28.01.1999	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	17.08.2001	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	14.02.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.05.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	19.09.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	21.02.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	21.03.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.05.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	16.06.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	30.10.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	06.05.2004	Fee for grant paid
	06.05.2004	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	12.05.2005	No opposition filed within time limit [2005/31]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.01.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	23.02.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	23.01.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	11.01.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
	07.01.2004	Renewal fee patent year 07
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.01.2001	04 M06 Fee paid on 23.02.2001
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	11.08.2004
	CH	11.08.2004
	FI	11.08.2004
	IT	11.08.2004
	LI	11.08.2004
	DK	11.11.2004
	GR	11.11.2004
	SE	11.11.2004
	ES	22.11.2004
	PT	11.01.2005
	[2008/12]
Former [2005/23]	AT	11.08.2004
	CH	11.08.2004
	FI	11.08.2004
	LI	11.08.2004
	DK	11.11.2004
	GR	11.11.2004
	SE	11.11.2004
	ES	22.11.2004
Former [2005/22]	AT	11.08.2004
	CH	11.08.2004
	FI	11.08.2004
	LI	11.08.2004
	DK	11.11.2004
	GR	11.11.2004
	SE	11.11.2004
Former [2005/21]	AT	11.08.2004
	CH	11.08.2004
	FI	11.08.2004
	LI	11.08.2004
	GR	11.11.2004
	SE	11.11.2004
Former [2005/18]	AT	11.08.2004
	FI	11.08.2004
	GR	11.11.2004
	SE	11.11.2004
Former [2005/13]	AT	11.08.2004
	FI	11.08.2004
	SE	11.11.2004
Former [2005/11]	FI	11.08.2004
	SE	11.11.2004
Former [2005/10]	SE	11.11.2004
Documents cited:	Search	[X]DE1035295 (LUDWIG KLINGLER) [X] 1,4,10 * the whole document *;
		[A]GB1149498 (GLAVERBEL [BE]) [A] 1,9 * the whole document *;
		[A]DE2157567 (BOUSSOIS SOUCHON NEUVESEL SA) [A] 1,9 * figures 1,2; claim 1 *;
		[X]DE2801188 (METAPLAST METALL KUNSTSTOFF GM) [X] 1,4,10 * figures 1-7; claims 1-3 *;
		[A]GB2145640 (UCB SA, et al) [A] 1,9* figures 1,2; claims 1-3 *;
		[A]US4806404 (CASCINO LAWRENCE A [US]) [A] 1,9 * the whole document *;
		[A]US4899880 (CARTER ALAN T [US]) [A] * column 1, line 10 - column 2, line 58 *;
		[XA]WO9616881 (BESIN BV [NL], et al) [X] 1-3,9 * figures 3,4; claims 1,6,8 * [A] 4
	Examination	US5516581

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