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EP About this file: EP2344332

EP2344332 - MULTI LAYER FILM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  14.03.2025
Database last updated on 29.03.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip14.03.2025Patent maintained (B2 publication)published on 16.04.2025 [2025/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
P.O. Box 5101
Riyadh 11422 / SA
[2011/29]
Inventor(s)01 / RONZANI, Alberto
P.O. Box 3008
NL-6160 GA Geleen / NL
 [2011/29]
Representative(s)Sabic Intellectual Property Group
Sabic Intellectual Property Department
P.O. Box 3008
6160 GA Geleen / NL
[2025/16]
Former [2012/30]Zuideveld, Mihaela
SABIC Intellectual Property Group P.O. Box 3008
6160 GA Geleen / NL
Former [2011/29]Zuideveld, Mihaela
SABIC Intellectual Property Group P.O. Box 3008
6160 GA Geleen / NL
Application number, filing date09744956.521.10.2009
[2011/29]
WO2009EP07535
Priority number, dateEP2008001862824.10.2008         Original published format: EP 08018628
[2011/29]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2010046098
Date:29.04.2010
Language:EN
[2010/17]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2344332
Date:20.07.2011
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.04.2010 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2011/29]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2344332
Date:25.07.2012
Language:EN
[2012/30]
Type: B2 New European patent specification
No.:EP2344332
Date:16.04.2025
Language:EN
[2025/16]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP29.04.2010
ClassificationIPC:B32B27/32, B65D71/00, B65D85/16
[2011/29]
CPC:
B32B27/32 (EP,US); B32B27/08 (EP,US); B32B27/18 (EP,US);
B32B27/20 (EP,US); B32B27/327 (EP,US); B32B7/02 (EP,US);
B32B2250/05 (EP,US); B32B2250/24 (EP,US); B32B2270/00 (EP,US);
B32B2307/50 (EP,US); B32B2307/54 (EP,US); B32B2307/546 (EP,US);
B32B2307/558 (EP,US); B32B2307/5825 (EP,US); B32B2307/72 (EP,US);
B32B2439/06 (EP,US); B32B2439/46 (EP,US); B32B2553/00 (EP,US);
Y10T428/1352 (EP,US); Y10T428/1393 (EP,US); Y10T428/24975 (EP,US);
Y10T428/24992 (EP,US) (-)
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,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2025/16]
Former [2011/29]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:MEHRSCHICHTIGE FOLIE[2015/17]
English:MULTI LAYER FILM[2011/29]
French:FILM MULTICOUCHE[2011/29]
Former [2011/29]MEHRLAGIGE FOLIE
Entry into regional phase12.05.2011National basic fee paid 
12.05.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
12.05.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.05.2011Examination requested  [2011/29]
02.12.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.02.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.06.2012Fee for grant paid
04.06.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  16.02.2012
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  23.04.2013  26.04.2013  ADMISSIBLE
Borealis AG
Trabrennstrasse 6-8
1020 Vienna / AT
Opponent's representative
Dehns
10 Old Bailey
London EC4M 7NG / GB
 [N/P]
Former [2022/10]
Opponent(s)01  23.04.2013  26.04.2013  ADMISSIBLE
Borealis AG
Trabrennstrasse 6-8
1020 Vienna / AT
Opponent's representative
Dehns
St. Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Former [2018/27]
Opponent(s)01  23.04.2013  26.04.2013  ADMISSIBLE
Borealis AG
IZD Tower
Wagramerstrasse 17-19
1220 Wien / AT
Opponent's representative
Dehns
St. Brides House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Former [2013/22]
Opponent(s)01  23.04.2013   
Borealis AG
IZD Tower
Wagramerstrasse 17-19
1220 Wien / AT
Opponent's representative
Campbell, Neil Boyd
Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
31.05.2013Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
09.12.2013Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
11.03.2015Date of oral proceedings
21.04.2015Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
04.03.2020Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
28.04.2020Reply to a communication from the opposition division
07.12.2021Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
08.03.2023Reply to a communication from the opposition division
30.06.2023Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
10.07.2023Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
27.02.2025Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
Appeal following opposition25.06.2015Appeal received No.  T1241/15
01.09.2015Statement of grounds filed
02.07.2019Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
19.06.2015Appeal received No.  T1241/15
02.07.2019Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
02.07.2019Date of oral proceedings
09.07.2019Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.10.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU21.10.2009
AT25.07.2012
CY25.07.2012
CZ25.07.2012
DK25.07.2012
EE25.07.2012
FI25.07.2012
HR25.07.2012
LT25.07.2012
LV25.07.2012
MK25.07.2012
MT25.07.2012
SI25.07.2012
SK25.07.2012
SM25.07.2012
TR25.07.2012
IE21.10.2012
LU21.10.2012
BG25.10.2012
NO25.10.2012
GR26.10.2012
MC31.10.2012
IS25.11.2012
PT26.11.2012
CH31.10.2013
LI31.10.2013
PL21.10.2014
RO21.10.2014
IT21.10.2019
SE22.10.2019
ES22.10.2020
BE31.10.2020
NL01.11.2020
[2022/23]
Former [2021/36]HU21.10.2009
AT25.07.2012
CY25.07.2012
CZ25.07.2012
DK25.07.2012
EE25.07.2012
FI25.07.2012
HR25.07.2012
LT25.07.2012
LV25.07.2012
MK25.07.2012
MT25.07.2012
SI25.07.2012
SK25.07.2012
SM25.07.2012
TR25.07.2012
IE21.10.2012
LU21.10.2012
BG25.10.2012
NO25.10.2012
GR26.10.2012
MC31.10.2012
IS25.11.2012
PT26.11.2012
CH31.10.2013
LI31.10.2013
PL21.10.2014
RO21.10.2014
IT21.10.2019
SE22.10.2019
BE31.10.2020
NL01.11.2020
Former [2021/34]HU21.10.2009
AT25.07.2012
CY25.07.2012
CZ25.07.2012
DK25.07.2012
EE25.07.2012
FI25.07.2012
HR25.07.2012
LT25.07.2012
LV25.07.2012
MK25.07.2012
MT25.07.2012
SI25.07.2012
SK25.07.2012
SM25.07.2012
TR25.07.2012
IE21.10.2012
LU21.10.2012
BG25.10.2012
NO25.10.2012
GR26.10.2012
MC31.10.2012
IS25.11.2012
PT26.11.2012
CH31.10.2013
LI31.10.2013
PL21.10.2014
RO21.10.2014
IT21.10.2019
SE22.10.2019
NL01.11.2020
Former [2020/48]HU21.10.2009
AT25.07.2012
CY25.07.2012
CZ25.07.2012
DK25.07.2012
EE25.07.2012
FI25.07.2012
HR25.07.2012
LT25.07.2012
LV25.07.2012
MK25.07.2012
MT25.07.2012
SI25.07.2012
SK25.07.2012
SM25.07.2012
TR25.07.2012
IE21.10.2012
LU21.10.2012
BG25.10.2012
NO25.10.2012
GR26.10.2012
MC31.10.2012
IS25.11.2012
PT26.11.2012
CH31.10.2013
LI31.10.2013
PL21.10.2014
RO21.10.2014
IT21.10.2019
SE22.10.2019
Former [2020/39]HU21.10.2009
AT25.07.2012
CY25.07.2012
CZ25.07.2012
DK25.07.2012
EE25.07.2012
FI25.07.2012
HR25.07.2012
LT25.07.2012
LV25.07.2012
MK25.07.2012
MT25.07.2012
SI25.07.2012
SK25.07.2012
SM25.07.2012
TR25.07.2012
IE21.10.2012
LU21.10.2012
BG25.10.2012
NO25.10.2012
GR26.10.2012
MC31.10.2012
IS25.11.2012
PT26.11.2012
CH31.10.2013
LI31.10.2013
PL21.10.2014
RO21.10.2014
SE22.10.2019
Former [2016/10]HU21.10.2009
AT25.07.2012
CY25.07.2012
CZ25.07.2012
DK25.07.2012
EE25.07.2012
FI25.07.2012
HR25.07.2012
LT25.07.2012
LV25.07.2012
MK25.07.2012
MT25.07.2012
SI25.07.2012
SK25.07.2012
SM25.07.2012
TR25.07.2012
IE21.10.2012
LU21.10.2012
BG25.10.2012
NO25.10.2012
GR26.10.2012
MC31.10.2012
IS25.11.2012
PT26.11.2012
CH31.10.2013
LI31.10.2013
PL21.10.2014
RO21.10.2014
Former [2015/36]HU21.10.2009
AT25.07.2012
CY25.07.2012
CZ25.07.2012
DK25.07.2012
EE25.07.2012
FI25.07.2012
HR25.07.2012
LT25.07.2012
LV25.07.2012
MK25.07.2012
MT25.07.2012
SI25.07.2012
SK25.07.2012
SM25.07.2012
TR25.07.2012
IE21.10.2012
LU21.10.2012
BG25.10.2012
NO25.10.2012
GR26.10.2012
MC31.10.2012
IS25.11.2012
PT26.11.2012
CH31.10.2013
LI31.10.2013
RO21.10.2014
Former [2015/32]HU21.10.2009
AT25.07.2012
CY25.07.2012
CZ25.07.2012
DK25.07.2012
EE25.07.2012
FI25.07.2012
HR25.07.2012
LT25.07.2012
LV25.07.2012
MK25.07.2012
MT25.07.2012
SI25.07.2012
SK25.07.2012
SM25.07.2012
TR25.07.2012
IE21.10.2012
LU21.10.2012
BG25.10.2012
NO25.10.2012
GR26.10.2012
MC31.10.2012
IS25.11.2012
PT26.11.2012
CH31.10.2013
LI31.10.2013
Former [2014/34]HU21.10.2009
AT25.07.2012
CY25.07.2012
CZ25.07.2012
DK25.07.2012
EE25.07.2012
FI25.07.2012
HR25.07.2012
LT25.07.2012
LV25.07.2012
MT25.07.2012
SI25.07.2012
SK25.07.2012
SM25.07.2012
TR25.07.2012
IE21.10.2012
LU21.10.2012
BG25.10.2012
NO25.10.2012
GR26.10.2012
MC31.10.2012
IS25.11.2012
PT26.11.2012
CH31.10.2013
LI31.10.2013
Former [2014/27]AT25.07.2012
CY25.07.2012
CZ25.07.2012
DK25.07.2012
EE25.07.2012
FI25.07.2012
HR25.07.2012
LT25.07.2012
LV25.07.2012
MT25.07.2012
SI25.07.2012
SK25.07.2012
SM25.07.2012
TR25.07.2012
IE21.10.2012
LU21.10.2012
BG25.10.2012
NO25.10.2012
GR26.10.2012
MC31.10.2012
IS25.11.2012
PT26.11.2012
Former [2014/21]AT25.07.2012
CY25.07.2012
CZ25.07.2012
DK25.07.2012
EE25.07.2012
FI25.07.2012
HR25.07.2012
LT25.07.2012
LV25.07.2012
MT25.07.2012
SI25.07.2012
SK25.07.2012
TR25.07.2012
IE21.10.2012
BG25.10.2012
NO25.10.2012
GR26.10.2012
MC31.10.2012
IS25.11.2012
PT26.11.2012
Former [2013/51]AT25.07.2012
CY25.07.2012
CZ25.07.2012
DK25.07.2012
EE25.07.2012
FI25.07.2012
HR25.07.2012
LT25.07.2012
LV25.07.2012
MT25.07.2012
SI25.07.2012
SK25.07.2012
IE21.10.2012
BG25.10.2012
NO25.10.2012
GR26.10.2012
MC31.10.2012
IS25.11.2012
PT26.11.2012
Former [2013/34]AT25.07.2012
CY25.07.2012
CZ25.07.2012
DK25.07.2012
EE25.07.2012
FI25.07.2012
HR25.07.2012
LT25.07.2012
LV25.07.2012
SI25.07.2012
SK25.07.2012
IE21.10.2012
BG25.10.2012
NO25.10.2012
GR26.10.2012
MC31.10.2012
IS25.11.2012
PT26.11.2012
Former [2013/33]AT25.07.2012
CY25.07.2012
CZ25.07.2012
DK25.07.2012
EE25.07.2012
FI25.07.2012
HR25.07.2012
LT25.07.2012
LV25.07.2012
SI25.07.2012
SK25.07.2012
IE21.10.2012
NO25.10.2012
GR26.10.2012
MC31.10.2012
IS25.11.2012
PT26.11.2012
Former [2013/22]AT25.07.2012
CY25.07.2012
CZ25.07.2012
DK25.07.2012
EE25.07.2012
FI25.07.2012
HR25.07.2012
LT25.07.2012
LV25.07.2012
SI25.07.2012
NO25.10.2012
GR26.10.2012
IS25.11.2012
PT26.11.2012
Former [2013/21]AT25.07.2012
CY25.07.2012
DK25.07.2012
FI25.07.2012
HR25.07.2012
LT25.07.2012
LV25.07.2012
SI25.07.2012
NO25.10.2012
GR26.10.2012
IS25.11.2012
PT26.11.2012
Former [2013/13]AT25.07.2012
CY25.07.2012
FI25.07.2012
HR25.07.2012
LT25.07.2012
LV25.07.2012
SI25.07.2012
NO25.10.2012
GR26.10.2012
IS25.11.2012
PT26.11.2012
Former [2013/11]AT25.07.2012
CY25.07.2012
FI25.07.2012
HR25.07.2012
LT25.07.2012
LV25.07.2012
SI25.07.2012
NO25.10.2012
GR26.10.2012
IS25.11.2012
Former [2013/10]AT25.07.2012
CY25.07.2012
FI25.07.2012
HR25.07.2012
LT25.07.2012
NO25.10.2012
IS25.11.2012
Former [2013/09]AT25.07.2012
FI25.07.2012
LT25.07.2012
NO25.10.2012
Former [2013/08]AT25.07.2012
LT25.07.2012
NO25.10.2012
Former [2013/07]AT25.07.2012
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 [DA]US6045882  (SANDFORD CRAIG LAWRENCE [US]);
 [DA]JP2002273843  (SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO)
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