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EP3319571 - MICROPOROUS BREATHABLE FILM AND METHOD OF MAKING THE MICROPOROUS BREATHABLE FILM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  28.10.2019
Database last updated on 02.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.04.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  20.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip21.03.2024New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Berry Global, Inc.
101 Oakley Street
Evansville, Indiana 47710 / US
[2018/52]
Former [2018/20]For all designated states
Berry Plastics Corporation
101 Oakley Street
Evansville, IN 47710 / US
Inventor(s)01 / MIDDLESWORTH, Jeffrey Alan
116 West Maple Avenue
Wauconda, Illinois 60084 / US
02 / KITZMILLER, Brooke D.
P. O. Box 2947
North Canton, Ohio 44720 / US
03 / SONNENTAG, Bradley
30839 50th Avenue
Boyd, Wisconsin 54726 / US
 [2018/20]
Representative(s)HGF
HGF Limited
1 City Walk
Leeds LS11 9DX / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/20]Awapatent AB
P.O. Box 5117
200 71 Malmö / SE
Application number, filing date16824959.708.07.2016
[2018/20]
WO2016US41617
Priority number, dateUS201562191010P10.07.2015         Original published format: US 201562191010 P
US201562233128P25.09.2015         Original published format: US 201562233128 P
[2018/20]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017011341
Date:19.01.2017
Language:EN
[2017/03]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3319571
Date:16.05.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.01.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/20]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US19.01.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.02.2019
ClassificationIPC:A61F13/15, A61F13/49, A61F13/511, A61F13/514, B32B5/18, B32B7/12, B32B27/20, B29C55/18
[2019/12]
CPC:
B29C48/0018 (EP,IL,KR,US); A61F13/49006 (IL,KR); B29C48/08 (EP,IL,KR,US);
A61F13/51121 (IL,KR); A61F13/513 (IL,KR); B29C48/022 (EP,IL,KR,US);
B29C48/914 (EP,IL,KR,US); B29C48/917 (EP,IL,KR,US); B29C55/06 (EP,IL,KR,US);
B29C55/08 (EP,IL,KR,US); B29C55/18 (EP,IL,KR,US); B29C67/20 (KR);
B29C71/02 (KR); C08K3/00 (KR); A61F2013/51147 (IL,KR);
A61F2013/51178 (IL,KR); B29C2071/022 (KR); B29K2023/00 (KR);
B29K2023/06 (EP,IL,KR,US); B29K2023/12 (EP,IL,KR,US); B29K2105/04 (EP,IL,KR,US);
B29K2105/041 (EP,IL,KR,US); B29K2105/16 (EP,IL,KR,US); B29K2503/04 (KR);
B29K2509/00 (EP,IL,KR,US); Y02E60/10 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2018/20]A61F13/15, A61F13/49, A61F13/511, A61F13/514, B32B5/18, B32B7/12, B32B27/20
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 [2018/20]
TitleGerman:MIKROPORÖSER ATMUNGSAKTIVER FILM UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DES MIKROPORÖSEN ATMUNGSAKTIVEN FILMS[2018/20]
English:MICROPOROUS BREATHABLE FILM AND METHOD OF MAKING THE MICROPOROUS BREATHABLE FILM[2018/20]
French:FILM MICROPOREUX PERMÉABLE À L'AIR ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DUDIT FILM MICROPOREUX PERMÉABLE À L'AIR[2018/20]
Entry into regional phase08.02.2018National basic fee paid 
08.02.2018Search fee paid 
08.02.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
08.02.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.02.2018Examination requested  [2018/20]
08.02.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
18.09.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
31.10.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.03.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.06.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.10.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.11.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.03.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.11.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.03.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.11.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.04.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.03.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
29.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
14.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
15.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
15.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
25.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[X]US4704238  (OKUYAMA KATSUMI [JP], et al) [X] 1,5 * figure 1; example 1; claims 1,3-8,12 *;
 [X]EP0283200  (EXXON CHEMICAL PATENTS INC [US]) [X] 1-3,5-8,11-14 * examples 1-4 *;
 [X]WO0151548  (CLOPAY PLASTIC PROD CO [US]) [X] 1,2,5,6,10 * claims 1,5,8,13 *;
 [X]US6676871  (BENASSI GUY [BE], et al) [X] 1,14* column 13; figure 1; example 1 *;
 [X]WO2005110713  (CLOPAY PLASTIC PROD CO [US], et al) [X] 1-13,15 * page 13 - page 16; example 1; claims 1,11,27,36, *;
 [X]WO2009094506  (CLOPAY PLASTIC PROD CO [US], et al) [X] 1-8,10-12,14,15 * page 12, paragraph 1; claim 50 *
International search[X]US6479154  (WALTON GLYNIS ALLICIA [US], et al) [X] 1 * ; column 4, lines 25-29; column 9, lines 24-27, 62-67; column 10, lines 1-4; column 12, lines 36-40, 60-67; column 13, lines 10-12, 29-32, 62-65 *;
 [X]US2004170852  (GUSTAFSON BO [SE]) [X] 1-15, 18-20 * ; entire document, in particular paragraphs [0069]-[0071], [0084]-[0087], [0094] [0135], [0142]-[0144]; claims 39-42 *;
 [X]WO2005021262  (KIMBERLY CLARK CO [US], et al) [X] 1, 16, 21-23, 54, 56-60 17, 50-53, 55 * ; entire document, in particular page 5, lines 5-15; page 9, lines 5-7; page 10, lines 13-19; page 13, lines 4-5; page 24, lines 2-29; page 25, lines 1-8, 23-24; page 28, lines 8-24; page 31, lines 10-11; page 33, lines 9-14; claims 1, 12, 14-16; figures 7-8 *;
 [Y]US2011039083  (CHEN YUHMING [US], et al) [Y] 50-53, 55* ; paragraphs [0015],[0018]-[0019], [0035], [0037]-[0038] *;
 [Y]US2013210621  (TOPOLKARAEV VASILY A [US], et al) [Y] 17 * ; abstract; paragraphs [0075]-[0076] *
by applicantUS2699457
 US2862917
 US2905645
 US3058963
 US4668752
 US4704238
 US4739012
 EP0283200
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 US5399426
 WO0151548
 US6265055
 US6479154
 US6656581
 US6676871
 US2004170852
 WO2005021262
 WO2005110713
 WO2009094506
 WO2011019504
 US9174420
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    - Kirk-Othmer Concise Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, (19990000), pages 1420 - 1421
    - "Development of New Ionomers with Novel Gas Permeation Properties", Journal of Plastic Film and Sheeting, (20070000), vol. 23, no. 2, pages 119 - 132
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