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EP3253687 - PACKAGING FOR CHEWING GUM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 16.10.2020 Database last updated on 26.06.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 08.11.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 05.11.2019
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 30.08.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 16.04.2019
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 10.11.2017
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 25.08.2017
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 The Topps Company Inc. One Whitehall Street New York, NY 10004-2109 / US
	[2017/50]
Inventor(s)	01 / BEST, James Joseph 186 Long Pond Road Hewitt, New Jersey 07421 / US
	02 / LACORTE, Geoffery Joseph 1782 Union Valley Road West Milford, New Jersey 07480 / US
	03 / KENNEDY, Timothy Jude 72 Weaver Street Greenwich, Connecticut 06831 / US
	[2017/50]
Representative(s)	Carpmael, Robert Maurice Charles Marks & Clerk LLP 15 Fetter Lane London EC4A 1BW / GB
	[2019/50]
Former [2017/50]	Carpmael, Robert Maurice Charles Marks & Clerk LLP 90 Long Acre London WC2E 9RA / GB
Application number, filing date	16747360.2	05.02.2016
	[2017/50]
	WO2016US16835
Priority number, date	US201562113148P	06.02.2015 Original published format: US 201562113148 P
	US201562187555P	01.07.2015 Original published format: US 201562187555 P
	[2017/50]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2016127092
	Date:	11.08.2016
	Language:	EN
	[2016/32]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3253687
	Date:	13.12.2017
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.08.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2017/50]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3253687
	Date:	11.12.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/50]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	11.08.2016
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	20.09.2018
Classification	IPC:	B65D85/60, B65D67/02	[2018/43]
	CPC:	B65D85/60 (EP,KR,US); B65D21/0204 (EP,KR,US); B65D25/10 (US); B65D25/40 (US); B65D5/04 (EP,KR,US); B65D67/02 (EP,US); (+) B65D81/3205 (EP,KR,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2017/50]	B65D85/60
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, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2017/50]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERPACKUNG FÜR KAUGUMMI	[2017/50]
	English:	PACKAGING FOR CHEWING GUM	[2017/50]
	French:	CONDITIONNEMENT POUR GOMME À MÂCHER	[2017/50]
Entry into regional phase	24.08.2017	National basic fee paid
	24.08.2017	Search fee paid
	24.08.2017	Designation fee(s) paid
	24.08.2017	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	24.08.2017	Examination requested [2017/50]
	24.08.2017	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	17.04.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	27.08.2019	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	27.08.2019	Fee for grant paid
	27.08.2019	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	05.11.2019	Information about intention to grant a patent
	05.11.2019	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	14.09.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2020/47]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	14.02.2018	Renewal fee patent year 03
	13.02.2019	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	05.02.2016
	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CY	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	MK	11.12.2019
	MT	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	TR	11.12.2019
	IE	05.02.2020
	LU	05.02.2020
	FR	11.02.2020
	BE	29.02.2020
	CH	29.02.2020
	LI	29.02.2020
	BG	11.03.2020
	GB	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
	DE	01.09.2020
	[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]	HU	05.02.2016
	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CY	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	MT	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	TR	11.12.2019
	IE	05.02.2020
	LU	05.02.2020
	FR	11.02.2020
	BE	29.02.2020
	CH	29.02.2020
	LI	29.02.2020
	BG	11.03.2020
	GB	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
	DE	01.09.2020
Former [2021/22]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	IE	05.02.2020
	LU	05.02.2020
	FR	11.02.2020
	BE	29.02.2020
	CH	29.02.2020
	LI	29.02.2020
	BG	11.03.2020
	GB	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
	DE	01.09.2020
Former [2021/10]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	IE	05.02.2020
	LU	05.02.2020
	FR	11.02.2020
	BE	29.02.2020
	CH	29.02.2020
	LI	29.02.2020
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
	DE	01.09.2020
Former [2021/07]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	IE	05.02.2020
	LU	05.02.2020
	FR	11.02.2020
	CH	29.02.2020
	LI	29.02.2020
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
	DE	01.09.2020
Former [2020/51]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	LU	05.02.2020
	CH	29.02.2020
	LI	29.02.2020
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/50]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	LU	05.02.2020
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/47]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	LU	05.02.2020
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/40]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/37]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/36]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/35]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
Former [2020/34]	AL	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
Former [2020/32]	AL	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
Former [2020/25]	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
Former [2020/23]	FI	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
Former [2020/22]	FI	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
Former [2020/21]	NO	11.03.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US2011309096 (JONES DALE M [US]) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0055] - paragraph [0070] ** figures 1-16 *;
		[A]WO2013130085 (WRIGLEY W M JUN CO [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0027] - paragraph [0109] * * figures 1-17 *
	International search	[A]US2003118700 (HART DANIEL G [US], et al) [A] 1-15* entire document *;
		[A]US2005252809 (ALDRIDGE ALLEN S [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * entire document *;
		[A]US2007186924 (TERRASI GIUSEPPE [IT]) [A] 1-15 * entire document *;
		[A]US8006860 (KLEIN MARIANNE CHRISTINE [CA]) [A] 1-15 * entire document *;
		[A]WO2014141131 (GIMA SPA [IT]) [A] 1-15 * entire document *
	by applicant	WO2013130085

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