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EP2456557 - FEED BAG CONSTRUCTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 15.01.2021 Database last updated on 07.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 07.02.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 30.09.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 29.06.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	08.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 10.08.2022 [2022/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states EMD Millipore Corporation 400 Summit Drive Burlington, MA 01803 / US
	[2018/22]
Former [2012/22]	For all designated states EMD Millipore Corporation 290 Concord Road Billerica MA 01821 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / WONG, Dennis c/o EMD Millipore Corporation 290 Concord Road Billerica, MA 01821 / US
	02 / NOUKAS, Elias c/o EMD Millipore Corporation 290 Concord Road Billerica, MA 01821 / US
	03 / PRESCOTT, Kristin c/o EMD Millipore Corporation 290 Concord Road Billerica, MA 01821 / US
	04 / PEREIRA, Brian c/o EMD Millipore Corporation 290 Concord Road Billerica, MA 01821 / US
	05 / SARAGOSA, John 78 Walton Park Melrose, MA 02176 / US
	[2014/13]
Former [2013/08]	01 / WONG, Dennis c/o Millipore Corporation 290 Concord Road Billerica, MA 01803 / US
	02 / NOUKAS, Elias c/o Millipore Corporation 290 Concord Road Billerica, MA 01803 / US
	03 / PRESCOTT, Kristin c/o Millipore Corporation 290 Concord Road Billerica, MA 01803 / US
	04 / PEREIRA, Brian c/o Millipore Corporation 290 Concord Road Billerica, MA 01803 / US
	05 / SARAGOSA, John 78 Walton Park Melrose, MA 02176 / US
Former [2012/22]	01 / WONG, Dennis c/o Millipore Corporation 290 Concord Road Billerica, MA 01803 / US
	02 / NOUKAS, Elias c/o Millipore Corporation 290 Concord Road Billerica, MA 01803 / US
	03 / PRESCOTT, Kristin c/o Millipore Corporation 290 Concord Road Billerica, MA 01803 / US
	04 / PEREIRA, Brian c/o Millipore Corporation 290 Concord Road Billerica, MA 01803 / US
Representative(s)	Graham Watt & Co LLP St. Botolph's House 7-9 St. Botolph's Road Sevenoaks TN13 3AJ / GB
	[2020/11]
Former [2014/46]	Suèr, Steven Johannes, et al Graham Watt & Co LLP St. Botolph's House 7-9 St. Botolph's Road Sevenoaks TN13 3AJ / GB
Former [2012/22]	Greenwood, John David Graham Watt & Co. LLP St. Botolph's House 7-9 St. Botolph's Road GB-Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 3AJ / GB
Application number, filing date	10739723.4	18.06.2010
	[2020/11]
	WO2010US01768
Priority number, date	US20090283930P	09.12.2009 Original published format: US 283930 P
	US20090271667P	24.07.2009 Original published format: US 271667 P
	[2012/22]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2011011035
	Date:	27.01.2011
	Language:	EN
	[2011/04]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2456557
	Date:	30.05.2012
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.01.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2012/22]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2456557
	Date:	11.03.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/11]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	19.05.2011
Classification	IPC:	B01L3/00, C12M1/00	[2019/42]
	CPC:	B01L3/523 (EP,US); B65D33/00 (US); C12M99/00 (EP,US); B01L2200/0689 (EP,US); B01L2200/087 (EP,US); B01L2300/042 (EP,US); (+) B01L2400/0633 (EP,US); B01L3/502 (EP,US); B01L3/505 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2012/22]	B01L3/00, B65D75/58, A61J1/05
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2012/22]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
	RS	Not yet paid
Title	German:	KONSTRUKTION EINES ZUFUHRBEUTELS	[2012/22]
	English:	FEED BAG CONSTRUCTION	[2012/22]
	French:	STRUCTURE DE SAC D'ALIMENTATION	[2012/22]
Entry into regional phase	07.02.2012	National basic fee paid
	07.02.2012	Designation fee(s) paid
	07.02.2012	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	07.02.2012	Examination requested [2012/22]
	08.08.2012	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	05.09.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	08.11.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	29.03.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	02.07.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	01.10.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	03.02.2020	Fee for grant paid
	03.02.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	03.02.2020	Receipt 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 05.09.2018
Opposition(s)	14.12.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/07]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	26.06.2012	Renewal fee patent year 03
	10.06.2013	Renewal fee patent year 04
	31.03.2014	Renewal fee patent year 05
	10.06.2015	Renewal fee patent year 06
	10.06.2016	Renewal fee patent year 07
	16.06.2017	Renewal fee patent year 08
	11.06.2018	Renewal fee patent year 09
	13.06.2019	Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	18.06.2010
	AL	11.03.2020
	AT	11.03.2020
	CY	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	MK	11.03.2020
	MT	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	TR	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	LU	18.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
	[2022/31]
Former [2022/30]	HU	18.06.2010
	AL	11.03.2020
	AT	11.03.2020
	CY	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	MT	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	TR	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	LU	18.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2022/27]	HU	18.06.2010
	AT	11.03.2020
	CY	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	MT	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	TR	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	LU	18.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2022/26]	AT	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	TR	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	LU	18.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2021/15]	AT	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	LU	18.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2021/11]	AT	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2021/08]	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2020/50]	CZ	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2020/49]	CZ	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2020/47]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
Former [2020/46]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
Former [2020/39]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
Former [2020/38]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
Former [2020/37]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
Former [2020/35]	FI	11.03.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
Cited in	International search	[A]US3945534 (ADY ESTHMEL W) [A] 1-5,15,16 * the whole document *;
		[A]WO9003775 (FRESENIUS AG [DE]) [A] 1-5,15,16 * the whole document *;
		[A]US5078699 (HABER TERRY M [US], et al) [A] 1-5,15,16 * the whole document *;
		[A]DE4403755 (PFEIFFER ERICH GMBH & CO KG [DE]) [A] 1-5,15,16 * abstract * * column 6, line 60 - column 14, line 19; figures 2-4 *;
		[X]US5941635 (STEWART DOYLE W [US]) [X] 6-14,17,18 * abstract * * column 3, line 40 - column 6, line 67 * * figures 1-5 *;
		[A]US2003080140 (NEAS EDWIN D [US], et al) [A] 1-5,15,16 * abstract * * paragraphs [0009] - [0023] - [0035] - [0036]; figure 6; claim 1 *;
		[XA]US2003198406 (BIBBO KENNETH L [US], et al) [X] 1-5,15,16 * abstract * * paragraphs [0172] - [0179] - [0191] - [0194]; figures 20, 21A, 21B,24 * [A] 6-14,17,18;
		[A]EP1602715 (MILLIPORE CORP [US]) [A] 6-14,17,18* the whole document *
	by applicant	US5941635
		US2003080140
		US2003198406

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