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EP About this file: EP1827798

EP1827798 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONVEYING AND FOR SORTING PREFORMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  05.01.2024
Database last updated on 05.04.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip05.01.2024Revocation of patentpublished on 07.02.2024  [2024/06]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
KHS GmbH
Juchostraße 20
44143 Dortmund / DE
[2023/27]
Former [2017/01]For all designated states
KHS Corpoplast GmbH
Meiendorfer Strasse 203
22145 Hamburg / DE
Former [2011/18]For all designated states
KHS Corpoplast GmbH
Meiendorfer Strasse 203
22145 Hamburg / DE
Former [2009/11]For all designated states
KHS Corpoplast GmbH & Co. KG
Meiendorfer Strasse 203
20539 Hamburg / DE
Former [2007/36]For all designated states
SIG Technology Ltd.
Laufengasse 18
8212 Neuhausen am Rheinfall / CH
Inventor(s)01 / BAUMGARTE, Rolf
Querweg 9
22926 Ahrensburg / DE
02 / LINKE, Michael
Scheunenkoppel 12
22926 Ahrensburg / DE
03 / LEWIN, Frank
Waldstrasse 9 a
22889 Tangstedt / DE
04 / LITZENBERG, Michael
Binsenstieg 57
21502 Geesthacht / DE
 [2007/36]
Representative(s)Eisenführ Speiser
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Johannes-Brahms-Platz 1
20355 Hamburg / DE
[N/P]
Former [2013/11]Hausfeld, Norbert, et al
Meissner Bolte & Partner GbR
Beselerstraße 6
22607 Hamburg / DE
Former [2013/08]Wetzel, Philipp, et al
Meissner, Bolte & Partner GbR Beselerstraße 6
22607 Hamburg / DE
Former [2012/49]Hausfeld, Norbert
Schaefer Emmel Hausfeld Patentanwälte Krohnstieg 43
22415 Hamburg / DE
Former [2007/36]Klickow, Hans-Henning
Patentanwälte Hansmann-Klickow-Hansmann Jessenstrasse 4
22767 Hamburg / DE
Application number, filing date05813264.804.11.2005
[2007/36]
WO2005DE01998
Priority number, dateDE2004105756430.11.2004         Original published format: DE102004057564
WO2005DE0121511.07.2005         Original published format: PCT/DE2005/001215
DE2005104835830.09.2005         Original published format: DE102005048358
[2007/36]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2006058512
Date:08.06.2006
Language:DE
[2006/23]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1827798
Date:05.09.2007
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.06.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/36]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1827798
Date:04.01.2017
Language:DE
[2017/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP19.10.2006
ClassificationIPC:B29C49/42, B65G51/03, B65G17/18, B65G47/244, B65G47/14
[2007/36]
CPC:
B29C49/42101 (EP,US); B29C49/1229 (EP,US); B29C2949/0715 (EP);
B29C2949/22 (EP); B29C2949/24 (EP); B29C2949/26 (EP);
B29C2949/28 (EP); B29C2949/3024 (EP); B29C2949/3032 (EP);
B29C49/06 (EP); B29C49/42057 (EP); B29C49/42087 (EP);
B29C49/42097 (EP); B29C49/6418 (EP); B29C49/6835 (EP);
B29C49/685 (EP); B29K2067/00 (EP); B29K2705/00 (EP);
B29K2901/00 (EP); B29L2031/7158 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2017/01]
Former [2007/36]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM TRANSPORT UND ZUR SORTIERUNG VON VORFORMLINGEN[2007/36]
English:METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONVEYING AND FOR SORTING PREFORMS[2007/36]
French:PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF POUR LE TRANSPORT D'EBAUCHES[2007/36]
Entry into regional phase26.04.2007National basic fee paid 
26.04.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
26.04.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.04.2007Examination requested  [2007/36]
27.09.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.02.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.12.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.01.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.08.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.06.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.04.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
21.11.2012Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
31.01.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.02.2013Observations by third parties
21.05.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.11.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.04.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.10.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.11.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.03.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.07.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.09.2016Fee for grant paid
23.09.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
23.09.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  27.09.2007
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  04.10.2017    ADMISSIBLE
Krones AG
Böhmerwaldstraße 5
93073 Neutraubling / DE
Opponent's representative
Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
 [2017/45]
08.11.2017Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
18.05.2018Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
14.11.2019Date of oral proceedings
28.01.2020Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
28.01.2020Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
20.09.2023Legal effect of revocation of patent [2024/06]
Appeal following opposition03.04.2020Appeal received No.  T0919/20
08.06.2020Statement of grounds filed
22.06.2020Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M02) [2020/26]
17.08.2020Date of receipt of observations in an appeal [2020/34]
20.09.2023Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected
22.12.2023Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
20.09.2023Date of oral proceedings
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
02.02.2013Request for further processing filed
02.02.2013Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
14.02.2013Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
03.06.2011Request for further processing filed
03.06.2011Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
20.06.2011Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
20.10.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
07.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
12.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
14.10.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
23.11.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
28.11.2013Renewal fee patent year 09
25.11.2014Renewal fee patent year 10
24.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 11
23.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU04.11.2005
CY04.01.2017
CZ04.01.2017
DK04.01.2017
EE04.01.2017
ES04.01.2017
FI04.01.2017
LT04.01.2017
LV04.01.2017
MC04.01.2017
NL04.01.2017
PL04.01.2017
RO04.01.2017
SE04.01.2017
SI04.01.2017
SK04.01.2017
TR04.01.2017
BG04.04.2017
GR05.04.2017
IS04.05.2017
PT04.05.2017
AT04.11.2017
GB04.11.2017
IE04.11.2017
LU04.11.2017
BE30.11.2017
CH30.11.2017
LI30.11.2017
[2020/15]
Former [2019/46]HU04.11.2005
CY04.01.2017
CZ04.01.2017
DK04.01.2017
EE04.01.2017
ES04.01.2017
FI04.01.2017
LT04.01.2017
LV04.01.2017
MC04.01.2017
NL04.01.2017
PL04.01.2017
RO04.01.2017
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SI04.01.2017
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BG04.04.2017
GR05.04.2017
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PT04.05.2017
AT04.11.2017
GB04.11.2017
IE04.11.2017
LU04.11.2017
BE30.11.2017
CH30.11.2017
LI30.11.2017
Former [2019/31]HU04.11.2005
CZ04.01.2017
DK04.01.2017
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PT04.05.2017
AT04.11.2017
GB04.11.2017
IE04.11.2017
LU04.11.2017
BE30.11.2017
CH30.11.2017
LI30.11.2017
Former [2019/10]CZ04.01.2017
DK04.01.2017
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BG04.04.2017
GR05.04.2017
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PT04.05.2017
AT04.11.2017
GB04.11.2017
IE04.11.2017
LU04.11.2017
BE30.11.2017
CH30.11.2017
LI30.11.2017
Former [2018/50]CZ04.01.2017
DK04.01.2017
EE04.01.2017
ES04.01.2017
FI04.01.2017
LT04.01.2017
LV04.01.2017
MC04.01.2017
NL04.01.2017
PL04.01.2017
RO04.01.2017
SE04.01.2017
SI04.01.2017
SK04.01.2017
BG04.04.2017
GR05.04.2017
IS04.05.2017
PT04.05.2017
GB04.11.2017
IE04.11.2017
LU04.11.2017
BE30.11.2017
CH30.11.2017
LI30.11.2017
Former [2018/45]CZ04.01.2017
DK04.01.2017
EE04.01.2017
ES04.01.2017
FI04.01.2017
LT04.01.2017
LV04.01.2017
MC04.01.2017
NL04.01.2017
PL04.01.2017
RO04.01.2017
SE04.01.2017
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SK04.01.2017
BG04.04.2017
GR05.04.2017
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PT04.05.2017
IE04.11.2017
LU04.11.2017
CH30.11.2017
LI30.11.2017
Former [2018/41]CZ04.01.2017
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EE04.01.2017
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FI04.01.2017
LT04.01.2017
LV04.01.2017
MC04.01.2017
NL04.01.2017
PL04.01.2017
RO04.01.2017
SE04.01.2017
SI04.01.2017
SK04.01.2017
BG04.04.2017
GR05.04.2017
IS04.05.2017
PT04.05.2017
LU04.11.2017
CH30.11.2017
LI30.11.2017
Former [2018/33]CZ04.01.2017
DK04.01.2017
EE04.01.2017
ES04.01.2017
FI04.01.2017
LT04.01.2017
LV04.01.2017
MC04.01.2017
NL04.01.2017
PL04.01.2017
RO04.01.2017
SE04.01.2017
SI04.01.2017
SK04.01.2017
BG04.04.2017
GR05.04.2017
IS04.05.2017
PT04.05.2017
CH30.11.2017
LI30.11.2017
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DK04.01.2017
EE04.01.2017
ES04.01.2017
FI04.01.2017
LT04.01.2017
LV04.01.2017
NL04.01.2017
PL04.01.2017
RO04.01.2017
SE04.01.2017
SI04.01.2017
SK04.01.2017
BG04.04.2017
GR05.04.2017
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PT04.05.2017
Former [2017/50]CZ04.01.2017
DK04.01.2017
EE04.01.2017
ES04.01.2017
FI04.01.2017
LT04.01.2017
LV04.01.2017
NL04.01.2017
PL04.01.2017
RO04.01.2017
SE04.01.2017
SK04.01.2017
BG04.04.2017
GR05.04.2017
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PT04.05.2017
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EE04.01.2017
ES04.01.2017
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NL04.01.2017
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RO04.01.2017
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GR05.04.2017
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PT04.05.2017
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ES04.01.2017
FI04.01.2017
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NL04.01.2017
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PT04.05.2017
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PL04.01.2017
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