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EP About this file: EP0766621

EP0766621 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PICKING AND ERECTING CARTON BLANKS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.01.2002
Database last updated on 17.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.01.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 06.02.2008  [2008/06]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance SA
Avenue Général-Guisan 70
1009 Pully / CH
[N/P]
Former [1997/15]For all designated states
Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance SA
Avenue Général-Guisan 70, P.O. Box 430
1009 Pully / CH
Inventor(s)01 / NILSSON, Jan-Östen
2574 Cedar Glen Drive
Arlington Heights, IL 60005 / US
[1997/15]
Representative(s)Hitchcock, Esmond Antony
Marks & Clerk LLP
90 Long Acre
London
WC2E 9RA / GB
[N/P]
Former [1997/15]Hitchcock, Esmond Antony
Lloyd Wise, Tregear & Co., Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street
London WC1A 1LW / GB
Application number, filing date95923969.014.06.1995
[1997/15]
WO1995US07763
Priority number, dateUS1994026308121.06.1994         Original published format: US 263081
[1997/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9535203
Date:28.12.1995
Language:EN
[1995/55]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0766621
Date:09.04.1997
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.12.1995 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1997/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0766621
Date:14.03.2001
Language:EN
[2001/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US28.12.1995
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.11.1998
ClassificationIPC:B31B1/76, B31B5/80
[1999/01]
CPC:
B31B50/00 (EP,US); B31B50/80 (EP,US); B31B2100/00 (EP,US);
B31B2120/30 (EP,US); B31B50/006 (EP)
Former IPC [1997/15]B31B1/76
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1997/15]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM AUFNEHMEN UND AUFRICHTEN VON KARTONZUSCHNITTEN[1997/15]
English:APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PICKING AND ERECTING CARTON BLANKS[1997/15]
French:APPAREIL ET PROCEDE DE PREHENSION ET DE DEPLOIEMENT DE FLANS DE CARTON[1997/15]
Entry into regional phase23.12.1996National basic fee paid 
23.12.1996Search fee paid 
23.12.1996Designation fee(s) paid 
23.12.1996Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.01.1996Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
23.12.1996Examination requested  [1997/15]
03.05.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.11.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.05.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
22.09.2000Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.11.2000Fee for grant paid
24.11.2000Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)15.12.2001No opposition filed within time limit [2002/10]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.05.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
15.06.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
21.05.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
23.05.2000Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT14.03.2001
BE14.03.2001
CH14.03.2001
FR14.03.2001
IT14.03.2001
LI14.03.2001
NL14.03.2001
DK14.06.2001
GB14.06.2001
IE14.06.2001
LU14.06.2001
SE14.06.2001
GR15.06.2001
PT15.06.2001
MC30.06.2001
ES27.09.2001
[2008/06]
Former [2006/39]AT14.03.2001
BE14.03.2001
CH14.03.2001
FR14.03.2001
LI14.03.2001
NL14.03.2001
DK14.06.2001
GB14.06.2001
IE14.06.2001
LU14.06.2001
SE14.06.2001
GR15.06.2001
PT15.06.2001
MC30.06.2001
ES27.09.2001
Former [2006/14]AT14.03.2001
BE14.03.2001
CH14.03.2001
FR14.03.2001
LI14.03.2001
NL14.03.2001
DK14.06.2001
GB14.06.2001
IE14.06.2001
LU14.06.2001
SE14.06.2001
GR15.06.2001
PT15.06.2001
ES27.09.2001
Former [2004/51]AT14.03.2001
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CH14.03.2001
LI14.03.2001
NL14.03.2001
DK14.06.2001
GB14.06.2001
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SE14.06.2001
GR15.06.2001
PT15.06.2001
FR10.08.2001
ES27.09.2001
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FR10.08.2001
ES27.09.2001
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ES27.09.2001
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Former [2002/03]BE14.03.2001
Documents cited:Search[X]EP0376408  (SHIKOKU KAKOKI CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1-21 * column 7, line 39 - line 52 ** column 8, line 34 - column 9, line 5; figure - *
International search[Y]US2699712  (GUNTHER MEYER-JAGENBERG, et al);
 [X]US2887021  (MICHAEL DUFFY, et al);
 [A]US2966100  (ENGLESON HARRY E, et al);
 [X]US4194442  (MARTELLI GUGLIELMO [IT]);
 [A]US4583965  (ARGAZZI IVO [IT]);
 [X]US5061231  (DIETRICH WALTER [DE], et al)
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