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EP0971847 - PATCH BAG HAVING SEAL THROUGH PATCHES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 02.05.2003 Database last updated on 10.05.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	14.03.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT	published on 16.04.2008 [2008/16]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Cryovac, Inc. 100 Rogers Bridge Road, Building A, P.O. Box 464 Duncan South Carolina 29334 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2000/03]	For all designated states Cryovac, Inc. 100 Rogers Bridge Road, Building A, P.O. Box 464 Duncan, South Carolina 29334 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / BOAL, Dilip, K. 6 Hunters Trail Greenville, SC 29615 / US
	02 / CHOW, Edgard 4835 Barnett Road 246 Wichita Falls, TX 76310 / US
	03 / DEPOORTER, Larry 3003 McNeil Wichita Falls, TX 76309 / US
	04 / ODABASHIAN, Robert, A. 113 Holly Circle Greer, SC 29651 / US
	05 / WALLINGTON, Craig 5485 Woodbridge Crest Marion, IA 52302 / US
	[2000/03]
Representative(s)	Barlow, Roy James J.A. KEMP & CO. 14, South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2000/03]	Barlow, Roy James J.A. KEMP & CO. 14, South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5LX / GB
Application number, filing date	98919736.3	03.04.1998
	[2000/03]
	WO1998US06854
Priority number, date	US19970042664	04.04.1997 Original published format: US 42664
	[2000/03]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9845187
	Date:	15.10.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/41]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0971847
	Date:	19.01.2000
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.10.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2000/03]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0971847
	Date:	26.06.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/26]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	15.10.1998
Classification	IPC:	B65D75/00, B65D75/26	[2000/03]
	CPC:	B65D75/004 (EP,US); B65D75/26 (EP,US); B65D2275/02 (EP,US); Y10T428/13 (EP,US); Y10T428/1303 (EP,US); Y10T428/1307 (EP,US); (+) Y10T428/1334 (EP,US); Y10T428/1352 (EP,US); Y10T428/1359 (EP,US); Y10T428/1393 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, NL, PT, SE [2000/03]
Title	German:	BEUTEL MIT SCHUTZAUFLAGEN UND VERSCHLUSS DURCH DIE SCHUTZAUFLAGEN	[2001/21]
	English:	PATCH BAG HAVING SEAL THROUGH PATCHES	[2000/03]
	French:	SAC A PIECE RAPPORTEE AVEC SCELLEMENT TRAVERSANT LADITE PIECE	[2000/03]
	Former [2000/03]	SCHUTZBEUTEL MIT SIEGEL DURCH DIE SCHUTZAUFLAGEN
Entry into regional phase	30.09.1999	National basic fee paid
	30.09.1999	Designation fee(s) paid
	30.09.1999	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	03.11.1998	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	30.09.1999	Examination requested [2000/03]
	01.08.2000	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	08.02.2001	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	07.06.2001	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	30.10.2001	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	31.01.2002	Fee for grant paid
	31.01.2002	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	27.03.2003	No opposition filed within time limit [2003/25]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	13.04.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.04.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	12.04.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	26.06.2002
	BE	26.06.2002
	CH	26.06.2002
	FI	26.06.2002
	GR	26.06.2002
	IT	26.06.2002
	LI	26.06.2002
	DK	26.09.2002
	PT	26.09.2002
	SE	26.09.2002
	ES	20.12.2002
	[2008/16]
Former [2004/40]	AT	26.06.2002
	BE	26.06.2002
	CH	26.06.2002
	FI	26.06.2002
	GR	26.06.2002
	LI	26.06.2002
	DK	26.09.2002
	PT	26.09.2002
	SE	26.09.2002
	ES	20.12.2002
Former [2004/04]	AT	26.06.2002
	BE	26.06.2002
	CH	26.06.2002
	GR	26.06.2002
	LI	26.06.2002
	DK	26.09.2002
	PT	26.09.2002
	SE	26.09.2002
	ES	20.12.2002
Former [2003/48]	AT	26.06.2002
	BE	26.06.2002
	CH	26.06.2002
	GR	26.06.2002
	LI	26.06.2002
	DK	26.09.2002
	PT	26.09.2002
	SE	26.09.2002
Former [2003/46]	AT	26.06.2002
	CH	26.06.2002
	GR	26.06.2002
	LI	26.06.2002
	DK	26.09.2002
	PT	26.09.2002
	SE	26.09.2002
Former [2003/31]	AT	26.06.2002
	CH	26.06.2002
	GR	26.06.2002
	LI	26.06.2002
	PT	26.09.2002
	SE	26.09.2002
Former [2003/21]	AT	26.06.2002
	GR	26.06.2002
	PT	26.09.2002
	SE	26.09.2002
Former [2003/20]	AT	26.06.2002
	GR	26.06.2002
	SE	26.09.2002
Former [2003/10]	AT	26.06.2002
	SE	26.09.2002
Former [2002/49]	SE	26.09.2002
Cited in	International search	[A]WO9600688 (GRACE W R & CO [US]);
		[A]GB2291402 (GRACE W R & CO [US])

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