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EP About this file: EP2047966

EP2047966 - Preform for a Polypropylene container [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2009/16]Polypropylene container and process for making the same
[2013/24]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  03.06.2016
Database last updated on 15.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip03.06.2016Revocation of patentpublished on 06.07.2016  [2016/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Amcor Rigid Plastics USA, Inc.
935 Technology Drive, Suite 100
Ann Arbor, MI 48108 / US
[2012/08]
Former [2009/23]For all designated states
PECHINEY EMBALLAGE FLEXIBLE EUROPE
1, rue de l'Union
92843 Rueil Malmaison / FR
Former [2009/16]For all designated states
Pechiney Enballage Flexible Europe
1 rue de l'Union
92843 Rueil Malmaison / FR
Inventor(s)01 / Richards, Guy
5022 Island View Drive
Oshkosh, WI 54901 / US
02 / Rashid, A., B., M., Bazlur
2173 Bramblewood Court
Neenah, WI 54956 / US
03 / Knoll, Robert, W.
1221 Westbreeze Drive
Neenah, WI 54956 / US
04 / Emre, Sahin
408 West Crossing Meadows
Appleton, WI 54913 / US
05 / Curie, Kevin, James
2174 Sunrise Drive
Appleton, WI 54914 / US
06 / Davidson, Randolph, Lee
1249 Apple Court
Menasha, WI 54952 / US
 [2009/16]
Representative(s)Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2013/35]Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte
Grafinger Straße 2
81671 München / DE
Former [2010/26]Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte
Grafinger Strasse 2
81671 München / DE
Former [2009/24]Hill, Justin John, et al
McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP 7 Bishopsgate
London EC2N 3AR / GB
Former [2009/16]Hill, Justin John
McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP 7 Bishopsgate
London EC2N 3AR / GB
Application number, filing date09151893.623.10.2002
[2009/16]
Priority number, dateUS2001004650024.10.2001         Original published format: US 46500
[2009/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2047966
Date:15.04.2009
Language:EN
[2009/16]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2047966
Date:09.03.2011
[2011/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2047966
Date:28.08.2013
Language:EN
[2013/35]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.02.2011
ClassificationIPC:B29B11/14, B29C49/12, B32B27/08, // B29B11/08, B29C49/06, B29C49/22
[2010/38]
CPC:
B29B11/14 (EP,US); B32B1/00 (KR); B29C49/071 (EP,US);
B29C49/12 (EP,US); B32B27/08 (EP,US); B65D1/0215 (EP,US);
B65D1/0223 (EP,US); B29B11/08 (EP,US); B29C2035/0822 (EP,US);
B29C2049/7879 (EP); B29C2949/0715 (EP); B29C2949/072 (EP,US);
B29C2949/0723 (EP,US); B29C2949/0724 (EP,US); B29C2949/0725 (EP,US);
B29C2949/073 (EP,US); B29C2949/0732 (EP,US); B29C2949/0733 (EP,US);
B29C2949/0762 (EP,US); B29C2949/0771 (EP,US); B29C2949/0773 (EP,US);
B29C2949/0774 (EP,US); B29C2949/0777 (EP,US); B29C2949/0811 (EP);
B29C2949/0817 (EP,US); B29C2949/0818 (EP,US); B29C2949/0819 (EP,US);
B29C2949/0826 (EP,US); B29C2949/0828 (EP,US); B29C2949/0831 (EP,US);
B29C2949/0835 (EP,US); B29C2949/0836 (EP,US); B29C2949/0862 (EP,US);
B29C2949/22 (EP,US); B29C2949/24 (EP,US); B29C2949/26 (EP,US);
B29C2949/28 (EP,US); B29C2949/3008 (EP,US); B29C2949/3009 (EP,US);
B29C2949/3012 (EP,US); B29C2949/3016 (EP,US); B29C2949/302 (EP,US);
B29C2949/3022 (EP,US); B29C2949/3026 (EP,US); B29C2949/3028 (EP,US);
B29C2949/3032 (EP,US); B29C2949/3034 (EP,US); B29C2949/3036 (EP,US);
B29C2949/3092 (EP,US); B29C35/08 (EP,US); B29C49/0005 (EP,US);
B29C49/06 (EP,US); B29C49/087 (EP); B29C49/1215 (EP,US);
B29C49/42832 (EP); B29C49/6418 (EP,US); B29C49/6445 (EP,US);
B29C49/6605 (EP); B29K2023/086 (EP,US); B29K2023/12 (EP,US);
B29K2077/00 (EP,US); B29K2623/086 (EP,US); B29K2623/12 (EP,US);
B29K2995/004 (EP,US); B29K2995/0067 (EP,US); B29K2995/0069 (EP,US);
B29L2031/7158 (EP,US); B29L2031/716 (EP,US); B65D2501/0036 (EP,US);
Y10T428/13 (EP,US); Y10T428/1352 (EP,US); Y10T428/31909 (EP,US);
Y10T428/31913 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2009/16]B29C49/12
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   SK,   TR [2009/16]
TitleGerman:Preform für einen Polypropylenbehälter[2013/24]
English:Preform for a Polypropylene container[2013/24]
French:Préforme pour un Récipient en polypropylène[2013/24]
Former [2009/16]Polypropylenbehälter und Verfahren zu dessen Herstellung
Former [2009/16]Polypropylene container and process for making the same
Former [2009/16]Récipient en polypropylène et procédé pour sa fabrication
Examination procedure03.02.2009Examination requested  [2009/16]
09.09.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.01.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.06.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.05.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.07.2013Fee for grant paid
18.07.2013Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP02773876.4  / EP1458549
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  10.01.2012
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  23.05.2014  28.05.2014  ADMISSIBLE
Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
Else-Krömer-Strasse 1
61352 Bad Homburg / DE
Opponent's representative
Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH, et al, et al
Patent Department
Borkenberg 14
61440 Oberursel / DE
 [2014/27]
02.07.2014Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
02.01.2015Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
04.01.2016Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 15.01.2016
15.01.2016Date of oral proceedings
16.02.2016Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
26.02.2016Legal effect of revocation of patent [2016/27]
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
03.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
03.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
03.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
03.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
30.04.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
25.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 09
25.10.2011Renewal fee patent year 10
25.10.2012Renewal fee patent year 11
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.10.200908   M06   Fee paid on   30.04.2010
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT28.08.2013
BE28.08.2013
BG28.08.2013
CY28.08.2013
CZ28.08.2013
DK28.08.2013
EE28.08.2013
FI28.08.2013
MC28.08.2013
NL28.08.2013
SE28.08.2013
SK28.08.2013
TR28.08.2013
IE23.10.2013
LU23.10.2013
CH31.10.2013
LI31.10.2013
GR29.11.2013
PT30.12.2013
DE01.05.2014
[2015/34]
Former [2015/32]AT28.08.2013
BE28.08.2013
CY28.08.2013
CZ28.08.2013
DK28.08.2013
EE28.08.2013
FI28.08.2013
MC28.08.2013
NL28.08.2013
SE28.08.2013
SK28.08.2013
TR28.08.2013
IE23.10.2013
CH31.10.2013
LI31.10.2013
GR29.11.2013
PT30.12.2013
DE01.05.2014
Former [2014/48]AT28.08.2013
BE28.08.2013
CY28.08.2013
CZ28.08.2013
DK28.08.2013
EE28.08.2013
FI28.08.2013
MC28.08.2013
NL28.08.2013
SE28.08.2013
SK28.08.2013
IE23.10.2013
CH31.10.2013
LI31.10.2013
GR29.11.2013
PT30.12.2013
DE01.05.2014
Former [2014/38]AT28.08.2013
BE28.08.2013
CY28.08.2013
CZ28.08.2013
DK28.08.2013
EE28.08.2013
FI28.08.2013
MC28.08.2013
NL28.08.2013
SE28.08.2013
SK28.08.2013
CH31.10.2013
LI31.10.2013
GR29.11.2013
PT30.12.2013
DE01.05.2014
Former [2014/34]AT28.08.2013
BE28.08.2013
CY28.08.2013
CZ28.08.2013
DK28.08.2013
EE28.08.2013
FI28.08.2013
MC28.08.2013
NL28.08.2013
SE28.08.2013
SK28.08.2013
CH31.10.2013
LI31.10.2013
GR29.11.2013
PT30.12.2013
Former [2014/25]AT28.08.2013
BE28.08.2013
CY28.08.2013
CZ28.08.2013
DK28.08.2013
EE28.08.2013
FI28.08.2013
MC28.08.2013
NL28.08.2013
SE28.08.2013
SK28.08.2013
GR29.11.2013
PT30.12.2013
Former [2014/23]AT28.08.2013
BE28.08.2013
CY28.08.2013
CZ28.08.2013
DK28.08.2013
EE28.08.2013
FI28.08.2013
NL28.08.2013
SE28.08.2013
SK28.08.2013
GR29.11.2013
PT30.12.2013
Former [2014/22]AT28.08.2013
BE28.08.2013
CY28.08.2013
DK28.08.2013
FI28.08.2013
NL28.08.2013
SE28.08.2013
GR29.11.2013
PT30.12.2013
Former [2014/21]AT28.08.2013
BE28.08.2013
CY28.08.2013
DK28.08.2013
FI28.08.2013
SE28.08.2013
GR29.11.2013
PT30.12.2013
Former [2014/18]AT28.08.2013
BE28.08.2013
CY28.08.2013
FI28.08.2013
SE28.08.2013
GR29.11.2013
PT30.12.2013
Former [2014/14]CY31.07.2013
AT28.08.2013
BE28.08.2013
FI28.08.2013
SE28.08.2013
GR29.11.2013
PT30.12.2013
Former [2014/12]CY31.07.2013
AT28.08.2013
FI28.08.2013
SE28.08.2013
GR29.11.2013
PT30.12.2013
Former [2014/11]CY31.07.2013
AT28.08.2013
FI28.08.2013
SE28.08.2013
PT30.12.2013
Former [2014/10]CY31.07.2013
AT28.08.2013
SE28.08.2013
PT30.12.2013
Former [2014/09]AT28.08.2013
SE28.08.2013
PT30.12.2013
Former [2014/08]PT30.12.2013
Documents cited:Search[A]FR2543483  (KATASHI AOKI [JP]) [A] 1-8,14-17 * examples 1,2 *;
 [XI]US4554190  (MCHENRY ROBERT J [US], et al) [X] 9,11,12 * column 18, line 23 - column 18, line 45; figure 1A * [I] 10,13;
 [A]EP0309138  (EXXON CHEMICAL PATENTS INC [US]) [A] 1-8,14-17 * page 6, line 31 - page 6, line 39; figure 4 *;
 [A]US5176872  (LUCAS BENNIE M [US], et al) [A] 1-8,14-17 * example 3 *;
 [A]WO9732711  (SIPA SPA [IT], et al) [A] 10,13* page 1, line 1 - page 1, line 7; figure 2 *;
 [XI]WO0063085  (PECHINEY PLASTIC PACKAGING INC [US], et al) [X] 1,2,4,6-8,14-16 * page 13, line 11 - page 13, line 20; figure 3 * [I] 3,5,17
by applicantUS4511528
 US4554190
 US4712990
 US5066222
 US5156857
 US5326258
 USD445339S
 USD445693S
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