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EP About this file: EP3630637

EP3630637 - CLOSURE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.05.2022
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.03.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  08.12.2018
Formerunknown
Status updated on  12.06.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip05.07.2024New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit 
Applicant(s)For:AL  AT  BE  BG  CH  CZ  DK  EE  ES  FI  FR  GR  HR  HU  IS  LI  LT  LU  LV  MC  MK  NL  NO  PL  PT  RO  RS  SE  SI  SK  SM  TR 
Unilever IP Holdings B.V.
Weena 455
3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
For:CY  DE  GB  IE  IT  MT 
Unilever Global IP Limited
Port Sunlight
Wirral, Merseyside CH62 4ZD / GB
[2022/08]
Former [2021/39]For:AL  AT  BE  BG  CH  CZ  DK  EE  ES  FI  FR  GR  HR  HU  IS  LI  LT  LU  LV  MC  MK  NL  NO  PL  PT  RO  RS  SE  SI  SK  SM  TR 
Unilever IP Holdings B.V.
Weena 455
3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
For:CY  DE  GB  IE  IT  MT 
Unilever Global IP Limited
Port Sunlight
Wirral, CH62 AZD / GB
Former [2020/15]For:CY  GB  IE  MT 
Unilever PLC
Unilever House
100 Victoria Embankment
London, Greater London EC4Y 0DY / GB
For:AL  AT  BE  BG  CH  CZ  DE  DK  EE  ES  FI  FR  GR  HR  HU  IS  IT  LI  LT  LU  LV  MC  MK  NL  NO  PL  PT  RO  RS  SE  SI  SK  SM  TR 
Unilever N.V.
Weena 455
3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
Inventor(s)01 / CESARE, Slavica
Conopco Inc.
d/b/a UNILEVER
45 Commerce Drive
Trumbull Connecticut 06611 / US
02 / LALIER, Gregory
Conopco Inc.
d/b/a UNILEVER
45 Commerce Drive
Trumbull Connecticut 06611 / US
 [2020/15]
Representative(s)Fijnvandraat, Arnoldus, et al
Unilever Patent Group
Bronland 14
6708 WH Wageningen / NL
[N/P]
Former [2020/15]Fijnvandraat, Arnoldus
Unilever Patent Group
Colworth House
Sharnbrook
Bedford MK44 1LQ / GB
Application number, filing date18728145.630.05.2018
[2020/15]
WO2018EP64188
Priority number, dateUS20171561178101.06.2017         Original published format: US201715611781
[2020/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018220013
Date:06.12.2018
Language:EN
[2018/49]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3630637
Date:08.04.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.12.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP06.12.2018
ClassificationIPC:B65D41/04, B65D47/08
[2020/15]
CPC:
B65D41/17 (EP,EA,US); B65D47/0804 (CN); B65D41/0471 (EP,EA,US);
B65D41/0485 (CN); B65D41/34 (EA,US); B65D47/08 (EP,EA,US);
B65D47/0838 (EP,EA,US); B65D41/16 (EA,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 [2020/15]
TitleGerman:VERSCHLUSS[2020/15]
English:CLOSURE[2020/15]
French:BOUCHON[2020/15]
Entry into regional phase31.10.2019National basic fee paid 
31.10.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
31.10.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.10.2019Examination requested  [2020/15]
31.10.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
01.09.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.05.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.09.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.08.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.12.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.07.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.05.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
18.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
25.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
23.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
27.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited inInternational search[A]JPS5681049U  ;
 [A]JPS5943348U  ;
 [A]WO02081316  (ALPLA WERKE [AT], et al);
 [AD]US8365933  (JAECKEL GERHARD F K [DE]);
 [A]EP2921232  (EMD MILLIPORE CORP [US]);
 [XP]WO2017108697  (UNILEVER PLC [GB], et al)
by applicantUS8365933
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