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EP About this file: EP2360104

EP2360104 - Food package having opening feature [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.07.2016
Database last updated on 03.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.10.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 21.11.2018  [2018/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kraft Foods R & D, Inc.
Three Parkway North
Deerfield, IL 60015 / US
[2014/29]
Former [2011/34]For all designated states
Kraft Foods R & D, Inc.
Three Lakes Drive
Northfield, IL 60093 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Veternik, Paul
Maria-Nicklisch-Str. 20
81739 München / DE
02 / Scheuch, Stefan
Barer Strasse 62
80799 München / DE
03 / Exner, Ronald H.
Ichoring 22
82057 Icking / DE
04 / Dagestad, Olav
Kloefterhagen 63
1067 Oslo / NO
05 / Doll, Paul E.
7329 Countrywood Lane
Madison, WI 53719 / US
06 / Lyzenga, Deborah A.
515 Naughright Road
Long Valley, NJ 07853 / US
 [2015/39]
Former [2011/34]01 / Veternik, Paul
Maria-Nicklisch-Str. 20
81739 München / DE
02 / Scheuch, Stefan
Barer Strasse 62
80799 München / DE
03 / Exner, Ronald H.
Ichoring 22
82057 Icking / DE
04 / Dagestad, Olav
Kloefterhagen 63
1067 Oslo / NO
05 / Doll, Paul E.
7329 Countrywood Lane
Madison, WI 53719 / US
06 / Lyzenga, Deborah A.
515 Naughright Road
Long Valley, NJ 07853 / US
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2015/39]
Former [2011/34]HOFFMANN EITLE
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastraße 4
81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date11155570.223.02.2011
[2011/34]
Priority number, dateUS2010071113323.02.2010         Original published format: US 711133
[2011/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2360104
Date:24.08.2011
Language:EN
[2011/34]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2360104
Date:02.11.2011
Language:EN
[2011/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2360104
Date:23.09.2015
Language:EN
[2015/39]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.10.2011
ClassificationIPC:B65D75/58
[2011/34]
CPC:
B65D75/5844 (EP,US); B65D77/32 (US); B23K26/38 (US);
B65B9/10 (US); B65D33/20 (EP,US); B65D75/12 (EP,US);
B65D75/5838 (EP,US); B65D75/5855 (EP,US); B65D77/38 (US);
B65D2575/565 (EP,US); B65D33/14 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2015/39]
Former [2011/34]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,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
TitleGerman:Lebensmittelverpackung mit Öffnungsfunktion[2011/34]
English:Food package having opening feature[2011/34]
French:Conditionnement alimentaire doté d'une fonction d'ouverture[2014/44]
Former [2011/34]Conditionnement alimentaire doté d'une fonction ouverte
Examination procedure02.05.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.05.2012Examination requested  [2012/24]
14.12.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.06.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.11.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.03.2015Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
14.04.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.08.2015Fee for grant paid
12.08.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.08.2015Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP15160274.5  / EP2937295
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  14.12.2012
Opposition(s)24.06.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
27.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
26.02.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU23.02.2011
AL23.09.2015
BG23.09.2015
CY23.09.2015
EE23.09.2015
HR23.09.2015
LT23.09.2015
LV23.09.2015
MC23.09.2015
MK23.09.2015
RO23.09.2015
RS23.09.2015
SI23.09.2015
SK23.09.2015
SM23.09.2015
TR23.09.2015
GR24.12.2015
IS23.01.2016
PT25.01.2016
IE23.02.2016
LU23.02.2016
MT29.02.2016
[2018/47]
Former [2018/38]HU23.02.2011
BG23.09.2015
CY23.09.2015
EE23.09.2015
HR23.09.2015
LT23.09.2015
LV23.09.2015
MC23.09.2015
MK23.09.2015
RO23.09.2015
RS23.09.2015
SI23.09.2015
SK23.09.2015
SM23.09.2015
TR23.09.2015
GR24.12.2015
IS23.01.2016
PT25.01.2016
IE23.02.2016
LU23.02.2016
MT29.02.2016
Former [2018/31]HU23.02.2011
CY23.09.2015
EE23.09.2015
HR23.09.2015
LT23.09.2015
LV23.09.2015
MC23.09.2015
MK23.09.2015
RO23.09.2015
RS23.09.2015
SI23.09.2015
SK23.09.2015
SM23.09.2015
TR23.09.2015
GR24.12.2015
IS23.01.2016
PT25.01.2016
IE23.02.2016
LU23.02.2016
MT29.02.2016
Former [2018/29]HU23.02.2011
CY23.09.2015
EE23.09.2015
HR23.09.2015
LT23.09.2015
LV23.09.2015
MC23.09.2015
MK23.09.2015
MT23.09.2015
RO23.09.2015
RS23.09.2015
SI23.09.2015
SK23.09.2015
SM23.09.2015
TR23.09.2015
GR24.12.2015
IS23.01.2016
PT25.01.2016
IE23.02.2016
LU23.02.2016
Former [2018/28]HU23.02.2011
CY23.09.2015
EE23.09.2015
HR23.09.2015
LT23.09.2015
LV23.09.2015
MC23.09.2015
MK23.09.2015
MT23.09.2015
RO23.09.2015
RS23.09.2015
SI23.09.2015
SK23.09.2015
SM23.09.2015
GR24.12.2015
IS23.01.2016
PT25.01.2016
IE23.02.2016
LU23.02.2016
Former [2017/47]EE23.09.2015
HR23.09.2015
LT23.09.2015
LV23.09.2015
MC23.09.2015
MT23.09.2015
RO23.09.2015
RS23.09.2015
SI23.09.2015
SK23.09.2015
GR24.12.2015
IS23.01.2016
PT25.01.2016
IE23.02.2016
LU23.02.2016
Former [2017/07]EE23.09.2015
HR23.09.2015
LT23.09.2015
LV23.09.2015
MC23.09.2015
RO23.09.2015
RS23.09.2015
SI23.09.2015
SK23.09.2015
GR24.12.2015
IS23.01.2016
PT25.01.2016
IE23.02.2016
LU23.02.2016
Former [2016/49]EE23.09.2015
HR23.09.2015
LT23.09.2015
LV23.09.2015
MC23.09.2015
RO23.09.2015
RS23.09.2015
SI23.09.2015
SK23.09.2015
GR24.12.2015
IS23.01.2016
PT25.01.2016
LU23.02.2016
Former [2016/43]EE23.09.2015
HR23.09.2015
LT23.09.2015
LV23.09.2015
MC23.09.2015
RO23.09.2015
RS23.09.2015
SK23.09.2015
GR24.12.2015
IS23.01.2016
PT25.01.2016
LU23.02.2016
Former [2016/42]EE23.09.2015
HR23.09.2015
LT23.09.2015
LV23.09.2015
MC23.09.2015
RO23.09.2015
RS23.09.2015
SK23.09.2015
GR24.12.2015
IS23.01.2016
PT25.01.2016
Former [2016/24]EE23.09.2015
HR23.09.2015
LT23.09.2015
LV23.09.2015
RO23.09.2015
RS23.09.2015
SK23.09.2015
GR24.12.2015
IS23.01.2016
PT25.01.2016
Former [2016/23]EE23.09.2015
HR23.09.2015
LT23.09.2015
LV23.09.2015
RO23.09.2015
RS23.09.2015
SK23.09.2015
GR24.12.2015
IS23.01.2016
Former [2016/22]EE23.09.2015
HR23.09.2015
LT23.09.2015
LV23.09.2015
RS23.09.2015
GR24.12.2015
IS23.01.2016
Former [2016/10]HR23.09.2015
LT23.09.2015
LV23.09.2015
RS23.09.2015
GR24.12.2015
Former [2016/09]LT23.09.2015
LV23.09.2015
GR24.12.2015
Former [2016/07]LT23.09.2015
Documents cited:Search[XI]US3259303  (REPKO JOHN P) [X] 1,11,12,14 * the whole document * [I] 13;
 [A]DE9003401U  (CITO KUNSTOFFE UND VERPACKUNGSFOLIEN GMBH) [A] 3* figures 1, 2 *;
 [Y]DE9005297U  (SYSPACK S.A. (FRIBOURG, CH)) [Y] 1-3 * page 8, line 5 - line 12 * * figures 3, 5 *;
 [XI]DE19738411  (HAISS MANFRED [DE]) [X] 1,2,4,6,7,11,12,14,15 * column 2, line 23 - column 3, line 53 * * figures 1,2,3,4 * [I] 5,8,13;
 [XI]EP1350741  (UNITED BISCUITS LTD [GB]) [X] 1,2,6,11,12,15 * paragraph [0008] * * paragraph [0014] * * paragraph [0030] - paragraph [0035] * * figures 1-6 * [I] 13;
 [Y]DE202004012301U  (HUHTAMAKI) [Y] 1-3 * abstract * * paragraph [0013] * * figures 1-4 *
ExaminationUS4834245
 US5470015
 EP1707496
 GB2441320
 WO2013114091
by applicantUS5470015
 EP1382543
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