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EP0990408 - Storage container [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 30.07.2004 Database last updated on 20.12.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	14.03.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): PT	published on 16.04.2008 [2008/16]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Dart Industries Inc. 14901 S. Orange Blossom Trail Orlando Florida 32837 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2000/14]	For all designated states Dart Industries Inc. 14901 S. Orange Blossom Trail Orlando, Florida 32837 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Lillelund, Stig Garderhojvej 33 2820 Gentofte / DK
	02 / Heiberg, Jakob Gronnevaenge 15 2920 Charlottenlund / DK
	03 / Jeppesen, Janne Dalsgaard Rudevang 108 2840 Holte / DK
	04 / Daenen, Robert H.C.M. Boesmolenstraat 11 1540 Herne / BE
	[2000/14]
Representative(s)	Howden, Christopher A. FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2000/14]	Howden, Christopher Andrew FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Franz-Joseph-Strasse 38 80801 München / DE
Application number, filing date	99114362.9	21.07.1999
	[2000/14]
Priority number, date	US19980131260	07.08.1998 Original published format: US 131260
	[2000/14]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0990408
	Date:	05.04.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/14]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0990408
	Date:	26.04.2000
	[2000/17]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0990408
	Date:	24.09.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/39]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	10.03.2000
Classification	IPC:	A47J47/04, B65D25/54, B65D43/08, B65D47/06	[2000/14]
	CPC data not yet available
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2000/14]
Extension states	SI	21.07.1999
Title	German:	Vorratsbehälter	[2000/14]
	English:	Storage container	[2000/14]
	French:	Récipient de stockage	[2000/14]
Examination procedure	20.06.2000	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	25.07.2000	Examination requested [2000/38]
	01.10.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	06.02.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	01.04.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	28.07.2003	Fee for grant paid
	28.07.2003	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	25.06.2004	No opposition filed within time limit [2004/38]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	25.07.2001	Renewal fee patent year 03
	22.07.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
	23.07.2003	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	BE	24.09.2003
	CH	24.09.2003
	CY	24.09.2003
	FI	24.09.2003
	LI	24.09.2003
	DK	24.12.2003
	GR	24.12.2003
	SE	24.12.2003
	ES	04.01.2004
	PT	24.02.2004
	[2008/16]
Former [2007/18]	BE	24.09.2003
	CH	24.09.2003
	CY	24.09.2003
	FI	24.09.2003
	LI	24.09.2003
	DK	24.12.2003
	GR	24.12.2003
	SE	24.12.2003
	ES	04.01.2004
Former [2004/46]	BE	24.09.2003
	CH	24.09.2003
	FI	24.09.2003
	LI	24.09.2003
	DK	24.12.2003
	GR	24.12.2003
	SE	24.12.2003
	ES	04.01.2004
Former [2004/41]	BE	24.09.2003
	CH	24.09.2003
	FI	24.09.2003
	LI	24.09.2003
	DK	24.12.2003
	GR	24.12.2003
	SE	24.12.2003
Former [2004/33]	BE	24.09.2003
	CH	24.09.2003
	FI	24.09.2003
	LI	24.09.2003
	GR	24.12.2003
	SE	24.12.2003
Former [2004/28]	BE	24.09.2003
	FI	24.09.2003
	GR	24.12.2003
	SE	24.12.2003
Former [2004/16]	FI	24.09.2003
	GR	24.12.2003
	SE	24.12.2003
Former [2004/14]	FI	24.09.2003
	GR	24.12.2003
Former [2004/12]	FI	24.09.2003
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US3097058 (BRANSCUM TONY E, et al) [A] 1 * column 1, line 36 - line 52 * * figures 6-8 *;
		[X]US3432380 (WEBER WALTER O) [X] 1 * column 5, line 46 - line 59 * * claim 1 * * figure 1 *;
		[A]US3910453 (KNEUSEL RAYMOND H P, et al) [A] 3 * column 2, line 50 - column 3, line 47 * * figures 1-4 *;
		[Y]US4621670 (YUEN TONY [US]) [Y] 1 * column 2, line 67 - column 3, line 16 * * figure 1 *;
		[Y]US4728559 (HARDENBROOK SCOTT B [US], et al) [Y] 1 * column 4, line 6 - line 19 * * column 7, line 62 - column 8, line 5 * * figures 1,2 *;
		[Y]DE3825003 (ALCAN RORSCHACH AG [CH]) [Y] 3 * column 2, line 26 - line 30 * * figures 2,7 *;
		[Y]US5002197 (PONSI LAWRENCE G [US]) [Y] 3 * column 2, line 58 - line 66 * * column 3, line 41 - line 49 * * figures 1-5 *;
		[A]US5402921 (FORSYTH MICHAEL J [US], et al) [A] 3 * column 1, line 55 - line 62 * * claim 1 ** figure 6 *

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