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EP0875008 - Dual orientation retroreflective sheeting [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1998/45]	DUAL ORIENTATION RETROREFLECTIVE SHEETING
	[2000/34]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 21.05.2010 Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	21.05.2010	Patent maintained (B2 publication)	published on 23.06.2010 [2010/25]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 3M Center, P.O. Box 33427 St. Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2010/25]	For all designated states MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 3M Center, P.O. Box 33427 St. Paul Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
Former [1998/45]	For all designated states MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 3M Center, P.O. Box 33427 St. Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / NESTEGARD, Susan, K. P.O. Box 33427 Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	02 / BENSON, Gerald, M. P.O. Box 33427 Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	03 / FREY, Cheryl, M. P.O. Box 33427 Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	04 / KELLIHER, John, C. P.O. Box 33427 Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	05 / LASCH, James, E. P.O. Box 33427 Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	06 / SMITH, Kenneth, L. P.O. Box 33427 Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	07 / SZCZECH, Theodore, J. P.O. Box 33427 Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427 / US
	[1998/45]
Representative(s)	Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB Siebertstrasse 3 81675 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2008/35]	Vossius & Partner Siebertstrasse 3 81675 München / DE
Former [1998/45]	VOSSIUS & PARTNER Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date	96942885.3	05.12.1996
	[1998/45]
	WO1996US19318
Priority number, date	US19960587719	19.01.1996 Original published format: US 587719
	[1998/45]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9726567
	Date:	24.07.1997
	Language:	EN
	[1997/32]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0875008
	Date:	04.11.1998
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.07.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1998/45]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0875008
	Date:	31.07.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/31]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP0875008
	Date:	23.06.2010
	Language:	EN
	[2010/25]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	24.07.1997
Classification	IPC:	G02B5/124	[1998/45]
	CPC:	G02B5/124 (EP,KR,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, NL [1998/45]
Title	German:	Retroreflektive Folie mit zweifacher Orientierung	[2000/34]
	English:	Dual orientation retroreflective sheeting	[2000/34]
	French:	Feuille rétroréfléchissante à double orientation	[2000/34]
	Former [1998/45]	RETROREFLEKTIVE FOLIE MIT DOPPELTER ORIENTIERUNG
	Former [1998/45]	DUAL ORIENTATION RETROREFLECTIVE SHEETING
	Former [1998/45]	FEUILLE RETROREFLECHISSANTE A DOUBLE ORIENTATION
Entry into regional phase	14.08.1998	National basic fee paid
	14.08.1998	Designation fee(s) paid
	14.08.1998	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	17.07.1997	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	14.08.1998	Examination requested [1998/47]
	10.04.2000	Request for accelerated examination filed
	24.07.2000	Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes
	27.10.2000	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	06.03.2001	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	10.08.2001	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
	14.12.2001	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
	09.01.2002	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	17.04.2002	Fee for grant paid
	17.04.2002	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 29.04.2003 27.12.2003 WITHDRAWN REFLEXITE CORPORATION 120 DARLING DRIVE AVON CT 06001-4217 / US Opponent's representative Greenwood, John David Graham Watt & Co LLP St Botolph's House 7-9 St Botolph's Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3AJ / GB
		02 30.04.2003 14.05.2003 WITHDRAWN Nippon Carbide Industries Co. Inc. NCI Building, 11-19, 2-chome Kohnan, Minato-ku Tokyo 108-8466 / JP Opponent's representative Furlong, Christopher Heinrich Hoffmann - Eitle ATTENTION : ADDRESS INACTIVE - USE ASS-NR - CDR / DE
		03 30.04.2003 14.05.2003 ADMISSIBLE LG CHEM. LTD. LG TWIN TOWER YOIDO-DONG 20, YOUNGDUNGPO-KU 150-721 SEOUL / KR Opponent's representative Brandl, Ferdinand Anton Winter, Brandl, Fürniss, Hübner Röss, Kaiser, Polte Partnerschaft Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei, Alois-Steinecker-Strasse 22 85354 Freising / DE
		04 30.04.2003 14.05.2003 ADMISSIBLE AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 150 North Orange Grove Boulevard Pasadena, California 91103 / US Opponent's representative Rocke, Carsten Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB Grafinger Strasse 2 81671 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2008/44]
	Opponent(s)	01 29.04.2003 27.12.2003 WITHDRAWN REFLEXITE CORPORATION 120 DARLING DRIVE AVON CT 06001-4217 / US Opponent's representative Greenwood, John David Graham Watt & Co LLP St Botolph's House 7-9 St Botolph's Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3AJ / GB
		02 30.04.2003 14.05.2003 WITHDRAWN Nippon Carbide Industries Co. Inc. NCI Building, 11-19, 2-chome Kohnan, Minato-ku Tokyo 108-8466 / JP Opponent's representative Furlong, Christopher Heinrich (IE, DE) Hoffmann Eitle, Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
		03 30.04.2003 14.05.2003 ADMISSIBLE LG CHEM. LTD. LG TWIN TOWER YOIDO-DONG 20, YOUNGDUNGPO-KU 150-721 SEOUL / KR Opponent's representative Brandl, Ferdinand Anton, Dipl.-Phys. Winter, Brandl, Fürniss, Hübner, Röss, Kaiser, Polte Partnerschaft Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Alois-Steinecker-Strasse 22 85354 Freising / DE
		04 30.04.2003 14.05.2003 ADMISSIBLE Avery Dennison Corporation 150 North Orange Grove Boulevard Pasadena, California 91103 / US Opponent's representative Rocke, Carsten Müller-Boré & Partner Grafinger Strasse 2 81671 München / DE
	Former [2005/52]
	Opponent(s)	01 29.04.2003 27.12.2003 WITHDRAWN REFLEXITE CORPORATION 120 DARLING DRIVE AVON CT 06001-4217 / US Opponent's representative Greenwood, John David Graham Watt & Co. St. Botolph's House 7-9 St. Botolph's Road Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 3AJ / GB
		02 30.04.2003 14.05.2003 WITHDRAWN Nippon Carbide Industries Co. Inc. NCI Building, 11-19, 2-chome Kohnan, Minato-ku Tokyo 108-8466 / JP Opponent's representative Furlong, Christopher Heinrich (IE, DE) Hoffmann Eitle, Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
		03 30.04.2003 14.05.2003 ADMISSIBLE LG CHEM. LTD. LG TWIN TOWER YOIDO-DONG 20, YOUNGDUNGPO-KU 150-721 SEOUL / KR Opponent's representative Brandl, Ferdinand Anton, Dipl.-Phys. Winter, Brandl, Fürniss, Hübner, Röss, Kaiser, Polte Partnerschaft Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Alois-Steinecker-Strasse 22 85354 Freising / DE
		04 30.04.2003 14.05.2003 ADMISSIBLE Avery Dennison Corporation 150 North Orange Grove Boulevard Pasadena, California 91103 / US Opponent's representative Rocke, Carsten Müller-Boré & Partner Grafinger Strasse 2 81671 München / DE
	Former [2005/04]
	Opponent(s)	01 29.04.2003 27.12.2003 WITHDRAWN REFLEXITE CORPORATION 120 DARLING DRIVE AVON CT 06001-4217 / US Opponent's representative Greenwood, John David Graham Watt & Co. St. Botolph's House 7-9 St. Botolph's Road Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 3AJ / GB
		02 30.04.2003 14.05.2003 ADMISSIBLE Nippon Carbide Industries Co. Inc. NCI Building, 11-19, 2-chome Kohnan, Minato-ku Tokyo 108-8466 / JP Opponent's representative Furlong, Christopher Heinrich Hoffmann Eitle, Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
		03 30.04.2003 14.05.2003 ADMISSIBLE LG CHEM. LTD. LG TWIN TOWER YOIDO-DONG 20, YOUNGDUNGPO-KU 150-721 SEOUL / KR Opponent's representative Brandl, Ferdinand Anton, Dipl.-Phys. Winter, Brandl, Fürniss, Hübner, Röss, Kaiser, Polte Partnerschaft Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Alois-Steinecker-Strasse 22 85354 Freising / DE
		04 30.04.2003 14.05.2003 ADMISSIBLE Avery Dennison Corporation 150 North Orange Grove Boulevard Pasadena, California 91103 / US Opponent's representative Rocke, Carsten Müller-Boré & Partner Grafinger Strasse 2 81671 München / DE
	Former [2004/10]
	Opponent(s)	01 29.04.2003 27.12.2003 WITHDRAWN REFLEXITE CORPORATION 120 DARLING DRIVE AVON CT 06001-4217 / US Opponent's representative Greenwood, John David Graham Watt & Co. St. Botolph's House 7-9 St. Botolph's Road Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 3AJ / GB
		02 30.04.2003 14.05.2003 ADMISSIBLE Nippon Carbide Industries Co. Inc. NCI Building, 11-19, 2-chome Kohnan, Minato-ku Tokyo 108-8466 / JP Opponent's representative Furlong, Christopher Heinrich Hoffmann Eitle, Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
		03 30.04.2003 14.05.2003 ADMISSIBLE LG CHEM. LTD. LG TWIN TOWER YOIDO-DONG 20, YOUNGDUNGPO-KU 150-721 SEOUL / KR Opponent's representative Brandl, Ferdinand Anton, Dipl.-Phys. Winter, Brandl, Fürniss, Hübner, Röss, Kaiser, Polte Partnerschaft Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Alois-Steinecker-Strasse 22 85354 Freising / DE
		04 30.04.2003 14.05.2003 ADMISSIBLE Avery Dennison Corporation 150 North Orange Grove Boulevard Pasadena, California 91103 / US Opponent's representative Rocke, Carsten (DE) Müller-Boré & Partner Grafinger Strasse 2 D-81671 München / DE
	Former [2003/31]
	Opponent(s)	01 29.04.2003 21.05.2003 ADMISSIBLE REFLEXITE CORPORATION 120 DARLING DRIVE AVON CT 06001-4217 / US Opponent's representative Greenwood, John David Graham Watt & Co. St. Botolph's House 7-9 St. Botolph's Road Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 3AJ / GB
		02 30.04.2003 14.05.2003 ADMISSIBLE Nippon Carbide Industries Co. Inc. NCI Building, 11-19, 2-chome Kohnan, Minato-ku Tokyo 108-8466 / JP Opponent's representative Furlong, Christopher Heinrich Hoffmann Eitle, Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
		03 30.04.2003 14.05.2003 ADMISSIBLE LG CHEM. LTD. LG TWIN TOWER YOIDO-DONG 20, YOUNGDUNGPO-KU 150-721 SEOUL / KR Opponent's representative Brandl, Ferdinand Anton, Dipl.-Phys. Winter, Brandl, Fürniss, Hübner, Röss, Kaiser, Polte Partnerschaft Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Alois-Steinecker-Strasse 22 85354 Freising / DE
		04 30.04.2003 14.05.2003 ADMISSIBLE Avery Dennison Corporation 150 North Orange Grove Boulevard Pasadena, California 91103 / US Opponent's representative Rocke, Carsten (DE) Müller-Boré & Partner Grafinger Strasse 2 D-81671 München / DE
	Former [2003/27]
	Opponent(s)	01 29.04.2003 REFLEXITE CORPORATION 120 DARLING DRIVE AVON CT 06001-4217 / US Opponent's representative Greenwood, John David Graham Watt & Co. St. Botolph's House 7-9 St. Botolph's Road Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 3AJ / GB
		02 30.04.2003 14.05.2003 ADMISSIBLE Nippon Carbide Industries Co. Inc. NCI Building, 11-19, 2-chome Kohnan, Minato-ku Tokyo 108-8466 / JP Opponent's representative Furlong, Christopher Heinrich Hoffmann Eitle, Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
		03 30.04.2003 14.05.2003 ADMISSIBLE LG CHEM. LTD. LG TWIN TOWER YOIDO-DONG 20, YOUNGDUNGPO-KU 150-721 SEOUL / KR Opponent's representative Brandl, Ferdinand Anton, Dipl.-Phys. Winter, Brandl, Fürniss, Hübner, Röss, Kaiser, Polte Partnerschaft Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Alois-Steinecker-Strasse 22 85354 Freising / DE
		04 30.04.2003 14.05.2003 ADMISSIBLE Avery International Corporation 150 North Orange Grove Boulevard Pasadena, California 91103 / US Opponent's representative Rocke, Carsten (DE) Müller-Boré & Partner Grafinger Strasse 2 D-81671 München / DE
	16.06.2003	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	26.02.2004	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	05.07.2006	Date of oral proceedings
	04.01.2007	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	04.01.2007	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	02.07.2009	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	02.07.2009	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	02.02.2010	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	03.05.2010	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	07.03.2007	Appeal received No. T0472/07
	14.05.2007	Statement of grounds filed
	02.07.2009	Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
	02.07.2009	Date of oral proceedings
	13.07.2009	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	20.11.1998	Renewal fee patent year 03
	19.11.1999	Renewal fee patent year 04
	20.11.2000	Renewal fee patent year 05
	31.12.2001	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	31.07.2002
	ES	30.01.2003
	[2004/04]
Former [2003/31]	AT	31.07.2002
Cited in	International search	[A]US4243618 (VAN ARNAM DONALD E) [A] 1-7 * column 5, line 53 - column 6, line 3 * * column 7, line 64 - column 8, line 31 * * figures 3,4 *;
		[DA]EP0137736 (MINNESOTA MINING & MFG [US]) [DA] 1,8-17 * page 7, line 11 - page 13, line 15 * * figures 3-6; example 1 *;
		[A]WO9511471 (MINNESOTA MINING & MFG [US]) [A] 1-5,8,9,14,15,17,27 * page 9, line 14 - line 29 * * page 15, line 19 - page 17, line 10 * * page 19, line 16 - line 29 * * page 20, line 22 - page 25, line 19 * * figures 17,18,25,26 * * figures 39-48 *;
		[A]WO9511466 (MINNESOTA MINING & MFG [US]) [A] 1,14-40 * page 5, line 29 - page 14, line 6 ** figures 1,2; examples 1-3 *

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