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EP About this file: EP2646167

EP2646167 - HANDHELD APPLICATOR WITH GUN VALVE CONTAINERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  03.03.2017
Database last updated on 14.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip03.03.2017Refusal of applicationpublished on 05.04.2017  [2017/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Soudal
Everdongenlaan 20
2300 Turnhout / BE
[2013/41]
Inventor(s)01 / HERMANS, Marc
Hamsesteenweg 11
B-3971 Leopoldsburg / BE
02 / GEBOES, Peter
Kapellestraat 230
B-2630 Aartselaar / BE
03 / VERVOORT, Bart
Heikant 123
B-2275 Poederlee / BE
04 / DE GROOF, Erik
Draaiboomveld 3
B-2610 Wilrijk / BE
 [2013/41]
Representative(s)Caers, Raphael Frans Ivo, et al
Gevers
Holidaystraat 5
1831 Diegem / BE
[2013/41]
Application number, filing date11784437.318.10.2011
WO2011EP68203
Priority number, dateEP2010018792918.10.2010         Original published format: EP 10187929
[2013/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2012052449
Date:26.04.2012
Language:EN
[2012/17]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2646167
Date:09.10.2013
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.04.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2013/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP30.08.2012
ClassificationIPC:B05B9/08, B65D83/14, B65D83/16
[2013/41]
CPC:
B65D83/206 (EP,US); B65D83/16 (US); B65D83/22 (EP,US);
B65D83/226 (EP,US); B65D83/303 (EP,US); B65D83/40 (EP,US);
Y10T29/49826 (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 [2013/41]
TitleGerman:TRAGBARER APPLIKATOR MIT PISTOLENVENTILGEFÄSSEN[2013/41]
English:HANDHELD APPLICATOR WITH GUN VALVE CONTAINERS[2013/41]
French:APPLICATEUR PORTATIF APPROPRIÉ POUR DES CONTENANTS DE SOUPAPE DE PISTOLET[2013/41]
Entry into regional phase14.05.2013National basic fee paid 
14.05.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
14.05.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.08.2012Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
14.05.2013Examination requested  [2013/41]
13.01.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.06.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.12.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.11.2015Date of oral proceedings
17.12.2015Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2017/14]
17.12.2015Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
18.01.2017Application refused, date of legal effect [2017/14]
Appeal following examination16.02.2016Appeal received No.  T1115/16
26.04.2016Statement of grounds filed
18.01.2017Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
18.01.2017Date of oral proceedings
23.01.2017Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Divisional application(s)EP16205624.6  / EP3173151
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  13.06.2014
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
03.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
25.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
26.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[Y]JPH08169480  (KITABAYASHI SEIICHI, et al) [Y] 1-8,15,20-22,30 * figure - *;
 [XY]EP0850852  (ANDERSEN LEIF [DK]) [X] 1-3,5-8,15,17,18,20-22,24,30 * column 4, line 7 - column 4, line 52; figure - * [Y] 9,10,17,19;
 [Y]WO2007149459  (SUMMIT PACKAGING SYST [US], et al) [Y] 1-3,6-8,11-15,18,20-22,30 * paragraph [0042] - paragraph [0065]; figure - *;
 [Y]WO2009004097  (DE SCHRIJVER ASTER [GB]) [Y] 6-10,17,20-22* page 5, line 1 - page 9, line 25 *;
 [X]WO2009147250  (ALTACHEM HOLDING NV [BE], et al) [X] 1-6,8,9,11,15,17-22,24,30 * page 4, line 25 - page 9, line 31; figure - *;
 [Y]US2009321381  (PAAS EDWARD L [US], et al) [Y] 1-8,11-15,18-22,30 * paragraph [0031] - paragraph [0052]; figure - *
by applicantUS4165825
 US5014887
 US5215225
 US5271537
 JPH08169480
 US5549226
 EP0850852
 WO9843894
 US6058960
 JP2000142847
 WO03062092
 US2007181610
 WO2007112758
 WO2007149459
 WO2009004097
 WO2009147250
 US2009321381
 EP20100164924
 EP20100164927
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