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EP1340844 - Meltblown apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Opposition procedure closed Status updated on 03.07.2009 Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	09.07.2010	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): LU	published on 11.08.2010 [2010/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Reifenhäuser GmbH & Co. KG Maschinenfabrik Spicher Strasse 46-48 53839 Troisdorf / DE
	[2007/28]
Former [2003/36]	For all designated states Reifenhäuser GmbH & Co. Maschinenfabrik Spicher Strasse 46-48 53839 Troisdorf / DE
Inventor(s)	01 / Becker, Axel Mühlenstrasse 6 53844 Troisdorf / DE
	02 / Schlag, Hans-Peter, Dr. Lübecker Weg 6 53844 Troisdorf / DE
	03 / Geus, Hans-Georg Bahnhofstrasse 54a 53858 Niederkassel-Rheidt / DE
	04 / Frey, Detlef Schleenweg 18 53858 Niederkassel-Rheidt / DE
	[2007/39]
Former [2003/36]	01 / Becker, Axel Mühlenstrasse 6 53844 Troisdorf / DE
	02 / Schlag, Hans-Peter, Dr. Lübecker weg 6 53844 Troisdorf / DE
	03 / Geus, Hans-Georg Bahnhofstrasse 54a 53858 Niederkassel-Rheidt / DE
	04 / Frey, Detlef Schleenweg 18 53858 Niederkassel-Rheidt / DE
Representative(s)	Rohmann, Michael, et al Andrejewski - Honke Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB An der Reichsbank 8 45127 Essen / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2003/36]	Rohmann, Michael, Dr., et al Patentanwälte Andrejewski, Honke & Sozien Theaterplatz 3 45127 Essen / DE
Application number, filing date	02004616.5	28.02.2002
	[2003/36]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1340844
	Date:	03.09.2003
	Language:	DE
	[2003/36]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1340844
	Date:	26.09.2007
	Language:	DE
	[2007/39]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	14.08.2002
Classification	IPC:	D01D5/098, D04H1/56	[2003/36]
	CPC:	D01D5/0985 (EP,US); D04H3/16 (KR)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR [2003/36]
Title	German:	Meltblown-Anlage	[2003/36]
	English:	Meltblown apparatus	[2003/36]
	French:	Appareil de fusion-soufflage	[2003/36]
Examination procedure	29.10.2002	Examination requested [2003/36]
	20.04.2007	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	16.07.2007	Fee for grant paid
	16.07.2007	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 25.06.2008 20.02.2009 WITHDRAWN Maschinenfabrik Rieter AG / Spindelfabrik Suessen GmbH Klosterstrasse 20 / Dammstrasse 1 CH- 8406 Winterthur / D- 73079 Süssen / CH Opponent's representative Bergmeier, Werner Canzler & Bergmeier Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 84 85055 Ingolstadt / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2009/14]
	Opponent(s)	01 25.06.2008 20.02.2009 WITHDRAWN Maschinenfabrik Rieter AG / Spindelfabrik Suessen GmbH Klosterstrasse 20 / Dammstrasse 1 CH- 8406 Winterthur / D- 73079 Süssen / CH Opponent's representative Bergmeier, Werner Canzler & Bergmeier Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 84 85055 Ingolstadt / DE
	Former [2008/32]
	Opponent(s)	01 25.06.2008 WITHDRAWN Maschinenfabrik Rieter AG / Spindelfabrik Suessen GmbH Klosterstrasse 20 / Dammstrasse 1 CH- 8406 Winterthur / D- 73079 Süssen / CH Opponent's representative Bergmeier, Werner Canzler & Bergmeier Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 84 85055 Ingolstadt / DE
	01.08.2008	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	11.02.2009	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	19.03.2009	Despatch of communication that the opposition procedure will be closed
	29.03.2009	Legal effect of closure of opposition procedure [2009/32]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	03.05.2004	Renewal fee patent year 03
	18.02.2005	Renewal fee patent year 04
	18.02.2006	Renewal fee patent year 05
	10.02.2007	Renewal fee patent year 06
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	29.02.2004	03 M06 Fee paid on 03.05.2004
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CY	26.09.2007
	FI	26.09.2007
	IE	26.09.2007
	PT	26.02.2008
	AT	28.02.2008
	BE	28.02.2008
	LU	28.02.2008
	MC	28.02.2008
	[2010/32]
Former [2009/33]	CY	26.09.2007
	FI	26.09.2007
	IE	26.09.2007
	PT	26.02.2008
	AT	28.02.2008
	BE	28.02.2008
	MC	28.02.2008
Former [2009/23]	FI	26.09.2007
	IE	26.09.2007
	PT	26.02.2008
	AT	28.02.2008
	BE	28.02.2008
	MC	28.02.2008
Former [2009/14]	FI	26.09.2007
	IE	26.09.2007
	PT	26.02.2008
	BE	28.02.2008
	MC	28.02.2008
Former [2008/46]	FI	26.09.2007
	IE	26.09.2007
	PT	26.02.2008
	MC	28.02.2008
Former [2008/45]	FI	26.09.2007
	IE	26.09.2007
	PT	26.02.2008
Former [2008/26]	FI	26.09.2007
	PT	26.02.2008
Former [2008/10]	FI	26.09.2007
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US3878014 (MELEAD JAMES J) [A] 1-6 * column W *;
		[A]DE19913162 (REIFENHAEUSER MASCH [DE]) [A] 1-6 * the whole document *;
		[A]EP1079012 (REIFENHAEUSER MASCH [DE]) [A] 1-6* the whole document *

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