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EP About this file: EP1720715

EP1720715 - PROCESS FOR BINDING SHEETS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.03.2012
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.07.2014Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 20.08.2014  [2014/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ibis Integrated Bindery Systems LTD
9 The Gateway Centre
Coronation Road
High Wycombe, HP12 3SU / GB
[2011/36]
Former [2006/46]For all designated states
Ibis Integrated Bindery Systems LTD
7 York Way Lancaster Road Cressex Business Park High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire HP12 3PY / GB
Inventor(s)01 / CRACKNELL, John
1 The Hyde Ray, Mill Road West
Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 8SD / GB
02 / FIRTH, Mark
Rose Cottage, 8 Bois Lane
Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire HP6 6BH / GB
03 / O'BRIEN, John
Two Ways, Beacons Bottom, Stokenchurch
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP14 3XF / GB
04 / TREW, Alan
28 Shrimpton Road, High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire, HP12 4PL / GB
05 / BREWSTER, Martin
12 Rennie Close
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP13 5TB / GB
 [2011/01]
Former [2006/46]01 / CRACKNELL, John
1 The Hyde Ray, Mill Road West
Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 8SD / GB
02 / FIRTH, Mark
Rose Cottage, 8 Bois Lane
Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire HP6 6BH / GB
03 / O'BRIEN, John
Two Ways, Beacons Bottom, Stokenchurch
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP14 3XF / GB
04 / TREW, Alan
28 Schrimpton Road, High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire, HP12 4PL / GB
05 / BREWSTER, Martin
12 Rennie Close
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP13 5TB / GB
Representative(s)Williams, Ceili, et al
Stevens Hewlett & Perkins
1 St Augustine's Place
Bristol BS1 4UD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2010/03]Williams, Ceili, et al
Stevens Hewlett & Perkins 1, Pemberton Row London
EC4A 3BG / GB
Former [2006/46]Williams, Ceili, et al
Stevens Hewlett & Perkins Halton House 20/23 Holborn
London EC1N 2JD / GB
Application number, filing date05702062.028.01.2005
[2006/46]
WO2005GB00313
Priority number, dateGB2004000186328.01.2004         Original published format: GB 0401863
GB2004001756706.08.2004         Original published format: GB 0417567
[2006/46]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2005072980
Date:11.08.2005
Language:EN
[2005/32]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1720715
Date:15.11.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.08.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/46]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1720715
Date:04.05.2011
Language:EN
[2011/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP18.05.2006
ClassificationIPC:B42D9/00, B42C19/02
[2006/46]
CPC:
B42C19/02 (EP,US); B42C1/12 (EP,US); B42C9/0081 (EP,US);
Y10T156/1798 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2006/46]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
YUNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM BINDEN VON BLÄTTERN[2006/46]
English:PROCESS FOR BINDING SHEETS[2006/46]
French:PROCEDE POUR RELIER DES FEUILLES[2006/46]
Entry into regional phase28.07.2006National basic fee paid 
28.07.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
28.07.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.07.2006Examination requested  [2006/46]
28.07.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.12.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.01.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.07.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.12.2010Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.03.2011Fee for grant paid
25.03.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)07.02.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/15]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.07.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
30.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
03.12.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
28.01.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
27.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU28.01.2005
AT04.05.2011
BE04.05.2011
CY04.05.2011
CZ04.05.2011
DK04.05.2011
EE04.05.2011
FI04.05.2011
IT04.05.2011
LT04.05.2011
NL04.05.2011
PL04.05.2011
RO04.05.2011
SE04.05.2011
SI04.05.2011
SK04.05.2011
TR04.05.2011
BG04.08.2011
GR05.08.2011
ES15.08.2011
IS04.09.2011
PT05.09.2011
IE28.01.2012
LU28.01.2012
MC31.01.2012
[2014/34]
Former [2014/27]AT04.05.2011
BE04.05.2011
CY04.05.2011
CZ04.05.2011
DK04.05.2011
EE04.05.2011
FI04.05.2011
IT04.05.2011
LT04.05.2011
NL04.05.2011
PL04.05.2011
RO04.05.2011
SE04.05.2011
SI04.05.2011
SK04.05.2011
TR04.05.2011
BG04.08.2011
GR05.08.2011
ES15.08.2011
IS04.09.2011
PT05.09.2011
IE28.01.2012
LU28.01.2012
MC31.01.2012
Former [2014/21]AT04.05.2011
BE04.05.2011
CY04.05.2011
CZ04.05.2011
DK04.05.2011
EE04.05.2011
FI04.05.2011
IT04.05.2011
LT04.05.2011
NL04.05.2011
PL04.05.2011
RO04.05.2011
SE04.05.2011
SI04.05.2011
SK04.05.2011
TR04.05.2011
BG04.08.2011
GR05.08.2011
ES15.08.2011
IS04.09.2011
PT05.09.2011
IE28.01.2012
MC31.01.2012
Former [2013/29]AT04.05.2011
BE04.05.2011
CY04.05.2011
CZ04.05.2011
DK04.05.2011
EE04.05.2011
FI04.05.2011
IT04.05.2011
LT04.05.2011
NL04.05.2011
PL04.05.2011
RO04.05.2011
SE04.05.2011
SI04.05.2011
SK04.05.2011
BG04.08.2011
GR05.08.2011
ES15.08.2011
IS04.09.2011
PT05.09.2011
IE28.01.2012
MC31.01.2012
Former [2013/08]AT04.05.2011
BE04.05.2011
CY04.05.2011
CZ04.05.2011
DK04.05.2011
EE04.05.2011
FI04.05.2011
IT04.05.2011
LT04.05.2011
NL04.05.2011
PL04.05.2011
RO04.05.2011
SE04.05.2011
SI04.05.2011
SK04.05.2011
GR05.08.2011
ES15.08.2011
IS04.09.2011
PT05.09.2011
IE28.01.2012
MC31.01.2012
Former [2012/37]AT04.05.2011
BE04.05.2011
CY04.05.2011
CZ04.05.2011
DK04.05.2011
EE04.05.2011
FI04.05.2011
IT04.05.2011
LT04.05.2011
NL04.05.2011
PL04.05.2011
RO04.05.2011
SE04.05.2011
SI04.05.2011
SK04.05.2011
GR05.08.2011
ES15.08.2011
IS04.09.2011
PT05.09.2011
MC31.01.2012
Former [2012/23]AT04.05.2011
BE04.05.2011
CY04.05.2011
CZ04.05.2011
DK04.05.2011
EE04.05.2011
FI04.05.2011
IT04.05.2011
LT04.05.2011
NL04.05.2011
PL04.05.2011
RO04.05.2011
SE04.05.2011
SI04.05.2011
SK04.05.2011
GR05.08.2011
ES15.08.2011
IS04.09.2011
PT05.09.2011
Former [2012/11]AT04.05.2011
BE04.05.2011
CY04.05.2011
CZ04.05.2011
DK04.05.2011
EE04.05.2011
FI04.05.2011
LT04.05.2011
NL04.05.2011
PL04.05.2011
RO04.05.2011
SE04.05.2011
SI04.05.2011
SK04.05.2011
GR05.08.2011
ES15.08.2011
IS04.09.2011
PT05.09.2011
Former [2012/10]AT04.05.2011
BE04.05.2011
CY04.05.2011
CZ04.05.2011
DK04.05.2011
EE04.05.2011
FI04.05.2011
LT04.05.2011
NL04.05.2011
RO04.05.2011
SE04.05.2011
SI04.05.2011
SK04.05.2011
GR05.08.2011
ES15.08.2011
IS04.09.2011
PT05.09.2011
Former [2012/09]AT04.05.2011
BE04.05.2011
CY04.05.2011
CZ04.05.2011
EE04.05.2011
FI04.05.2011
LT04.05.2011
NL04.05.2011
SE04.05.2011
SI04.05.2011
GR05.08.2011
ES15.08.2011
IS04.09.2011
PT05.09.2011
PL26.09.2011
Former [2012/01]AT04.05.2011
BE04.05.2011
CY04.05.2011
FI04.05.2011
LT04.05.2011
NL04.05.2011
SE04.05.2011
SI04.05.2011
GR05.08.2011
ES15.08.2011
IS04.09.2011
PT05.09.2011
PL26.09.2011
Former [2011/52]AT04.05.2011
CY04.05.2011
FI04.05.2011
LT04.05.2011
SE04.05.2011
SI04.05.2011
GR05.08.2011
ES15.08.2011
IS04.09.2011
PT05.09.2011
PL26.09.2011
Former [2011/50]CY04.05.2011
FI04.05.2011
LT04.05.2011
SE04.05.2011
SI04.05.2011
GR05.08.2011
ES15.08.2011
IS04.09.2011
PT05.09.2011
PL26.09.2011
Former [2011/49]CY04.05.2011
FI04.05.2011
LT04.05.2011
SE04.05.2011
GR05.08.2011
ES15.08.2011
PT05.09.2011
Former [2011/48]LT04.05.2011
SE04.05.2011
PT05.09.2011
Former [2011/47]LT04.05.2011
PT05.09.2011
Cited inInternational search[A]US4106148  (AXELROD HERBERT R) [A] 1-25,36 * the whole document *;
 [Y]US5044873  (VIJUK MICHAEL [US]) [Y] 1,2,8-12,18,19,21 * column 4, line 60 - column 5, line 20; figure 5 *;
 [A]US5193851  (HONEGGER WERNER [CH]) [A] 1-15,36 * column 4, lines 31-60; figure 6 * * column 7, lines 10-45 *;
 [A]EP0962334  (STIELOW GMBH & CO KG [DE]) [A] 1-25,36* the whole document *;
 [DA]WO0134403  (IBIS INTEGRATED BINDERY SYSTEM [GB], et al) [DA] 1,18 * page 7, line 32 - page 8, line 8 *;
 [Y]US2001048862  (BAUMANN ALFRED [DE], et al) [Y] 1,2,8-12,18,19,21 * paragraph [0015] - paragraph [0026]; figure 1 *;
 [Y]US2003044260  (GRUNDER ROLAND [CH], et al) [Y] 1,2,8-12,18,19,21 * paragraph [0029] - paragraph [0030]; figure 1 *;
 [PXD]EP1475331  (OPPENWEILER BINDER GMBH MASCHB [DE]) [PXD] 1-3,18,19 * the whole document *;
 [XP]EP1475339  (MASCHB OPPENWEILERBINDER GMBH [DE]) [XP] 1-3 * paragraph [0010] - paragraph [0011]; figure 2 *
by applicantJP2003136857
 EP1475331
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