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EP2807995 - Apertured polymeric film webs and absorbant articles using such webs [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 21.05.2021 Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 12.06.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 25.02.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 12.01.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	20.08.2021	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): GB	published on 22.09.2021 [2021/38]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states The Procter & Gamble Company One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati, OH 45202 / US
	[2014/49]
Inventor(s)	01 / Lee, Yann-Per Winton Hill Business Center 6083 Center Hill Ave Cincinnati, OH Ohio 45224 / US
	02 / Fereshtehkhou, Saeed Becket Ridge Technical Center 8611 Becket Road West Chester, OH Ohio 45069 / US
	03 / Stone, Keith Joseph One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnitati, OH Ohio 45202 / US
	[2014/49]
Representative(s)	P&G Patent Germany Procter & Gamble Service GmbH Sulzbacher Straße 40 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus / DE
	[2020/29]
Former [2014/49]	Briatore, Andrea Procter & Gamble Service GmbH IP Dept. Frankfurter Strasse 145 61476 Kronberg im Taunus / DE
Application number, filing date	14178002.3	06.04.2001
	[2014/49]
Priority number, date	US20000544886	07.04.2000 Original published format: US 544886
	[2014/49]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2807995
	Date:	03.12.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/49]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2807995
	Date:	15.07.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/29]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	30.10.2014
Classification	IPC:	B29C48/00, B29C48/14, A61F13/512, A61F13/511, A61F13/15, B32B3/10, B26F1/26, A61F13/513, B26F1/10, B26F1/24	[2020/09]
	CPC:	A61F13/15203 (EP,KR,US); A61F13/15731 (EP,KR,US); B32B3/28 (US); A61F13/5116 (EP,KR,US); A61F13/512 (EP,KR,US); B26F1/10 (EP,KR,US); (+) B26F1/24 (EP,KR,US); B26F1/26 (EP,KR,US); B29C48/0022 (EP,US); B29C48/14 (EP,US); B32B3/10 (EP,KR,US); B32B3/266 (US); B32B5/022 (US); B32B5/24 (US); A61F2013/1543 (EP,US); A61F2013/51165 (EP,KR,US); A61F2013/51338 (EP,KR,US); A61F2013/51366 (EP,KR,US); B29L2031/4878 (US); B32B2307/728 (US); B32B2307/73 (US); B32B2555/02 (US); Y10T428/24273 (EP,US); Y10T428/24322 (EP,US); Y10T428/249953 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2014/49]	A61F13/15, A61F13/512, A61F13/511, B26F1/10, B26F1/24, B26F1/26, B32B3/10, A61F13/513
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR [2015/27]
Former [2014/49]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
Title	German:	Mit Öffnungen versehene Polymerfilmbahnen und absorbierende Artikel mit solchen Bahnen	[2014/49]
	English:	Apertured polymeric film webs and absorbant articles using such webs	[2014/49]
	French:	Bandes de film polymère à ouvertures et articles absorbants utilisant de telles bandes	[2014/49]
Examination procedure	26.05.2015	Examination requested [2015/27]
	03.06.2015	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	16.01.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	24.07.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	28.05.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	07.10.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	26.02.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	04.06.2020	Fee for grant paid
	04.06.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	04.06.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP01930453.4 / EP1267780
	EP05110224.2 / EP1621169
Opposition(s)	16.04.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/25]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	22.07.2014	Renewal fee patent year 03
	22.07.2014	Renewal fee patent year 04
	22.07.2014	Renewal fee patent year 05
	22.07.2014	Renewal fee patent year 06
	22.07.2014	Renewal fee patent year 07
	22.07.2014	Renewal fee patent year 08
	22.07.2014	Renewal fee patent year 09
	22.07.2014	Renewal fee patent year 10
	22.07.2014	Renewal fee patent year 11
	22.07.2014	Renewal fee patent year 12
	22.07.2014	Renewal fee patent year 13
	22.07.2014	Renewal fee patent year 14
	08.04.2015	Renewal fee patent year 15
	30.03.2016	Renewal fee patent year 16
	10.04.2017	Renewal fee patent year 17
	11.04.2018	Renewal fee patent year 18
	15.04.2019	Renewal fee patent year 19
	31.03.2020	Renewal fee patent year 20
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	15.07.2020
	DK	15.07.2020
	ES	15.07.2020
	FI	15.07.2020
	IT	15.07.2020
	NL	15.07.2020
	SE	15.07.2020
	GR	16.10.2020
	PT	16.11.2020
	GB	05.04.2021
	IE	06.04.2021
	[2021/38]
Former [2021/37]	AT	15.07.2020
	DK	15.07.2020
	ES	15.07.2020
	FI	15.07.2020
	IT	15.07.2020
	NL	15.07.2020
	SE	15.07.2020
	GR	16.10.2020
	PT	16.11.2020
	IE	06.04.2021
Former [2021/20]	AT	15.07.2020
	DK	15.07.2020
	ES	15.07.2020
	FI	15.07.2020
	IT	15.07.2020
	NL	15.07.2020
	SE	15.07.2020
	GR	16.10.2020
	PT	16.11.2020
Former [2021/17]	AT	15.07.2020
	ES	15.07.2020
	FI	15.07.2020
	NL	15.07.2020
	SE	15.07.2020
	GR	16.10.2020
	PT	16.11.2020
Former [2021/09]	AT	15.07.2020
	ES	15.07.2020
	FI	15.07.2020
	SE	15.07.2020
	GR	16.10.2020
	PT	16.11.2020
Former [2021/08]	ES	15.07.2020
	FI	15.07.2020
	SE	15.07.2020
	PT	16.11.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[XA]US4327730 (SORENSEN EUGENE R) [X] 1-5,7-15 * column 2, line 9 - line 20 * * column 4, line 1 - line 3 * * column 5, line 35 - line 40 * * column 6, line 11 - line 15 * * claim 1 * [A] 6;
		[XD]US4609518 (CURRO JOHN J [US], et al) [XD] 1-5,7-15 * figures 1-19 * * examples 1-3 *;
		[XD]US4629643 (CURRO JOHN J [US], et al) [XD] 1-5,7-15 * figure 7 * * column 11, line 28 - column 12, line 41 *;
		[X]US4637819 (OUELLETTE WILLIAM R [US], et al) [X] 1-5,7-15 * example 1 * * figures 1-7 * * claims 23,25 *;
		[X]US5733628 (PELKIE JAMES E [US]) [X] 1-5,7-15 * column 1, lines 5-8 * * column 2, lines 30-55 ** claims 1-3,11 *;
		[X]WO9930658 (PROCTER & GAMBLE [US], et al) [X] 1-5,7-15 * page 7, lines 1-30 * * page 13, line 1 - line 7 * * page 16, line 18 - page 19, line 27 * * figures 1-16 * * page 20, lines 14-27 *;
		[X]US5997986 (TURI MORDECHAI [US], et al) [X] 1-5,7,9-15 * figures 1-28 * * examples 1-5 * * claims 1-11,23-28 *;
		[XD]US6025049 (OUELLETTE WILLIAM R [US], et al) [XD] 1-5,7-15 * figure 2; claims 1-5 *
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