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EP0706352 - DISPENSER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Opposition rejected Status updated on 08.10.2004 Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	11.12.2015	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state	published on 13.01.2016 [2016/02]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states InJet Digital Aerosols Limited Level 9, Avaya House, 123 Epping Road North Ryde, New South Wales, 2113 / AU
	[N/P]
Former [2003/46]	For all designated states Injet Digital Aerosols Limited Level 9, Avaya House, 123 Epping Road North Ryde, New South Wales, 2113 / AU
Former [1999/17]	For all designated states Ponwell Enterprises Limited c/-Byrne Trust Company Limited 37th Floor,Wu Chung House 213 Queen's Road East Wanchai, Hong Kong / CN
Former [1996/16]	For all designated states Voges Innovation Pty. Ltd. 5622 Harbour terrace Sanctuary Cove, QLD 4212 / AU
Inventor(s)	01 / VOGES, Robert, Martin 5622 Harbour Terrace Sanctuary Cove, QLD 4212 / AU
	[1996/16]
Representative(s)	Godwin, Edgar James, et al Marks & Clerk 90 Long Acre London WC2E 9RA / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2003/46]	Godwin, Edgar James, et al MARKS & CLERK, 57-60 Lincoln's Inn Fields London WC2A 3LS / GB
Former [1996/16]	Godwin, Edgar James MARKS & CLERK, 57-60 Lincoln's Inn Fields London WC2A 3LS / GB
Application number, filing date	94919466.6	28.06.1994
	[1996/16]
	WO1994AU00355
Priority number, date	AU1993PL09673	29.06.1993 Original published format: AU PL967393
	AU1993PL09769	02.07.1993 Original published format: AU PL976993
	AU1993PM00925	31.08.1993 Original published format: AU PM092593
	AU1993PM01709	08.10.1993 Original published format: AU PM170993
	[1996/16]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9501137
	Date:	12.01.1995
	Language:	EN
	[1995/03]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0706352
	Date:	17.04.1996
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.01.1995 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1996/16]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0706352
	Date:	20.03.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/12]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	AU	12.01.1995
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	19.11.1996
Classification	IPC:	A61D7/00, A61D7/04, A61M11/00, A61M15/00, A61M15/06, A61M35/00	[1996/16]
	CPC:	A61D7/04 (EP,US); A24F40/46 (EP,US); A24F40/48 (EP,US); A24F40/50 (EP,US); A61M11/001 (EP,US); A61M11/042 (EP,US); (+) A61M15/0066 (EP,US); A61M15/008 (EP,US); A61M15/025 (EP,US); A61M15/06 (EP,US); B01F35/71791 (EP,US); A24F40/10 (EP,US); A61J7/0481 (EP,US); A61M11/007 (EP,US); A61M15/0083 (EP,US); A61M2016/0024 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, NL, PT, SE [1996/16]
Title	German:	SPENDER	[1996/16]
	English:	DISPENSER	[1996/16]
	French:	DISTRIBUTEUR	[1996/16]
Entry into regional phase	08.01.1996	National basic fee paid
	08.01.1996	Search fee paid
	08.01.1996	Designation fee(s) paid
	08.01.1996	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	23.01.1995	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: AU
	08.01.1996	Examination requested [1996/16]
	18.06.1999	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	14.12.1999	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.03.2000	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	13.07.2000	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	02.11.2000	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.02.2001	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	04.05.2001	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	14.09.2001	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	14.12.2001	Fee for grant paid
	14.12.2001	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 20.12.2002 24.01.2003 ADMISSIBLE Spandern, Uwe Auf dem Dannenkamp 19 46395 Bocholt / DE Opponent's representative Schaich, Axel, et al, et al Dr. Wiedemann & Schaich, Patentanwälte Josephsburgstrasse 88a 81673 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2003/09]
	Opponent(s)	01 20.12.2002 Spandern, Uwe Auf dem Dannenkamp 19 46395 Bocholt / DE Opponent's representative Schaich, Axel, et al, et al Dr. Wiedemann & Schaich, Patentanwälte, Josephsburgstrasse 88 a 81673 München / DE
	06.02.2003	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	11.08.2003	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	05.05.2004	Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2004/48]
	05.05.2004	Date of oral proceedings
	28.05.2004	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	28.05.2004	Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	10.06.1996	Renewal fee patent year 03
	10.06.1997	Renewal fee patent year 04
	15.06.1998	Renewal fee patent year 05
	14.06.1999	Renewal fee patent year 06
	13.06.2000	Renewal fee patent year 07
	13.06.2001	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]JPS61272163 ;
		[A]EP0343501 (FRESENIUS AG [DE]) [A] 28 * abstract ** column 7, line 32 - column 8, line 29 *;
		[Y]EP0457557 (LEXMARK INT INC [US]) [Y] 21,23,28,31 * abstract *;
		[Y]WO9215353 (MIRIS MEDICAL CORP [US]) [Y] 39 * abstract * * page 2, line 21 - line 35 * * page 5, line 34 - page 6, line 11 * * page 6, line 30 - page 7, line 7 * * page 26, line 22 - line 32 * * page 27, line 20 - line 26 * * page 29, line 6 - line 11 *;
		[A]WO9311866 (AUSTRALIA RES LAB [AU]) [A] 21 * abstract * * page 1, line 9 - line 15 * * page 1, line 28 - page 2, line 2 *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19870424), vol. 011, no. 131, Database accession no. (M - 584), & JP61272163 A 19861202 (NEC CORP) [A] 21 * abstract *
	International search	[XY]EP0042468 (JAEGER ERICH [DE]);
		[X]DD205820 (GRZONKA ELMAR, et al);
		[X]EP0213753 (ISRAEL STATE [IL]);
		[XY]WO8704354 (DRACO AB [SE]);
		[XY]WO8906147 (ETELAE HAEMEEN KEUHKOVAMMAYHDI [FI]);
		[XY]US4934358 (NILSSON SVEN-ERIK [SE], et al);
		[XY]DE3908909 (WILHELM GUENTER AUGUST SCHUMAC [DE]);
		[X]US4987861 (LEMIRE PAUL-EMILE [CA], et al);
		[XY]EP0432992 (BESPAK PLC [GB]);
		[XY]WO9211050 (MINNESOTA MINING & MFG [US]);
		[X]WO9303856 (HABLEY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CORP [US]);
		[XP]WO9313730 (AGRITRONICS INTERNATIONAL S A [BE]);
		[XP]US5284133 (BURNS JAMES S [US], et al)

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