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EP2218654 - Cap and container assembly [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2010/33]	Cap for a moisture tight cap and container assembly
	[2011/27]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 14.12.2021 Database last updated on 20.12.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	17.12.2021	Revocation of patent	published on 19.01.2022 [2022/03]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states CSP Technologies, Inc. 1030 Riverfront Center P.O. Box 710 Amsterdam New York 12010 / US
	[2010/33]
Inventor(s)	01 / Giraud, Jean-Pierre 3576 Ridgeview Court Auburn, Alabama 36830-1295 / US
	[2011/01]
Former [2010/33]	01 / Giraud, Jean Pierre 7, rue de la Nativite 75012, Paris / FR
Representative(s)	Maiwald GmbH Elisenhof Elisenstraße 3 80335 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2012/11]	Maiwald, Walter Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH Elisenhof Elisenstrasse 3 80335 München / DE
Former [2010/33]	Maiwald, Walter Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH Elisenhof Elisenstrasse 3 80335 München / DE
Application number, filing date	10155973.0	10.10.2003
	[2010/33]
Priority number, date	US20020417533P	10.10.2002 Original published format: US 417533 P
	[2010/33]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2218654
	Date:	18.08.2010
	Language:	EN
	[2010/33]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2218654
	Date:	14.03.2012
	Language:	EN
	[2012/11]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	08.07.2010
Classification	IPC:	B65D81/26, B65D69/00, B65D73/00, B65D1/24, B65D51/18	[2010/33]
	CPC:	B65D83/0823 (EP,US); B65D43/162 (EP,US); B65D2251/105 (EP,US); B65D2251/20 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2010/33]
Title	German:	Verschlusskappe und Behälteranordung	[2011/27]
	English:	Cap and container assembly	[2011/27]
	French:	Ensemble capuchon-récipient	[2011/27]
	Former [2010/33]	Verschlusskappe für eine flüssigkeitsdichte Verschlusskappen- und Behälteranordung
	Former [2010/33]	Cap for a moisture tight cap and container assembly
	Former [2010/33]	Capuchon pour un ensemble capuchon-récipient étanche à l'humidité
Examination procedure	09.03.2010	Examination requested [2010/33]
	09.09.2010	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	12.01.2011	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.05.2011	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.05.2011	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	21.06.2011	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	09.09.2011	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	14.11.2011	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	28.11.2011	Fee for grant paid
	28.11.2011	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP03773225.2 / EP1567425
Divisional application(s)	EP11157224.4 / EP2327637
	EP14170403.1 / EP2796386
	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued (EP20030773225) is 13.08.2009
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 14.12.2012 17.01.2013 ADMISSIBLE Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbH Lenbachplatz 6 80333 München / DE Opponent's representative Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München / DE
		[2021/13]
	Former [2013/04]
	Opponent(s)	01 14.12.2012 Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbH Lenbachplatz 6 80333 München / DE Opponent's representative HOFFMANN EITLE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
	22.01.2013	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	22.07.2013	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	23.05.2014	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 18.06.2014
	02.06.2014	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M06)
	18.06.2014	Date of oral proceedings
	20.11.2014	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	10.11.2015	Date of oral proceedings
	19.11.2015	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	20.11.2015	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	08.09.2021	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2022/03]
	09.12.2021	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Appeal following opposition	20.01.2016	Appeal received No. T0099/16
	18.03.2016	Statement of grounds filed
	08.09.2021	Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
	09.12.2021	Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
	12.01.2016	Appeal received No. T0099/16
	18.03.2016	Statement of grounds filed
	08.09.2021	Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
	09.12.2021	Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
	08.09.2021	Date of oral proceedings
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	09.03.2010	Renewal fee patent year 03
	09.03.2010	Renewal fee patent year 04
	09.03.2010	Renewal fee patent year 05
	09.03.2010	Renewal fee patent year 06
	09.03.2010	Renewal fee patent year 07
	12.10.2010	Renewal fee patent year 08
	11.10.2011	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CY	14.03.2012
	LU	10.10.2012
	MC	31.10.2012
	[2014/27]
Former [2012/41]	CY	14.03.2012
Documents cited:	Search	[Y]EP0079816 (PLASTIGORD SA [FR]) [Y] 15 * figure -; claim 9 *;
		[X]US5437386 (VON HOLDT JOHN W [US]) [X] 1,4,5,7-9,14* column 2, line 65 - column 4, line 68; figure - *;
		[XI]US5842486 (DAVIS LAWRENCE G [US], et al) [X] 1-3,7-9,14 * column 4, line 57 - line 64; figure - * [I] 10,11;
		[XYI]WO0046118 (PCC TECHNOLOGIES PLC [GB], et al) [X] 1,4,5,7-9,14 * page 6, line 18 - line 19; figure - * [Y] 15 [I] 10,11
	Examination	DE2850592
	by applicant	US4783056
		US4812116
		DE29705720U
		US5723085
		US5842486
		US5911937
		US6080350
		WO0046118
		US6124006
		US6130263
		US6174952
		US6214255
		US6221446
		USRE37676E

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