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EP About this file: EP2145034

EP2145034 - Denim fabric [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2010/03]ELASTIC COMPOSITE YARNS AND WOVEN FABRICS MADE THEREFROM, AND METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING THE SAME
[2016/37]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.09.2017
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IS		published on 12.08.2020  [2020/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
International Textile Group, Inc.
804 Green Valley Road Suite 300
Greensboro, NC 27408 / US
[2016/47]
Former [2010/03]For all designated states
International Textile Group, Inc.
804 Green Valley Road Suite 300
Greensboro, NC 27408 / US
Inventor(s)01 / THARPE, Ralph, B., Jr.
5390 Beechmont Drive
Greensboro, NC 27410 / US
02 / ALLEN, John, L., Jr.
36 Park Village Lane
Greensboro, NC 27455 / US
03 / LITTLE, Fulton, A.
612 South Greene Street
Wadesboro, NC 28170 / US
04 / HART, Reuben, E.
1202 Eagle Road
Greensboro, NC 27407 / US
 [2010/03]
Representative(s)van Wijk, Alexander Pieter, et al
Mainstay IP
Kallenkoterallee 82 A
8331 AJ Steenwijk / NL
[N/P]
Former [2016/47]van Wijk, Alexander Pieter, et al
Mainstay IP
De Tuinen 16
8471 XP Wolvega / NL
Former [2010/03]DeltaPatents B.V.
Fellenoord 370
5611 ZL Eindhoven / NL
Application number, filing date08742948.616.04.2008
[2010/03]
WO2008US04900
Priority number, dateUS20070907774P17.04.2007         Original published format: US 907774 P
[2010/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2008130563
Date:30.10.2008
Language:EN
[2008/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2145034
Date:20.01.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.10.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2145034
Date:23.11.2016
Language:EN
[2016/47]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US30.10.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.12.2015
ClassificationIPC:D02G3/32, D03D15/08
[2016/01]
CPC:
D02G3/324 (EP,US); D02G3/32 (US); D01H1/00 (US);
D01H1/02 (US); D02G3/328 (EP,US); D02G3/36 (US);
D03D15/56 (EP,US); Y10T428/2913 (EP,US); Y10T428/2929 (EP,US);
Y10T442/3024 (EP,US); Y10T442/3073 (EP,US); Y10T442/3081 (EP,US);
Y10T442/3179 (EP,US); Y10T442/3293 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2010/03]D02G3/32
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2016/47]
Former [2010/03]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Denimgewebe[2016/37]
English:Denim fabric[2016/37]
French:Tissu denim[2016/37]
Former [2010/03]ELASTISCHE VERBUNDGARNE UND DARAUS HERGESTELLTE GEWEBE SOWIE VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR HERSTELLUNG DERSELBEN
Former [2010/03]ELASTIC COMPOSITE YARNS AND WOVEN FABRICS MADE THEREFROM, AND METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING THE SAME
Former [2010/03]FILS COMPOSITES ÉLASTIQUES ET TISSUS FABRIQUÉS À PARTIR DE CEUX-CI, ET PROCÉDÉS ET APPAREIL POUR LEUR FABRICATION
Entry into regional phase03.11.2009National basic fee paid 
03.11.2009Search fee paid 
03.11.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
03.11.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.11.2009Examination requested  [2010/03]
10.05.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.09.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.10.2016Fee for grant paid
13.10.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.10.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP16200120.0  / EP3208371
EP18174297.4  / EP3385416
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  21.09.2016
Opposition(s)24.08.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.01.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
02.05.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
21.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
26.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
26.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
08.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
30.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU16.04.2008
AT23.11.2016
BE23.11.2016
CY23.11.2016
CZ23.11.2016
DK23.11.2016
EE23.11.2016
FI23.11.2016
HR23.11.2016
LT23.11.2016
LV23.11.2016
MC23.11.2016
PL23.11.2016
RO23.11.2016
SE23.11.2016
SI23.11.2016
SK23.11.2016
BG23.02.2017
NO23.02.2017
GR24.02.2017
IS23.03.2017
PT23.03.2017
IE16.04.2017
LU16.04.2017
MT16.04.2017
CH30.04.2017
LI30.04.2017
[2020/33]
Former [2019/46]HU16.04.2008
AT23.11.2016
BE23.11.2016
CY23.11.2016
CZ23.11.2016
DK23.11.2016
EE23.11.2016
FI23.11.2016
HR23.11.2016
LT23.11.2016
LV23.11.2016
MC23.11.2016
PL23.11.2016
RO23.11.2016
SE23.11.2016
SI23.11.2016
SK23.11.2016
BG23.02.2017
NO23.02.2017
GR24.02.2017
PT23.03.2017
IE16.04.2017
LU16.04.2017
MT16.04.2017
CH30.04.2017
LI30.04.2017
Former [2019/31]HU16.04.2008
AT23.11.2016
BE23.11.2016
CZ23.11.2016
DK23.11.2016
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FI23.11.2016
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LT23.11.2016
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MC23.11.2016
PL23.11.2016
RO23.11.2016
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SI23.11.2016
SK23.11.2016
BG23.02.2017
NO23.02.2017
GR24.02.2017
PT23.03.2017
IE16.04.2017
LU16.04.2017
MT16.04.2017
CH30.04.2017
LI30.04.2017
Former [2018/43]AT23.11.2016
BE23.11.2016
CZ23.11.2016
DK23.11.2016
EE23.11.2016
FI23.11.2016
HR23.11.2016
LT23.11.2016
LV23.11.2016
MC23.11.2016
PL23.11.2016
RO23.11.2016
SE23.11.2016
SI23.11.2016
SK23.11.2016
BG23.02.2017
NO23.02.2017
GR24.02.2017
PT23.03.2017
IE16.04.2017
LU16.04.2017
MT16.04.2017
CH30.04.2017
LI30.04.2017
Former [2018/23]AT23.11.2016
BE23.11.2016
CZ23.11.2016
DK23.11.2016
EE23.11.2016
FI23.11.2016
HR23.11.2016
LT23.11.2016
LV23.11.2016
MC23.11.2016
PL23.11.2016
RO23.11.2016
SE23.11.2016
SI23.11.2016
SK23.11.2016
BG23.02.2017
NO23.02.2017
GR24.02.2017
PT23.03.2017
IE16.04.2017
LU16.04.2017
CH30.04.2017
LI30.04.2017
Former [2018/13]AT23.11.2016
BE23.11.2016
CZ23.11.2016
DK23.11.2016
EE23.11.2016
FI23.11.2016
HR23.11.2016
LT23.11.2016
LV23.11.2016
MC23.11.2016
PL23.11.2016
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SE23.11.2016
SI23.11.2016
SK23.11.2016
BG23.02.2017
NO23.02.2017
GR24.02.2017
PT23.03.2017
LU16.04.2017
CH30.04.2017
LI30.04.2017
Former [2018/06]AT23.11.2016
BE23.11.2016
CZ23.11.2016
DK23.11.2016
EE23.11.2016
FI23.11.2016
HR23.11.2016
LT23.11.2016
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MC23.11.2016
PL23.11.2016
RO23.11.2016
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SI23.11.2016
SK23.11.2016
BG23.02.2017
NO23.02.2017
GR24.02.2017
PT23.03.2017
Former [2017/52]AT23.11.2016
BE23.11.2016
CZ23.11.2016
DK23.11.2016
EE23.11.2016
FI23.11.2016
HR23.11.2016
LT23.11.2016
LV23.11.2016
PL23.11.2016
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SE23.11.2016
SI23.11.2016
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BG23.02.2017
NO23.02.2017
GR24.02.2017
PT23.03.2017
Former [2017/38]AT23.11.2016
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CZ23.11.2016
DK23.11.2016
EE23.11.2016
FI23.11.2016
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LV23.11.2016
PL23.11.2016
RO23.11.2016
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BG23.02.2017
NO23.02.2017
GR24.02.2017
PT23.03.2017
Former [2017/36]AT23.11.2016
BE23.11.2016
CZ23.11.2016
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EE23.11.2016
FI23.11.2016
HR23.11.2016
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LV23.11.2016
PL23.11.2016
RO23.11.2016
SE23.11.2016
SK23.11.2016
NO23.02.2017
GR24.02.2017
PT23.03.2017
Former [2017/35]AT23.11.2016
CZ23.11.2016
DK23.11.2016
EE23.11.2016
FI23.11.2016
HR23.11.2016
LT23.11.2016
LV23.11.2016
PL23.11.2016
RO23.11.2016
SE23.11.2016
NO23.02.2017
GR24.02.2017
PT23.03.2017
Former [2017/33]AT23.11.2016
DK23.11.2016
FI23.11.2016
HR23.11.2016
LT23.11.2016
LV23.11.2016
PL23.11.2016
SE23.11.2016
NO23.02.2017
GR24.02.2017
PT23.03.2017
Former [2017/26]AT23.11.2016
FI23.11.2016
HR23.11.2016
LT23.11.2016
LV23.11.2016
PL23.11.2016
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GR24.02.2017
PT23.03.2017
Former [2017/12]LV23.11.2016
Documents cited:Search[I]US3127731  (MCKINNON ALLEN G) [I] 1-20 * column 1, line 10 - column 2, line 46; figure 1 * * column 4, line 28 - column 5, line 6 *;
 [I]EP1350872  (FAYTEX CORP [US]) [I] 1-20 * paragraph [0020] * * paragraph [0046] - paragraph [0047] * * paragraph [0053] - paragraph [0056] * * paragraph [0061]; figure 7 *;
 [I]CN1632204  (JIANGSU SUNSHINE CO LTD [CN]) [I] 1,10,14,17* page 1; figures 1-2 *;
 [XI]WO2006051384  (TEXTRONICS INC [US], et al) [X] 1-6,10,14 * paragraph [00025] - paragraph [00027] * * paragraph [00042] - paragraph [00046] * * paragraph [00051] - paragraph [00063]; claim 15 * [I] 7,8,11-13,15;
 [XI]WO2006051380  (TEXTRONICS INC [US], et al) [X] 1-6,10,14 * paragraph [0009] * * paragraph [00015] * * paragraph [00028] - paragraph [00032] * * paragraph [00037] - paragraph [00043] * * paragraph [00048] * [I] 7-9,11-13,15
International search[X]US3596458  (NAKANO HIROSHI, et al);
 [Y]US5568719  (PROCTOR CHARLES W [US]);
 [A]US2004237494  (KARAYIANNI ELENI [CN], et al)
by applicantUS3127731
 US4470250
 US4998403
 US5272236
 US5278272
 US5322728
 US5380810
 US5472775
 US5478514
 US5560192
 US5645542
 US5735110
 US6140442
 US6225243
 US6460322
 US6500540
 EP1350872
 US6709742
 CN1632204
 WO2006051384
 WO2006051380
 US7134265
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