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EP0817716 - PRESSURIZED REFILL CONTAINER RESISTANT TO SPRUE CRACKING AND METHOD OF MAKING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusOpposition rejected
Status updated on  09.07.2010
Database last updated on 05.04.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip09.07.2010Opposition rejectedpublished on 11.08.2010  [2010/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CONTINENTAL PET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
One SeaGate
Toledo, Ohio 43666 / US
[2002/32]
Inventor(s)01 / KRISHNAKUMAR, Suppayan, M.
23 Old Coach Road
Nashua, NH 03062 / US
02 / COLLETTE, Wayne, N.
19 French Court
Merrimack, NH 03054 / US
03 / GIGUERE, Steven
7 Jasmine Lane
Goffstown, NH 03045 / US
[1998/03]
Representative(s)Jenkins, Peter David, et al
Page White & Farrer Limited
Bedford House
21A John Street
London WC1N 2BF / GB
[N/P]
Application number, filing date96910645.929.03.1996
[1998/03]
WO1996US04328
Priority number, dateUS1995041280729.03.1995         Original published format: US 412807
[1998/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO9630191
Date:03.10.1996
Language:EN
[1996/44]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0817716
Date:14.01.1998
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.10.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1998/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0817716
Date:05.06.2002
Language:EN
[2002/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.12.1996
ClassificationIPC:B29C49/12, B29C49/54, B29C49/00
[1998/03]
CPC:
B29C45/26 (EP,US); B29C49/071 (EP,US); B29C49/12 (EP,US);
B65D1/0276 (EP,US); B29C2049/7879 (EP); B29C2949/0715 (EP); (+)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1998/03]
TitleGerman:AUSGUSSRISSWIDERSTANDFÄHIGER NACHFÜLLDRUCKBEHÄLTER UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG[2001/26]
English:PRESSURIZED REFILL CONTAINER RESISTANT TO SPRUE CRACKING AND METHOD OF MAKING[2001/14]
French:CONTENEUR PRESSURISE REUTILISABLE RESISTANT A LA FISSURATION AU NIVEAU DE LA CAROTTE ET PROCEDE DE FABRICATION[2001/14]
Entry into regional phase06.10.1997National basic fee paid 
06.10.1997Designation fee(s) paid 
06.10.1997Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.10.1996Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
06.10.1997Examination requested  [1998/03]
21.09.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
30.03.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.06.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.12.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.06.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
10.10.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.01.2002Fee for grant paid
10.01.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  05.03.2003  09.04.2003  ADMISSIBLE
Rexam AB
Box 836
20180 Malmö / SE
Opponent's representative
Milanov, Nina Vendela Maria, et al, et al
Awapatent AB
P.O. Box 5117
200 71 Malmö / SE
 02  05.03.2003  09.04.2003  ADMISSIBLE
PepsiCo Inc.
700 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, New York, USA / US
Opponent's representative
Prins, Hendrik Willem, et al, et al
Arnold & Siedsma
Bezuidenhoutseweg 57
2594 AC The Hague / NL
 [N/P]
16.04.2003Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
11.08.2003Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
06.02.2006Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
22.03.2006Date of oral proceedings
28.09.2006Date of oral proceedings
21.11.2006Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
21.11.2006Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
21.01.2009Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2010/32]
Appeal following opposition18.01.2007Appeal received No.  T0183/07
21.03.2007Statement of grounds filed
21.01.2009Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected
21.01.2009Date of oral proceedings
28.01.2009Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.02.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
12.02.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
18.02.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
23.03.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
21.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT29.03.2006
GB29.03.2006
IE29.03.2006
ES30.03.2006
CH31.03.2006
FR31.03.2006
LI31.03.2006
LU31.03.2006
MC31.03.2006
PT29.09.2006
GR02.10.2006
FI29.03.2008
IT29.03.2008
SE30.03.2008
BE31.03.2008
DK31.03.2008
NL01.10.2008
[2010/05]
Cited inInternational search[A]JPH06226785  ;
 [A]EP0042132  (HENKEL KGAA [DE]);
 [X]US4465199  (AOKI KATASHI [JP]);
 [X]EP0324102  (PLASTICON PATENTS [CH]);
 [DX]US5198248  (KRISHNAKUMAR SUPPAYAN M [US], et al)
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