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EP0262578 - Separating and feeding garment parts [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 22.09.1994 Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Most recent event Tooltip	28.11.2003	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): ES	published on 14.01.2004 [2004/03]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states LEVI STRAUSS & CO. Levi's Plaza 1155 Battery Street P.O. Box 7215 San Francisco California 94120 / US
	[N/P]
Former [1988/14]	For all designated states LEVI STRAUSS & CO. Levi's Plaza 1155 Battery Street P.O. Box 7215 San Francisco California 94120 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Blessing, Hubert 4431 Bobbit Drive Dallas Texas 75229 / US
	02 / Harrington, Richard L. Route 3, Box 46 Farmersville Texas 75031 / US
	[1988/14]
Representative(s)	Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1989/49]	Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät Maximilianstrasse 58 D-80538 München / DE
Former [1988/14]	Patentanwälte Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Partner Maximilianstrasse 58 D-80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date	87113925.9	23.09.1987
	[1988/14]
Priority number, date	US19860915148	03.10.1986 Original published format: US 915148
	[1988/14]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0262578
	Date:	06.04.1988
	Language:	EN
	[1988/14]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0262578
	Date:	14.03.1990
	Language:	EN
	[1990/11]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0262578
	Date:	18.11.1993
	Language:	EN
	[1993/46]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	22.01.1990
Classification	IPC:	A41H43/02, B65H3/22	[1990/10]
	CPC:	B65H3/22 (EP,US); A41H43/0228 (EP,US); B65H3/26 (EP,US); D05B33/006 (EP,US); D05B41/00 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [1988/14]	A41H43/02
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL, SE [1988/14]
Title	German:	Abtrenner und Abförderer von Bekleidungszuschnitteilen	[1988/14]
	English:	Separating and feeding garment parts	[1988/14]
	French:	Séparation et transport d'eléments de vêtement	[1988/14]
Examination procedure	26.06.1990	Examination requested [1990/34]
	24.12.1991	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.12.1991	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	06.07.1992	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.07.1992	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	30.11.1992	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.12.1992	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	06.05.1993	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	10.08.1993	Fee for grant paid
	10.08.1993	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	19.08.1994	No opposition filed within time limit [1994/45]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	29.09.1989	Renewal fee patent year 03
	28.09.1990	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.09.1991	Renewal fee patent year 05
	15.09.1992	Renewal fee patent year 06
	16.09.1993	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	18.11.1993
	CH	18.11.1993
	LI	18.11.1993
	NL	18.11.1993
	SE	18.11.1993
	ES	28.02.1994
	[2004/03]
Former [1994/39]	AT	18.11.1993
	CH	18.11.1993
	LI	18.11.1993
	NL	18.11.1993
	SE	18.11.1993
Former [1994/32]	AT	18.11.1993
	CH	18.11.1993
	LI	18.11.1993
	SE	18.11.1993
Former [1994/31]	CH	18.11.1993
	LI	18.11.1993
	SE	18.11.1993
Former [1994/28]	SE	18.11.1993

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