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EP3991757 - STERILIZATION APPARATUS FOR RECEPTACLE CLOSURES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2022/18]STERILIZATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STERILIZING RECEPTACLE CLOSURES
[2023/47]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  08.12.2023
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  01.11.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.02.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.05.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  02.04.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip08.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): SE
published on 11.09.2024 [2024/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sidel Participations
Avenue de la Patrouille de France
76930 Octeville-sur-Mer / FR
[2022/18]
Inventor(s)01 / BORGESE, Rossana
43126 Parma / IT
02 / CENCI, Mattia
43126 Parma / IT
03 / PAMBIANCHI, Matteo
43126 Parma / IT
 [2022/18]
Representative(s)Sidel Group
c/o Sidel Participations
Avenue de la Patrouille de France
76930 Octeville-sur-mer / FR
[2022/18]
Application number, filing date20205359.103.11.2020
[2022/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3991757
Date:04.05.2022
Language:EN
[2022/18]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3991757
Date:10.01.2024
Language:EN
[2024/02]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.04.2021
ClassificationIPC:A61L2/20, A61L2/22, A61L2/24, B67B3/00, A61L2/18
[2023/41]
CPC:
A61L2/186 (EP); A61L2/208 (EP); A61L2/24 (EP);
B67B3/003 (EP); A61L2202/14 (EP); A61L2202/23 (EP)
Former IPC [2022/18]A61L2/20, A61L2/22, A61L2/24, B67B3/00
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 [2022/24]
Former [2022/18]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 
TitleGerman:STERILISATIONSVORRICHTUNG FÜR BEHÄLTERVERSCHLÜSSEN[2023/47]
English:STERILIZATION APPARATUS FOR RECEPTACLE CLOSURES[2023/47]
French:APPAREIL DE STÉRILISATION DE FERMETURES DE RÉCEPTACLE[2023/47]
Former [2022/18]STERILISATIONSVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM STERILISIEREN VON BEHÄLTERVERSCHLÜSSEN
Former [2022/18]STERILIZATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STERILIZING RECEPTACLE CLOSURES
Former [2022/18]APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ DE STÉRILISATION DE FERMETURES DE RÉCEPTACLE
Examination procedure09.05.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.05.2022Examination requested  [2022/24]
09.05.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
08.02.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.04.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.11.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.12.2023Fee for grant paid
04.12.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
04.12.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
22.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT10.01.2024
BG10.01.2024
ES10.01.2024
HR10.01.2024
LT10.01.2024
LV10.01.2024
NL10.01.2024
PL10.01.2024
SE10.01.2024
NO10.04.2024
RS10.04.2024
GR11.04.2024
IS10.05.2024
PT10.05.2024
[2024/37]
Former [2024/36]AT10.01.2024
BG10.01.2024
ES10.01.2024
HR10.01.2024
LT10.01.2024
LV10.01.2024
NL10.01.2024
PL10.01.2024
NO10.04.2024
RS10.04.2024
GR11.04.2024
IS10.05.2024
PT10.05.2024
Former [2024/35]AT10.01.2024
BG10.01.2024
ES10.01.2024
HR10.01.2024
LT10.01.2024
NL10.01.2024
NO10.04.2024
RS10.04.2024
GR11.04.2024
IS10.05.2024
Former [2024/34]BG10.01.2024
HR10.01.2024
LT10.01.2024
NL10.01.2024
NO10.04.2024
RS10.04.2024
GR11.04.2024
IS10.05.2024
Former [2024/33]LT10.01.2024
NL10.01.2024
NO10.04.2024
IS10.05.2024
Former [2024/32]NL10.01.2024
IS10.05.2024
Former [2024/31]NL10.01.2024
Documents cited:Search[A]EP2546155  (TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA LTD [JP]) [A] 1-6* figure 2; claim - *;
 [A]JP2015527270  (KHS GMBH) [A] 1-6 * figures 1,4; claim - *;
 [I]EP3391911  (SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS [FR]) [I] 1-6 * paragraphs [0016] , [0 18] , [0 40] , [0 51] , [0 52]; figures 8, 9; claim - *;
 [IA]EP3670404  (SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS [FR]) [I] 1-3 * paragraphs [0012] , [0 61]; figures 5a, 5b, 7; claim - * [A] 4-6
by applicantEP3670404
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