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EP0278130 - Package of smooth appearance, method of making thereof and roll of web product for forming it [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1988/33]	Package of smooth appearance
	[1990/01]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 04.11.1994 Database last updated on 29.03.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	05.10.2005	Change: Appeal number
Applicant(s)	For all designated states FRES-CO SYSTEM USA, INC. 10 State Road Telford Pennsylvania 18969 / US
	[N/P]
Former [1988/33]	For all designated states FRES-CO SYSTEM USA, INC. 10 State Road Telford Pennsylvania 18969 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Beer, Jeffrey Scott 350 N 10th Street Sellersville Pennsylvania 18960 / US
	[1988/33]
Representative(s)	Shaw, Laurence 5th Floor, Metropolitan House, 1 Hagley Road, Edgbaston Birmingham B16 8TG / GB
	[1988/33]
Application number, filing date	87300326.3	15.01.1987
	[1988/33]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0278130
	Date:	17.08.1988
	Language:	EN
	[1988/33]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0278130
	Date:	03.01.1990
	Language:	EN
	[1990/01]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP0278130
	Date:	21.12.1994
	Language:	EN
	[1994/51]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	14.09.1987
Classification	IPC:	B65D81/20, B65D30/08, B32B15/08	[1988/33]
	CPC:	B65D81/2023 (EP,US); B65D31/04 (EP,US); Y10S428/906 (EP,US); Y10T428/1334 (EP,US); Y10T428/24802 (EP,US); Y10T428/24826 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE [1988/36]
Former [1988/33]	AT, BE, CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, GR, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE
Title	German:	Verpackung mit glatter äusserer Oberfläche, Verfahren zu ihrer Herstellung und dazu verwendete Folienbandrolle	[1990/01]
	English:	Package of smooth appearance, method of making thereof and roll of web product for forming it	[1990/01]
	French:	Emballage d'aspect lisse, méthode pour le fabriquer et rouleau du produit pour le former	[1990/01]
	Former [1988/33]	Verpackung mit glatter äusserer Oberfläche
	Former [1988/33]	Package of smooth appearance
	Former [1988/33]	Emballage d'aspect lisse
Examination procedure	18.01.1988	Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
	09.03.1988	Examination requested [1988/33]
	11.04.1988	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) GR
	31.10.1988	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	25.01.1989	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.02.1989	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	05.06.1989	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	31.08.1989	Fee for grant paid
	31.08.1989	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 26.09.1990 09.11.1990 ADMISSIBLE Scheuch GmbH & Co. KG Rheinstrasse 48 D-64367 Mühltal bei Darmstadt / DE Opponent's representative Kossobutzki, Walter Kutzenberger & Wolff Patentanwaltssozietät Waldstrasse 6 56244 Helferskirchen / DE
		02 01.10.1990 09.11.1990 ADMISSIBLE Wipf AG Verpackungen Industriestrasse CH-8604 Volketswil / DE Opponent's representative Resch, Michael Reichartstrasse 21 82166 Gräfelfing / DE
		03 28.09.1990 09.11.1990 ADMISSIBLE RHONE-POULENC MULTI-TECHNIQUES 25, Quai Paul Doumer F-92408 Courbevoie / FR Opponent's representative Vignally, Noel RHODIA SERVICES Direction de la Propriété Industrielle 25, quai Paul Doumer 92408 Courbevoie Cédex / FR
		[N/P]
	Former [1992/35]
	Opponent(s)	01 26.09.1990 09.11.1990 ADMISSIBLE Scheuch GmbH & Co. KG Rheinstrasse 48 D-64367 Mühltal bei Darmstadt / DE Opponent's representative Kossobutzki, Walter, Dipl.-Ing.(FH) Hochstrasse 7 D-56244 Helferskirchen / DE
		02 01.10.1990 09.11.1990 ADMISSIBLE Wipf AG Verpackungen Industriestrasse CH-8604 Volketswil / DE Opponent's representative Resch, Michael, Dipl.-Phys. Betten & Resch Patentanwälte Reichenbachstrasse 19 D-80469 München / DE
		03 28.09.1990 09.11.1990 ADMISSIBLE RHONE-POULENC MULTI-TECHNIQUES 25, Quai Paul Doumer F-92408 Courbevoie / FR Opponent's representative Vignally, Noel RHONE-POULENC CHIMIE, Direction de la Propriété Industrielle, Centre de Recherches des Carrières, B.P. 62 F-69192 Saint-Fons Cédex / FR
	Former [1990/52]
	Opponent(s)	01 26.09.1990 Scheuch GmbH & Co. KG Rheinstrasse 48 D-64367 Mühltal bei Darmstadt / DE Opponent's representative Kossobutzki, Walter, Dipl.-Ing.(FH) Hochstrasse 7 D-56244 Helferskirchen / DE
		02 01.10.1990 09.11.1990 ADMISSIBLE Wipf AG Verpackungen Industriestrasse CH-8604 Volketswil / DE Opponent's representative Resch, Michael, Dipl.-Phys. Betten & Resch Patentanwälte Reichenbachstrasse 19 D-80469 München / DE
		03 28.09.1990 09.11.1990 ADMISSIBLE RHONE-POULENC MULTI-TECHNIQUES 25, Quai Paul Doumer F-92408 Courbevoie / FR Opponent's representative Rioufrays, Roger RHONE-POULENC CHIMIE, Service Brevets Chimie, Centre de Recherches des Carrières, B.P. 62 F-69192 Saint-Fons Cédex / FR
	Former [1990/47]
	Opponent(s)	01 26.09.1990 ADMISSIBLE Scheuch GmbH & Co. KG Rheinstrasse 48 D-64367 Mühltal bei Darmstadt / DE Opponent's representative Kossobutzki, Walter, Dipl.-Ing.(FH) Hochstrasse 7 D-56244 Helferskirchen / DE
	deleted	Deletion: Legal effect of rejection of opposition [ N /P ]
	27.02.1991	No. 03: Notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
	08.03.1991	No. 03: Reply to notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
	14.03.1991	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	21.10.1991	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	31.10.1991	Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M02)
	23.12.1991	Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
	04.03.1992	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
	21.09.1992	Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
	26.04.1994	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	26.04.1994	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	11.07.1994	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	10.10.1994	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	27.11.1992	Appeal received No. T1051/92
	29.01.1993	Statement of grounds filed
	26.04.1994	Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
	26.04.1994	Date of oral proceedings
	03.05.1994	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.01.1989	Renewal fee patent year 03
	Penalty fee
	Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
	15.01.1988	AT M02 Fee paid on 15.03.1988
	15.01.1988	GR M02 Not yet paid
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	LU	31.01.1990
	[1999/52]
Documents cited:	Search	[Y]FR2037580 (COMPLEMENTOS IND);
		[X]GB2090577 (SCHROEDER & WAGNER);
		[Y]DE3202032 (REUTHER VERPACKUNG [DE]);
		[Y]EP0160755 (CRESCENT HOLDING [NL]);
		[A]EP0174198 (FUJIMORI KOGYO CO [JP])

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