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EP2331451 - TAPPING HEAD, TAPPING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE OF A TAPPING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.01.2018
Database last updated on 10.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  10.02.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip06.03.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR
published on 08.04.2020  [2020/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Heineken Supply Chain B.V.
Tweede Weteringplantsoen 21
1017 ZD Amsterdam / NL
[2013/28]
Former [2011/24]For all designated states
Heineken Supply Chain B.V.
2e Weteringplantsoen 21
1017 ZD Amsterdam / NL
Inventor(s)01 / PAULITSCH, Helmut
Schwarzer Weg 23 a
A-8054 Graz / AT
02 / DONABAUER, Alfred
Poschacherstrasse 35
A-4020 Linz / AT
 [2011/24]
Representative(s)V.O.
P.O. Box 87930
2508 DH Den Haag / NL
[2017/11]
Former [2011/24]Jansen, Cornelis Marinus, et al
VEREENIGDE Johan de Wittlaan 7
2517 JR Den Haag / NL
Application number, filing date09788271.611.08.2009
[2011/24]
WO2009NL50488
Priority number, dateNL2008200188212.08.2008         Original published format: NL 2001882
[2011/24]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2010019035
Date:18.02.2010
Language:EN
[2010/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2331451
Date:15.06.2011
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.02.2010 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2011/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2331451
Date:15.03.2017
Language:EN
[2017/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP18.02.2010
ClassificationIPC:B67D1/08
[2011/24]
CPC:
B67D1/0829 (EP,US); B67D1/0867 (EP,US); F25D31/002 (EP,US);
Y10T29/49826 (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 [2017/11]
Former [2011/24]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 
TitleGerman:ZAPFKOPF, ZAPFVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERWENDUNG EINER ZAPFVORRICHTUNG[2011/24]
English:TAPPING HEAD, TAPPING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE OF A TAPPING DEVICE[2011/24]
French:TÊTE DE ROBINET, DISPOSITIF DE ROBINET ET PROCÉDÉ POUR L'UTILISATION D'UN DISPOSITIF DE ROBINET[2011/24]
Entry into regional phase09.03.2011National basic fee paid 
09.03.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
09.03.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.03.2011Examination requested  [2011/24]
30.05.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.10.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.02.2017Fee for grant paid
01.02.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
01.02.2017Receipt 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  13.10.2016
Opposition(s)18.12.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2018/08]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.10.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
23.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
23.08.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
25.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
20.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 07
22.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 08
Penalty fee
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU11.08.2009
CY15.03.2017
CZ15.03.2017
EE15.03.2017
FI15.03.2017
HR15.03.2017
LT15.03.2017
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MK15.03.2017
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BG15.06.2017
NO15.06.2017
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LU11.08.2017
MT11.08.2017
CH31.08.2017
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Cited inInternational search[X]US2048665  (JOHN DOLAN, et al) [X] 1,10-17 * page 2, column 1, lines 11-33 * * page 2, column 2, lines 51-65; figures 1,2,6 *;
 [A]GB396637  (GOTTFRIED FUCHS, et al) [A] 1,10-17 * page 1, lines 80-98 * * page 2, lines 33-75; figure - *;
 [A]EP1650157  (IMI CORNELIUS UK LTD [GB]) [A] 1 * paragraph [0018]; figure - *
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