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EP0416620 - Nonwoven fabric laminates [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 12.03.2004 Database last updated on 22.11.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	05.10.2005	Change: Appeal number
Applicant(s)	For all designated states KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 401 North Lake Street Neenah, WI 54956 / US
	[N/P]
Former [1997/52]	For all designated states KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 401 North Lake Street Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
Former [1991/11]	For all designated states KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION 401 North Lake Street Neenah, Wisconsin 54956-0349 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Timmons, Terry K. 5000 Township Cove Road Marietta, GA 30066 / US
	02 / Stopper, Steve Ray 4348 Glenda Way Doraville, GA 30360 / US
	03 / Fox, Norman K. 2999 Hiawatha Drive Appleton, WI 54915 / US
	04 / Everhart, Dennis S. 230 Hereford Road Alpharetta, GA 30201 / US
	05 / Conn, William 4471 Nantucket Cove Stone Mountain, GA 30083 / US
	06 / Morell, Lori Ann 1172 Pine Grove Drive Alpharetta, GA 30201 / US
	[1997/23]
Former [1991/11]	01 / Timmons, Terry K. 5000 Township Cove Road Marietta, Georgia 30066 / US
	02 / Stopper, Steve Ray 4348 Glenda Way Doraville, Georgia 30360 / US
	03 / Fox, Norman K. 2999 Hiawatha Drive Appleton, Wisconsin 54915 / US
	04 / Everhart, Dennis S. 230 Hereford Road Alpharetta, Georgia 30201 / US
	05 / Conn, William 4471 Nantucket Cove Stone Mountain, Georgia 30083 / US
	06 / Morell, Lori Ann 1172 Pine Grove Drive Alpharetta, Georgia 30201 / US
Representative(s)	Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB Leopoldstraße 4 80802 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1991/11]	Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät Maximilianstrasse 58 D-80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date	90117192.6	06.09.1990
	[1991/11]
Priority number, date	US19890404804	08.09.1989 Original published format: US 404804
	US19900501202	29.03.1990 Original published format: US 501202
	[1991/11]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0416620
	Date:	13.03.1991
	Language:	EN
	[1991/11]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0416620
	Date:	21.11.1991
	Language:	EN
	[1991/47]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0416620
	Date:	04.06.1997
	Language:	EN
	[1997/23]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP0416620
	Date:	28.04.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/18]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	04.10.1991
Classification	IPC:	B32B5/26, B32B27/32, D01F6/30, D01F6/46, D04H1/42	[1991/46]
	CPC:	B32B5/26 (EP,KR,US); A61B46/00 (EP,KR,US); A61F13/00 (EP,KR,US); B32B5/022 (KR,US); B32B2262/0253 (KR,US); B32B2437/00 (KR,US); (+) Y10S428/903 (EP,KR,US); Y10T428/24603 (EP,US); Y10T428/24826 (EP,US); Y10T442/66 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [1991/11]	B32B5/26, B32B27/32
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE [1991/11]
Title	German:	Faservlies-Schichtstoff	[1991/11]
	English:	Nonwoven fabric laminates	[1991/11]
	French:	Laminé en non-tissé	[1991/11]
Examination procedure	27.03.1992	Examination requested [1992/22]
	03.03.1995	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	12.07.1995	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.11.1996	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	28.11.1996	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	10.03.1997	Fee for grant paid
	10.03.1997	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 04.03.1998 ADMISSIBLE Fiberweb North America, Inc 840 S.E. Main Street Simpsonville South Carolina 29681 / US Opponent's representative Shanks, Andrew Marks & Clerk LLP Aurora 120 Bothwell Street Glasgow G2 7JS / GB
		[N/P]
	Former [1998/17]
	Opponent(s)	01 04.03.1998 ADMISSIBLE Fiberweb North America, Inc 840 S.E. Main Street Simpsonville South Carolina 29681 / US Opponent's representative Shanks, Andrew Marks & Clerk LLP Aurora 120 Bothwell Street Glasgow G2 7JS / GB
	19.06.1998	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	10.09.1998	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	04.11.1999	Date of oral proceedings
	17.11.1999	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	17.11.1999	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	12.06.2002	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	17.10.2002	Date of oral proceedings
	06.12.2002	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	09.11.2003	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	17.11.2003	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	26.02.2004	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	17.02.2003	Appeal received No. T0065/00
	16.04.2003	Statement of grounds filed
	24.10.2003	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent inadmissible
	20.01.2000	Appeal received No. T0065/00
	27.03.2000	Statement of grounds filed
	10.10.2001	Result of appeal procedure: continuation of opposition procedure
	06.02.2003	Appeal received No. T0065/00
	28.07.2003	Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M02) [2003/31]
	07.10.2003	Date of receipt of observations in an appeal [2003/41]
	10.10.2001	Date of oral proceedings
	17.10.2001	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	10.08.1992	Renewal fee patent year 03
	02.08.1993	Renewal fee patent year 04
	12.09.1994	Renewal fee patent year 05
	06.09.1995	Renewal fee patent year 06
	09.09.1996	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	04.06.1997
	CH	04.06.1997
	DK	04.06.1997
	GR	04.06.1997
	LI	04.06.1997
	LU	06.09.1997
	BE	30.09.2000
	SE	07.09.2002
	NL	01.04.2003
	[2004/38]
Former [2003/41]	AT	04.06.1997
	CH	04.06.1997
	DK	04.06.1997
	GR	04.06.1997
	LI	04.06.1997
	LU	30.09.1997
	BE	30.09.2000
	SE	07.09.2002
	NL	01.04.2003
Former [2003/27]	AT	04.06.1997
	CH	04.06.1997
	DK	04.06.1997
	GR	04.06.1997
	LI	04.06.1997
	LU	30.09.1997
	BE	30.09.2000
	SE	07.09.2002
Former [2002/02]	AT	04.06.1997
	CH	04.06.1997
	DK	04.06.1997
	GR	04.06.1997
	LI	04.06.1997
	LU	30.09.1997
	BE	30.09.2000
Former [2000/04]	AT	04.06.1997
	CH	04.06.1997
	DK	04.06.1997
	GR	04.06.1997
	LI	04.06.1997
	LU	30.09.1997
Former [1998/15]	AT	04.06.1997
	CH	04.06.1997
	DK	04.06.1997
	LI	04.06.1997
Former [1998/04]	AT	04.06.1997
	CH	04.06.1997
	LI	04.06.1997
Former [1998/02]	AT	04.06.1997
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US3686385 (ROHN CHARLES L);
		[XD]US4041203 (BROCK ROBERT J, et al);
		[X]EP0006263 (BUCKEYE CELLULOSE CORP [US]);
		[Y]US4211819 (INADOMI SEIGO [JP], et al);
		[A]US4579130 (COFFMAN PAUL M [US]);
		[A]EP0192897 (DU PONT [US])
	Opposition	US3341394
		DE1902573
		US3542615
		US3841953
		US3914497
		US4041203
		US4211819
		US4818597

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