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EP About this file: EP1520682

EP1520682 - Thermoforming apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.01.2008
Database last updated on 19.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip25.09.2009Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, TR		published on 28.10.2009  [2009/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
KIEFEL AG
Industriestrasse 17-19
83395 Freilassing / DE
[2005/14]
Inventor(s)01 / Crepaz, Johannes
Grenzstrasse 7
5071 Wals-Siezenheim / AT
 [2005/14]
Representative(s)Castell, Klaus, et al
Patentanwaltskanzlei Liermann-Castell
Oberstraße 135
52349 Düren / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/40]Castell, Klaus, et al
Patentanwaltskanzlei Liermann - Castell Gutenbergstrasse 12
52349 Düren / DE
Former [2007/18]Castell, Klaus, et al
Gutenbergstrasse 12
52349 Düren / DE
Former [2007/04]Patentanwaltskanzlei Liermann-Castell
Gutenbergstrasse 12
52349 Düren / DE
Former [2005/14]Zmyj, Erwin, Dipl.-Ing., Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing.
Rosenheimer Strasse 52
81669 München / DE
Application number, filing date04016147.308.07.2004
[2005/14]
Priority number, dateDE2003104553430.09.2003         Original published format: DE 10345534
[2005/14]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1520682
Date:06.04.2005
Language:DE
[2005/14]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1520682
Date:21.03.2007
Language:DE
[2007/12]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.01.2005
ClassificationIPC:B29C51/26
[2005/14]
CPC:
B29C51/261 (EP,US); B29C31/006 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2005/14]
TitleGerman:Thermoformanlage[2005/14]
English:Thermoforming apparatus[2005/14]
French:Appareil de thermoformage[2005/14]
Examination procedure18.02.2005Examination requested  [2005/16]
20.04.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.08.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.11.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.02.2007Fee for grant paid
05.02.2007Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)27.12.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2008/09]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.07.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY21.03.2007
CZ21.03.2007
DK21.03.2007
EE21.03.2007
FI21.03.2007
NL21.03.2007
PL21.03.2007
RO21.03.2007
SI21.03.2007
SK21.03.2007
TR21.03.2007
BG21.06.2007
SE21.06.2007
GR22.06.2007
LU08.07.2007
BE31.07.2007
MC31.07.2007
PT21.08.2007
HU22.09.2007
[2009/44]
Former [2009/40]CY21.03.2007
CZ21.03.2007
DK21.03.2007
EE21.03.2007
FI21.03.2007
NL21.03.2007
PL21.03.2007
RO21.03.2007
SI21.03.2007
SK21.03.2007
BG21.06.2007
SE21.06.2007
GR22.06.2007
LU08.07.2007
BE31.07.2007
MC31.07.2007
PT21.08.2007
Former [2009/35]CY21.03.2007
CZ21.03.2007
DK21.03.2007
EE21.03.2007
FI21.03.2007
NL21.03.2007
PL21.03.2007
RO21.03.2007
SI21.03.2007
SK21.03.2007
SE21.06.2007
GR22.06.2007
BE31.07.2007
MC31.07.2007
PT21.08.2007
Former [2009/11]CZ21.03.2007
DK21.03.2007
EE21.03.2007
FI21.03.2007
NL21.03.2007
PL21.03.2007
RO21.03.2007
SI21.03.2007
SK21.03.2007
SE21.06.2007
GR22.06.2007
BE31.07.2007
MC31.07.2007
PT21.08.2007
Former [2008/40]CZ21.03.2007
DK21.03.2007
FI21.03.2007
NL21.03.2007
PL21.03.2007
RO21.03.2007
SI21.03.2007
SK21.03.2007
SE21.06.2007
GR22.06.2007
BE31.07.2007
MC31.07.2007
PT21.08.2007
Former [2008/22]CZ21.03.2007
DK21.03.2007
FI21.03.2007
NL21.03.2007
PL21.03.2007
RO21.03.2007
SI21.03.2007
SK21.03.2007
SE21.06.2007
GR22.06.2007
MC31.07.2007
PT21.08.2007
Former [2008/08]CZ21.03.2007
DK21.03.2007
FI21.03.2007
NL21.03.2007
PL21.03.2007
RO21.03.2007
SI21.03.2007
SK21.03.2007
SE21.06.2007
PT21.08.2007
Former [2008/04]CZ21.03.2007
FI21.03.2007
NL21.03.2007
PL21.03.2007
RO21.03.2007
SI21.03.2007
SK21.03.2007
SE21.06.2007
PT21.08.2007
Former [2008/02]CZ21.03.2007
FI21.03.2007
NL21.03.2007
PL21.03.2007
SI21.03.2007
SK21.03.2007
SE21.06.2007
PT21.08.2007
Former [2007/51]FI21.03.2007
NL21.03.2007
PL21.03.2007
SI21.03.2007
SK21.03.2007
SE21.06.2007
PT21.08.2007
Former [2007/49]FI21.03.2007
NL21.03.2007
PL21.03.2007
SI21.03.2007
SE21.06.2007
PT21.08.2007
Former [2007/47]FI21.03.2007
NL21.03.2007
PL21.03.2007
SI21.03.2007
SE21.06.2007
Former [2007/42]FI21.03.2007
NL21.03.2007
PL21.03.2007
SE21.06.2007
Documents cited:Search[E] EP1462177  (ILLIG MASCHINENBAU ADOLF et al.) [E] 1-4 * paragraph [0010]; figures 1,2 *
 [X] EP0767047   [X] 1-4 * column 4, line 3 - column 4, line 20; figures 1,3 *
 [A] DE10022269  (KIEFEL GMBH PAUL et al.) [A] 1-4 * abstract *
 [A] US4428723  (THIEL ALFONS W et al.) [A] 1-4 * column 8, line 11 - column 8, line 29; figure 5 *
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