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EP About this file: EP2018226

EP2018226 - DISPENSING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.01.2016
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip13.10.2017Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE, BG, CY, HU, PT, TR		published on 15.11.2017  [2017/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Aptar Dortmund GmbH
Hildebrandstrasse 20
44319 Dortmund / DE
[2012/37]
Former [2009/05]For all designated states
Seaquist Perfect Dispensing GmbH
Hildebrandstrasse 20
44319 Dortmund / DE
Inventor(s)01 / NEUHAUS, Reinhard
Am Vossholz 36
58675 Hemer / DE
02 / CANFIELD, Reiker
Ruhrtalstrasse 102 c
45239 Essen / DE
 [2009/05]
Representative(s)Von Rohr Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Rüttenscheider Straße 62
45130 Essen / DE
[N/P]
Former [2015/09]Von Rohr Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte Partnerschaft
Rüttenscheider Straße 62
45130 Essen / DE
Former [2013/03]Von Rohr
Patentanwälte Partnerschaft
Rüttenscheider Straße 62
45130 Essen / DE
Former [2009/05]Gesthuysen, von Rohr & Eggert
Patentanwälte Postfach 10 13 54
45013 Essen / DE
Application number, filing date07724788.002.05.2007
[2009/05]
WO2007EP03862
Priority number, dateDE2006102274712.05.2006         Original published format: DE102006022747
DE2006102548230.05.2006         Original published format: DE102006025482
DE2006103082930.06.2006         Original published format: DE102006030829
[2009/05]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007131634
Date:22.11.2007
Language:DE
[2007/47]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2018226
Date:28.01.2009
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.11.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2018226
Date:25.02.2015
Language:DE
[2015/09]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP22.11.2007
ClassificationIPC:B05B11/00, B29C65/08, B29C65/42, B29C65/60, B29C65/54
[2014/37]
CPC:
B29C65/08 (EP,US); B05B11/1033 (EP,US); B05B11/1032 (EP,US);
B29C65/42 (EP,US); B29C65/48 (EP,US); B29C65/4895 (EP,US);
B29C65/606 (EP); B29C66/112 (EP,US); B29C66/12445 (EP,US);
B29C66/12461 (EP,US); B29C66/131 (EP,US); B29C66/21 (EP);
B29C66/30223 (EP,US); B29C66/534 (EP,US); B29C66/54 (EP,US);
B29C66/542 (EP,US); B29C66/549 (EP,US); B29C65/542 (EP,US);
B29C65/58 (EP,US); B29C66/71 (EP,US); B29C66/8322 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
B29C66/71, B29K2023/00 (US,EP);
B29C66/71, B29K2023/06 (US,EP);
B29C66/71, B29K2023/12 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2009/05]B05B11/00, B29C65/08, B29C65/42, B29C65/60
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,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2009/05]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ABGABEVORRICHTUNG[2009/05]
English:DISPENSING DEVICE[2009/05]
French:DISPOSITIF DISTRIBUTEUR[2009/05]
Entry into regional phase10.10.2008National basic fee paid 
10.10.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
10.10.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.10.2008Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.10.2008Examination requested  [2009/05]
23.09.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.03.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.09.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.10.2014Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
03.12.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.01.2015Fee for grant paid
12.01.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.01.2015Receipt 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  23.09.2013
Opposition(s)26.11.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2016/05]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.05.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
26.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
20.05.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
23.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
23.05.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
21.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU02.05.2007
BG25.02.2015
CY25.02.2015
CZ25.02.2015
DK25.02.2015
EE25.02.2015
FI25.02.2015
LT25.02.2015
LV25.02.2015
MC25.02.2015
MT25.02.2015
NL25.02.2015
PL25.02.2015
RO25.02.2015
SE25.02.2015
SI25.02.2015
SK25.02.2015
TR25.02.2015
AT02.05.2015
IE02.05.2015
LU02.05.2015
GR26.05.2015
BE31.05.2015
CH31.05.2015
LI31.05.2015
IS25.06.2015
PT25.06.2015
[2017/39]
Former [2017/03]CZ25.02.2015
DK25.02.2015
EE25.02.2015
FI25.02.2015
LT25.02.2015
LV25.02.2015
MC25.02.2015
MT25.02.2015
NL25.02.2015
PL25.02.2015
RO25.02.2015
SE25.02.2015
SI25.02.2015
SK25.02.2015
AT02.05.2015
IE02.05.2015
LU02.05.2015
GR26.05.2015
CH31.05.2015
LI31.05.2015
IS25.06.2015
Former [2016/36]CZ25.02.2015
DK25.02.2015
EE25.02.2015
FI25.02.2015
LT25.02.2015
LV25.02.2015
MC25.02.2015
NL25.02.2015
PL25.02.2015
RO25.02.2015
SE25.02.2015
SI25.02.2015
SK25.02.2015
AT02.05.2015
IE02.05.2015
LU02.05.2015
GR26.05.2015
CH31.05.2015
LI31.05.2015
IS25.06.2015
Former [2016/20]CZ25.02.2015
DK25.02.2015
EE25.02.2015
FI25.02.2015
LT25.02.2015
LV25.02.2015
MC25.02.2015
NL25.02.2015
PL25.02.2015
RO25.02.2015
SE25.02.2015
SI25.02.2015
SK25.02.2015
IE02.05.2015
LU02.05.2015
GR26.05.2015
CH31.05.2015
LI31.05.2015
IS25.06.2015
Former [2016/12]CZ25.02.2015
DK25.02.2015
EE25.02.2015
FI25.02.2015
LT25.02.2015
LV25.02.2015
MC25.02.2015
NL25.02.2015
PL25.02.2015
RO25.02.2015
SE25.02.2015
SI25.02.2015
SK25.02.2015
LU02.05.2015
GR26.05.2015
CH31.05.2015
LI31.05.2015
IS25.06.2015
Former [2016/06]CZ25.02.2015
DK25.02.2015
EE25.02.2015
FI25.02.2015
LT25.02.2015
LV25.02.2015
MC25.02.2015
NL25.02.2015
PL25.02.2015
RO25.02.2015
SE25.02.2015
SK25.02.2015
LU02.05.2015
GR26.05.2015
CH31.05.2015
LI31.05.2015
IS25.06.2015
Former [2015/50]CZ25.02.2015
DK25.02.2015
EE25.02.2015
FI25.02.2015
LT25.02.2015
LV25.02.2015
NL25.02.2015
PL25.02.2015
RO25.02.2015
SE25.02.2015
SK25.02.2015
GR26.05.2015
IS25.06.2015
Former [2015/49]CZ25.02.2015
DK25.02.2015
EE25.02.2015
FI25.02.2015
LT25.02.2015
LV25.02.2015
NL25.02.2015
RO25.02.2015
SE25.02.2015
SK25.02.2015
GR26.05.2015
IS25.06.2015
Former [2015/41]FI25.02.2015
LT25.02.2015
LV25.02.2015
NL25.02.2015
SE25.02.2015
GR26.05.2015
IS25.06.2015
Former [2015/39]FI25.02.2015
LT25.02.2015
LV25.02.2015
SE25.02.2015
GR26.05.2015
IS25.06.2015
Former [2015/38]FI25.02.2015
LT25.02.2015
SE25.02.2015
GR26.05.2015
IS25.06.2015
Former [2015/37]FI25.02.2015
LT25.02.2015
SE25.02.2015
GR26.05.2015
Former [2015/36]FI25.02.2015
LT25.02.2015
SE25.02.2015
Former [2015/35]LT25.02.2015
Cited inInternational search[I]US3258369  (EMIL BLAICH) [I] 1-3,6,7,13,14,16-20 * column 2, lines 13-21 * * column 3, lines 15-28 * * column 4, lines 17-26; figure - *;
 [I]GB1405546  (DIETSCHE ROMAN KG) [I] 1-5,12-20 * page 2, lines 4-72; figure 2 *;
 [XI]US4304749  (BAUER PETER) [X] 1,3,7,13-15,19,20 * column 3, lines 43-64 * * column 4, line 24 - column 5, line 14; figures 7-10 * [I] 16-18;
 [A]US4352443  (LIBIT SIDNEY M) [A] 1-20* column 4, lines 27-38 *;
 [I]US5007596  (IWAHASHI YUJI [JP]) [I] 1,10,11,20 * column 4, lines 53-63; figure 6 *;
 [XI]US5197637  (NAUMANN WILHELM K [DE]) [X] 1-6,12-15,17-20 * column 6, line 57 - column 7, line 5; figure 1 * [I] 16;
 [XI]US5857224  (OBERG ERIK J [US], et al) [X] 1-6,13-15,20 * column 2, lines 24-61; figure 5 * [I] 16-19;
 [XI]US2002037179  (SUZUKI AKIRA [JP], et al) [X] 1-3,6,7,9,13-15,20 * abstract * * paragraphs [0064] , [0069] , [0084] , [0103] - [0109]; figures 1A,2-4,9 * [I] 8,16-19;
 [I]US2002051314  (HAYASHI YOICHI [JP]) [I] 1-6,12-20 * paragraphs [0065] , [0074] - [0080]; figures 2-6,10-14(c) *
by applicantUS5197637
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