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EP0278650 - Method and apparatus of applying a design to tiles [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 19.11.1994 Database last updated on 13.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	30.11.2007	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state Updated state(s): FR	published on 02.01.2008 [2008/01]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states PRINT-FLO LIMITED 7th Floor, Lincoln House, 1 Brazennose Street Manchester M2 5FJ / GB
	[1993/50]
Former [1988/33]	For all designated states TRANSGRAVE LIMITED Macintyre Street, Burslem Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST6 2ET / GB
Inventor(s)	01 / Knott, Peter Corner House, Buxton Road Leek, Staffordshire / GB
	02 / Grosvenor, Edward Charles 2 Conway Grove, Chealde Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire / GB
	[1988/33]
Representative(s)	Ajello, Michael John Urquhart-Dykes & Lord Greg's Building 1 Booth Street Manchester M2 4DU / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1991/43]	Ajello, Michael John 207 Moss Lane Bramhall Stockport Cheshire SK7 1BA / GB
Former [1988/47]	Ajello, Michael John 207 Moss Lane Bramhall, Stockport, Cheshire SK7 1BA / GB
Former [1988/33]	Atkinson, Peter Birch Marks & Clerk Suite 301 Sunlight House Quay Street Manchester M3 3JY / GB
Application number, filing date	88300819.5	01.02.1988
	[1988/33]
Priority number, date	GB19870002170	31.01.1987 Original published format: GB 8702170
	[1988/33]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0278650
	Date:	17.08.1988
	Language:	EN
	[1988/33]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0278650
	Date:	27.12.1989
	Language:	EN
	[1989/52]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0278650
	Date:	19.01.1994
	Language:	EN
	[1994/03]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	07.11.1989
Classification	IPC:	B41F17/26	[1988/33]
	CPC:	B28B11/001 (EP); B28B11/046 (EP); B41F17/26 (EP); B41P2217/56 (EP)
Designated contracting states	BE, DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, NL [1988/44]
Former [1988/33]	AT, BE, CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, GR, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE
Title	German:	Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Bedrucken von Ziegeln	[1988/33]
	English:	Method and apparatus of applying a design to tiles	[1988/33]
	French:	Procédé et dispositif pour imprimer des tuiles	[1988/33]
Examination procedure	03.05.1988	Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
	03.06.1988	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, CH, GR, LU, SE
	06.08.1990	Examination requested [1990/45]
	13.07.1992	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	12.01.1993	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.02.1993	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	22.06.1993	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	14.09.1993	Fee for grant paid
	14.09.1993	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	20.10.1994	No opposition filed within time limit [1995/02]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	11.01.1990	Renewal fee patent year 03
	15.01.1991	Renewal fee patent year 04
	14.01.1992	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.01.1993	Renewal fee patent year 06
	Penalty fee
	Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
	01.03.1988	AT M02 Not yet paid
	01.03.1988	CH M02 Not yet paid
	01.03.1988	GR M02 Not yet paid
	01.03.1988	LU M02 Not yet paid
	01.03.1988	SE M02 Not yet paid
	Penalty fee Rule 85b EPC 1973
	23.07.1990	M01 Fee paid on 06.08.1990
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	BE	19.01.1994
	DE	19.01.1994
	ES	19.01.1994
	FR	19.01.1994
	IT	19.01.1994
	NL	19.01.1994
	GB	19.04.1994
	[2004/35]
Former [2002/24]	BE	19.01.1994
	DE	19.01.1994
	ES	19.01.1994
	IT	19.01.1994
	NL	19.01.1994
	GB	19.04.1994
	FR	10.06.1994
Former [1999/42]	BE	19.01.1994
	DE	19.01.1994
	IT	19.01.1994
	NL	19.01.1994
	GB	19.04.1994
	FR	10.06.1994
Former [1995/19]	BE	19.01.1994
	DE	19.01.1994
	NL	19.01.1994
	GB	19.04.1994
	FR	10.06.1994
Former [1995/10]	BE	19.01.1994
	DE	19.01.1994
	NL	19.01.1994
	FR	10.06.1994
Former [1995/04]	BE	19.01.1994
	DE	19.01.1994
	FR	10.06.1994
Former [1994/48]	BE	19.01.1994
	DE	19.01.1994
Former [1994/45]	DE	19.01.1994
Documents cited:	Search	[Y]GB1284841 ;
		[Y]FR2144235 ;
		[Y]US1807921 ;
		[A]GB482642

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