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EP3288836 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LABELLING INDIVIDUAL PRODUCTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2018/10]APPARATUS FOR LABELLING INDIVIDUAL PRODUCTS
[2021/50]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.02.2023
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  11.03.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  13.12.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.02.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip29.09.2023Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC		published on 01.11.2023  [2023/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Espera-Werke GmbH
Moltkestrasse 17-33
47058 Duisburg / DE
[2018/10]
Inventor(s)01 / VICKTORIUS, Winfried
Gasteinerstrasse 53
47249 Duisburg / DE
02 / WOLFF, Peter
Höhenring 68
53913 Swisttal-Heimerzheim / DE
03 / JUNG, Ulrich
Köln Berlinerstrasse 127
44287 Dortmund / DE
 [2018/10]
Representative(s)Gottschald, Jan
Gottschald Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Klaus-Bungert-Straße 1
40468 Düsseldorf / DE
[2018/10]
Application number, filing date16707101.829.02.2016
[2018/10]
WO2016EP54221
Priority number, dateDE20151010664729.04.2015         Original published format: DE102015106647
[2018/10]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016173742
Date:03.11.2016
Language:DE
[2016/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3288836
Date:07.03.2018
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.11.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3288836
Date:13.04.2022
Language:DE
[2022/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP03.11.2016
ClassificationIPC:B65C9/18, B65C9/28
[2018/10]
CPC:
B65C9/28 (EP,CN,US); B65C9/1876 (EP,CN,US); B65C2009/0053 (EP,CN,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 [2018/10]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM ETIKETTIEREN VON EINZELNEN PRODUKTEN[2021/50]
English:APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LABELLING INDIVIDUAL PRODUCTS[2021/50]
French:DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ POUR L'ÉTIQUETAGE DE PRODUITS INDIVIDUELS[2021/50]
Former [2018/10]VORRICHTUNG ZUM ETIKETTIEREN VON EINZELNEN PRODUKTEN
Former [2018/10]APPARATUS FOR LABELLING INDIVIDUAL PRODUCTS
Former [2018/10]DISPOSITIF POUR L'ÉTIQUETAGE DE PRODUITS INDIVIDUELS
Entry into regional phase10.10.2017National basic fee paid 
10.10.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
10.10.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.12.2016Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
10.10.2017Examination requested  [2018/10]
10.10.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
18.06.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.12.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.03.2022Fee for grant paid
07.03.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.03.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)16.01.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/12]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
15.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
24.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
25.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
07.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL13.04.2022
CZ13.04.2022
EE13.04.2022
FI13.04.2022
HR13.04.2022
LT13.04.2022
LV13.04.2022
MC13.04.2022
RO13.04.2022
RS13.04.2022
SE13.04.2022
SI13.04.2022
SK13.04.2022
SM13.04.2022
BG13.07.2022
NO13.07.2022
GR14.07.2022
IS13.08.2022
PT16.08.2022
[2023/44]
Former [2023/25]AL13.04.2022
CZ13.04.2022
EE13.04.2022
FI13.04.2022
HR13.04.2022
LT13.04.2022
LV13.04.2022
RO13.04.2022
RS13.04.2022
SE13.04.2022
SI13.04.2022
SK13.04.2022
SM13.04.2022
BG13.07.2022
NO13.07.2022
GR14.07.2022
IS13.08.2022
PT16.08.2022
Former [2023/17]AL13.04.2022
CZ13.04.2022
EE13.04.2022
FI13.04.2022
HR13.04.2022
LT13.04.2022
LV13.04.2022
RO13.04.2022
RS13.04.2022
SE13.04.2022
SK13.04.2022
SM13.04.2022
BG13.07.2022
NO13.07.2022
GR14.07.2022
IS13.08.2022
PT16.08.2022
Former [2023/09]CZ13.04.2022
EE13.04.2022
FI13.04.2022
HR13.04.2022
LT13.04.2022
LV13.04.2022
RO13.04.2022
RS13.04.2022
SE13.04.2022
SK13.04.2022
SM13.04.2022
BG13.07.2022
NO13.07.2022
GR14.07.2022
IS13.08.2022
PT16.08.2022
Former [2022/51]FI13.04.2022
HR13.04.2022
LT13.04.2022
LV13.04.2022
RS13.04.2022
SE13.04.2022
BG13.07.2022
NO13.07.2022
GR14.07.2022
IS13.08.2022
PT16.08.2022
Former [2022/50]FI13.04.2022
HR13.04.2022
LT13.04.2022
LV13.04.2022
RS13.04.2022
SE13.04.2022
BG13.07.2022
NO13.07.2022
GR14.07.2022
PT16.08.2022
Former [2022/49]FI13.04.2022
HR13.04.2022
LT13.04.2022
LV13.04.2022
SE13.04.2022
BG13.07.2022
NO13.07.2022
GR14.07.2022
PT16.08.2022
Former [2022/47]FI13.04.2022
LT13.04.2022
SE13.04.2022
NO13.07.2022
PT16.08.2022
Cited inInternational search[X]US4046613  (KUCHECK LEO, et al) [X] 1-11,17-19 * figures 1-5 * * column 2, line 43 - column 6, line 24 *;
 [X]EP0105680  (WILLETT INT LTD [GB]) [X] 1-5,7-11,17-19 * figures 1-4 * * page 4, line 13 - page 6, line 24 *;
 [X]US4707211  (SHIBATA TOMOO [US]) [X] 1-5,7-11,17-19 * figures 1-5 * * column 4, line 65 - column 8, line 52 *;
 [XI]DE19531426  (ESPERA WERKE GMBH [DE]) [X] 1-5,12-20 * figures 1-6 * * column 3, line 34 - column 4, line 63 *[I] 7;
 [X]WO03076274  (EXPRESS LABELLING SYSTEMS AS [DK], et al) [X] 1-11,17-19 * figures 1-9 * * page 7, line 1 - page 10, line 8 *
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