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EP0952088 - FREELY OPENABLE CONTAINER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 24.04.2009 Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	24.04.2009	Revocation of patent	published on 27.05.2009 [2009/22]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 182, Shimobun Kinsei-cho Kawanoe-shi Ehime-ku 799-0111 / JP
	For all designated states DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD. 1-1, Ichigaya-Kagacho 1-Chome, Shinjuku-Ku Tokyo 162-8001 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [2004/11]	For all designated states UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 182, Shimobun, Kinsei-cho Kawanoe-shi, Ehime-ku 799-0111 / JP
	For all designated states DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD. 1-1, Ichigaya-Kagacho 1-Chome, Shinjuku-Ku Tokyo 162-8001 / JP
Former [1999/43]	For all designated states Uni-Charme Corporation 182, Shimobun, Kinsei-cho Kawanoe-shi, Ehime-ku 799-0111 / JP
	For all designated states DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD. 1-1, Ichigaya-Kagacho 1-Chome, Shinjuku-Ku Tokyo 162-8001 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / BANDO, Takeshi 3412-2, Kunita-Cho-Otsu Kanonji-Shi, Kagawa 768-0040 / JP
	02 / TANAKA, Yoshikazu 632-13, Hiratsuka, Nakadai-cho Kanonji-shi, Kagawa 768-0024 / JP
	03 / KAMEDA, Katsumi, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd 1-1, Ichigaya-Kaga-cho 1-chome, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 162-8001 / JP
	04 / HAYASHI, Masaho, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd 1-1, Ichigaya-Kaga-cho 1-chome, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 162-8001 / JP
	05 / SHINOGI, Norikazu, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd 1-1, Ichigaya-Kaga-cho 1-chome, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 162-8001 / JP
	[1999/43]
Representative(s)	Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB Friedenheimer Brücke 21 80639 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2001/09]	Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte Grafinger Strasse 2 81671 München / DE
Former [1999/43]	Hertel, Werner, Dipl.-Phys. Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte Grafinger Strasse 2 81671 München / DE
Application number, filing date	98947858.1	14.10.1998
	[1999/43]
	WO1998JP04629
Priority number, date	JP19970282148	15.10.1997 Original published format: JP 28214897
	JP19980199310	14.07.1998 Original published format: JP 19931098
	[1999/43]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9919227
	Date:	22.04.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/16]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0952088
	Date:	27.10.1999
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.04.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1999/43]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0952088
	Date:	10.03.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/11]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	22.04.1999
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	18.09.2000
Classification	IPC:	B65D43/16, B65D83/08, A47K7/00, B65D47/08, A47K10/42	[2000/44]
	CPC:	B65D83/0805 (EP,US); B65D45/16 (KR); B65D43/16 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [1999/43]	B65D43/16, B65D83/08, A47K7/00
Designated contracting states	FR, GB, NL, SE [1999/43]
Title	German:	FREI ZU ÖFFNENDER BEHÄLTER	[1999/43]
	English:	FREELY OPENABLE CONTAINER	[1999/43]
	French:	CONTENANT A OUVERTURE LIBRE	[1999/43]
Entry into regional phase	12.07.1999	Translation filed
	15.07.1999	National basic fee paid
	15.07.1999	Search fee paid
	15.07.1999	Designation fee(s) paid
	15.07.1999	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	15.07.1999	Examination requested [1999/43]
	28.09.2001	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	08.04.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	06.06.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	11.12.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	27.12.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	28.04.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.08.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	18.12.2003	Fee for grant paid
	18.12.2003	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 13.09.2004 23.09.2004 ADMISSIBLE The Procter & Gamble Company One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati, OHIO 45202 / US Opponent's representative Samuels, Lucy Alice, et al, et al Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street London EC2A 2ES / GB
		[N/P]
	Former [2006/11]
	Opponent(s)	01 13.09.2004 23.09.2004 ADMISSIBLE The Procter & Gamble Company One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati, OHIO 45202 / US Opponent's representative Samuels, Lucy Alice, et al, et al Gill Jennings & Every LLP Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH / GB
	Former [2004/45]
	Opponent(s)	01 13.09.2004 The Procter & Gamble Company One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati, OHIO 45202 / US Opponent's representative Hirsch, Uwe Thomas M.H. Procter & Gamble European Service GmbH 65823 Schwalbach am Taunus / DE
	14.01.2005	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	19.07.2005	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	08.03.2006	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
	12.07.2006	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	28.03.2007	Date of oral proceedings
	16.04.2007	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	16.04.2007	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	04.02.2009	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2009/22]
Appeal following opposition	14.06.2007	Appeal received No. T1011/07
	10.08.2007	Statement of grounds filed
	04.02.2009	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected
	04.02.2009	Date of oral proceedings
	10.02.2009	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.10.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	29.10.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	28.10.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	28.10.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:	Search	[E]EP0950615 (UNI CHARME CORP [JP], et al) [E] 1 * columns 3-12; figures 1-15 *;
		[A]ES1035583U (ARBORA HOLDING S A [ES]) [A] 1 * columns 1-4; figures 1-8 *
	International search	[Y]JPS5328043U ;
		[Y]JPH0958725 (UNI CHARM CORP [JP], et al);
		[Y]JPH021376U ;
		[Y]JPS624212U ;
		[Y]JPS57118795U ;
		[Y]JPS61147751U ;
		[Y]JPS54123941U ;
		[Y]JPS5529485 (UNILEVER NV);
		[Y]JPH04117722U ;
		[Y]JPS63192292U ;
		[Y]JPH0231840U ;
		[Y]JPS50154329U ;
		[Y]JPH0880980 (UNI CHARM CORP, et al);
		[Y]JPS54106940U
	Examination	US3986479

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