EP1556284A4

Container having a rim or other feature encapsulated by or formed from injection-molded material

Abstract

This record has no abstract on file.

EP1556284A4, drawing sheet 1 — Sheet 1 of 122

Term

Term ended

Projected expiry passed 8 October 2023, 3 years ago.

Parties

Owner: GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL LLC
Assigned now: BANK OF AMERICA NA
Applicants: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
Inventors: MIDDLETON, Scott William, Oshkosh, WI 54904, United States of America
SINCLAIR, Mark Richard, Arvada, CO 80004-1114, United States of America
O'HAGAN, Brian Robert, Appleton, WI 54015, United States of America
WNEK, Patrick Henry, Sherwood, WI 54169, United States of America
and 4 more inventorsShow fewer
LAFFERTY, Terrence Philip, Winneconne, WI 54986, United States of America
BLAAS, Peter Walrave, Marion, WI 54950, United States of America
HJORT, Kevin James, Clintonville, WI 54929, United States of America
SMITH, Patrick James, Iola, WI 54945, United States of America

Examination

Examiner: Serrano Galarraga, J
Agent: Grättinger & Partner (GbR)

Reach

Cites: 4 earlier patents, 1 other work⁠
Family: 57 members in 8 offices⁠US20EP10AU9CA8JP4AT2ES2WO2

Classification

CPC: B29C45/14336B29C45/14467B29C2045/14918B65D1/48B65D5/209B65D5/445+11 more
IPC: A63H33 00A47G23 00A63H33 26B29C45 14B31B50 59B65D1 34+6 more

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Every citation, both ways

Citations
Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
GB1348370A	Cites	United Kingdom	X	Search report	60-66
GB2171048A	Cites	United Kingdom	XA	Search report	1-5,23,24,26,27,29-36,42,43,47,48,57-59
FR2733715A1	Cites	France	XA	Search report	1-5,23,24,26,27,29-36,42,43,47,48,57-59
FR2733715A	Cites	France	–	–	–
See also references of WO 2004033324A1	Non-patent	–	–	Search report	–

57 members in 8 offices

This recordMember, by publication datePriority claim

Priority claims9

Priority claims
Document	Office	Kind	Date
417192P	United States of America	–	2002-10-08
41719202	United States of America	P	2002-10-08
PCTUS0308491	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	–	2003-03-17
0308491	United States of America	W	2003-03-17
500519	United States of America	–	2003-04-09
488209P	United States of America	–	2003-07-15
48820903	United States of America	P	2003-07-15
50051903	United States of America	P	2003-09-04
0332164	United States of America	W	2003-10-08

Members57

Family members, oldest first
Document	Office	Kind
CA2473649A1	Canada	A1	2003-09-25
CA2682809A1	Canada	A1	2003-09-25
CA2774830A1	Canada	A1	2003-09-25
WO03078012A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	2003-09-25
AU2003228337A1	Australia	A1	2003-09-29
CA2501249A1	Canada	A1	2004-04-22
WO2004033324A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	2004-04-22
AU2003284049A1	Australia	A1	2004-05-04
EP1485178A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	2004-12-15
US2004262322A1	United States of America	A1	2004-12-30
JP2005519819A	Japan	A	2005-07-07
EP1556284A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	2005-07-27
JP2006513108A	Japan	A	2006-04-20
AU2003228337B2	Australia	B2	2007-07-26
AU2007203600A1	Australia	A1	2007-08-23
US2007194029A1	United States of America	A1	2007-08-23
US2007267374A1	United States of America	A1	2007-11-22
JP4034736B2	Japan	B2	2008-01-16
JP4157130B2	Japan	B2	2008-09-24
AU2003284049B2	Australia	B2	2008-09-25
AU2003284049B8	Australia	B8	2008-11-06
AU2003284049B9	Australia	B9	2008-11-06
AU2007203600B2	Australia	B2	2009-02-19
EP1485178A4	European Patent Office (EPO)	A4	2009-02-25
EP1556284A4This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A4	2009-02-25
AU2007203600C1	Australia	C1	2009-07-02
CA2473649C	Canada	C	2010-02-02
EP2213350A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2010-08-04
EP2213350A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2010-10-20
US7862318B2	United States of America	B2	2011-01-04
US2011012291A1	United States of America	A1	2011-01-20
CA2501249C	Canada	C	2011-02-01
US2011065556A1	United States of America	A1	2011-03-17
EP2353835A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	2011-08-10
US2011278762A1	United States of America	A1	2011-11-17
EP1485178B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2012-02-01
AT543550T	Austria	T	2012-02-15
ATE543550T1	Austria	T1	2012-02-15
US2012207874A1	United States of America	A1	2012-08-16
EP2213350B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2012-08-22
EP2353835B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2012-09-26
ES2388716T3	Spain	T3	2012-10-17
US2012279895A1	United States of America	A1	2012-11-08
US2012292813A1	United States of America	A1	2012-11-22
ES2396314T3	Spain	T3	2013-02-20
US8444902B2	United States of America	B2	2013-05-21
CA2682809C	Canada	C	2013-09-10
US8529238B2	United States of America	B2	2013-09-10
US8540111B2	United States of America	B2	2013-09-24
US8613612B2	United States of America	B2	2013-12-24
US2014015164A1	United States of America	A1	2014-01-16
US8721321B2	United States of America	B2	2014-05-13
US8858858B2	United States of America	B2	2014-10-14
US2014374953A1	United States of America	A1	2014-12-25
CA2774830C	Canada	C	2015-10-06
US9555568B2	United States of America	B2	2017-01-31
US9757886B2	United States of America	B2	2017-09-12

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	Event	Code
2010-08-18	Application withdrawnWithdrawn18W	18W
2010-07-16	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWNSTAA	STAA
2010-05-21	Observations by third partiesORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNTIPATPAC	TPAC
2009-06-03	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q
2009-02-25	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatchedA4	A4
2009-02-25	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1
2009-02-25	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1
2009-02-25	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1
2009-02-25	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1
2009-02-25	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1
2009-02-25	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1
2009-02-25	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1
2009-02-25	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1
2009-02-25	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1
2009-02-25	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1
2006-01-25	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)DAX	DAX
2005-07-27	Request for examination filed17P	17P
2005-07-27	Designated contracting statesAK	AK
2005-07-27	Request for extension of the european patentAX	AX
2005-06-10	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI