Opposition Filed Opposition filed by Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. EP Register Verified

CONTAINER COMPRISING A BIO-BASED POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE POLYMER

Publication No. EP2265659

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App No. EP09723793

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Filed by The Coca-Cola Company

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Filed on 2009-03-03

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Issued/Published on 2026-01-28

Official EPO Register

Publication No. EP2265659 A2

Application No. EP09723793 Filed: 2009-03-03

Grant Date 2026-01-28 Mention of grant

Active Oppositions 1 Active EPO Oppositions

Patent Abstract / Summary

Patent abstract is being processed or was not provided in English by the publishing office.

IPC Classifications

C08G63/199, C08G63/183, C08G63/06, C08G63/19, C08G63/91, C08L67/03, C08L67/04, C08L93/00, C08G63/78 C08G63/183, C08G63/06, C08G63/19, C08G63/91, C08L67/03, C08L67/04, C08L93/00, C08L3/00, C08G63/78 C08G63/183, C08G63/06, C08G63/19, C08G63/91, C08L67/03, C08L67/04, C08L93/00, C08L3/00

Priority Claims

US 20080040349P Date: 2008-03-28

US 20080210208 Date: 2008-09-14

US 20080040349 Date: 2008-03-28

US 20080210208 Date: 2008-09-14

Designated Contracting States (35 EPC States)

Austria (AT)

Belgium (BE)

Bulgaria (BG)

Switzerland (CH)

Cyprus (CY)

Czech Republic (CZ)

Germany (DE)

Denmark (DK)

Estonia (EE)

Spain (ES)

Finland (FI)

France (FR)

United Kingdom (GB)

Greece (GR)

Croatia (HR)

Hungary (HU)

Ireland (IE)

Iceland (IS)

Italy (IT)

Liechtenstein (LI)

Lithuania (LT)

Luxembourg (LU)

Latvia (LV)

Monaco (MC)

North Macedonia (MK)

Malta (MT)

Netherlands (NL)

Norway (NO)

Poland (PL)

Portugal (PT)

Romania (RO)

Sweden (SE)

Slovenia (SI)

Slovakia (SK)

Turkey (TR)

Parties & Representation

Applicants

The Coca-Cola Company

Patents One Coca-Cola Plaza, NW, Atlanta, GA 30313

Inventors (3)

KRIEGEL, Robert M.

847 Clairmont Avenue, Decatur Georgia 30030

HUANG, Xiaoyan

4803 Lexham Place, Marietta Georgia 30068

SCHULTHEIS, Mikell, W.

4951 Day Lily Way, Acworth GA 30102

Representatives / Agents

Dehns

10 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7NG

Towler, Philip Dean

Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London, EC4Y 8JD

D Young & Co LLP

3 Noble Street, London EC2V 7BQ

Key Procedural Dates

Request-For-Examination 2010-10-25

Mention Of Grant Published 2026-01-28

First-Examination-Report-Despatched 2016-02-22

Patent Oppositions

Official opposition proceedings filed against European Patent EP2265659 under EPC Article 99.

1 ACTIVE OPPONENT

Opponent Company

Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.

Avenue Nestlé 55, CH

Representative

D Young & Co LLP

Filing Date

2026-10-28

Opposition in Progress

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Official European Patent Office legal and procedural status changes recorded for this file.

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2010-12-29	AK	DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES	EP
2010-12-29	AX	REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT	EP
2011-07-06	DAX	REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT (DELETED)	EP
2014-05-14	RIC1	INFORMATION PROVIDED ON IPC CODE ASSIGNED BEFORE GRANT	EP
2014-06-04	RIC1	INFORMATION PROVIDED ON IPC CODE ASSIGNED BEFORE GRANT	EP
2014-06-04	A4	SUPPLEMENTARY SEARCH REPORT DRAWN UP AND DESPATCHED	EP
2016-03-23	17Q	FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT DESPATCHED	EP
2019-05-08	INTG	INTENTION TO GRANT ANNOUNCED	EP
2019-10-23	INTC	INTENTION TO GRANT ANNOUNCED (DELETED)	EP
2019-09-16	GRAJ	INFORMATION RELATED TO DISAPPROVAL OF COMMUNICATION OF INTENTION TO GRANT BY THE APPLICANT OR RESUMPTION OF EXAMINATION PROCEEDINGS BY THE EPO DELETED	EP
2019-08-20	GRAS	GRANT FEE PAID	EP
2012-01-14	TPAC	OBSERVATIONS FILED BY THIRD PARTIES	EP
2019-04-07	GRAP	DESPATCH OF COMMUNICATION OF INTENTION TO GRANT A PATENT	EP
2019-09-16	GRAL	INFORMATION RELATED TO PAYMENT OF FEE FOR PUBLISHING/PRINTING DELETED	EP
2020-03-20	TPAC	OBSERVATIONS FILED BY THIRD PARTIES	EP
2012-07-13	TPAC	OBSERVATIONS FILED BY THIRD PARTIES	EP
2019-08-14	TPAC	OBSERVATIONS FILED BY THIRD PARTIES	EP
2010-11-26	PUAI	PUBLIC REFERENCE MADE UNDER ARTICLE 153(3) EPC TO A PUBLISHED INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION THAT HAS ENTERED THE EUROPEAN PHASE	EP
2019-09-16	STAA	INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF AN EP PATENT APPLICATION OR GRANTED EP PATENT	EP
2019-04-07	STAA	INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF AN EP PATENT APPLICATION OR GRANTED EP PATENT	EP
2017-05-29	STAA	INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF AN EP PATENT APPLICATION OR GRANTED EP PATENT	EP
2023-03-02	GRAP	DESPATCH OF COMMUNICATION OF INTENTION TO GRANT A PATENT	EP
2023-03-02	STAA	INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF AN EP PATENT APPLICATION OR GRANTED EP PATENT	EP
2023-02-17	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2023-03-29	RIC1	INFORMATION PROVIDED ON IPC CODE ASSIGNED BEFORE GRANT	EP
2023-03-29	INTG	INTENTION TO GRANT ANNOUNCED	EP
2023-06-21	P01	OPT-OUT OF THE COMPETENCE OF THE UNIFIED PATENT COURT (UPC) REGISTERED	EP
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2025-10-01	INTG	INTENTION TO GRANT ANNOUNCED	EP
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2025-12-26	STAA	INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF AN EP PATENT APPLICATION OR GRANTED EP PATENT	EP
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2026-06-15	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2026-06-15	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2026-07-08	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2026-07-10	REG	REFERENCE TO A NATIONAL CODE	EP
2026-07-09	PGFP	ANNUAL FEE PAID TO NATIONAL OFFICE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
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2026-07-10	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2026-07-14	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
2026-07-15	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
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2026-07-18	PG25	LAPSED IN A CONTRACTING STATE [ANNOUNCED VIA POSTGRANT INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL OFFICE TO EPO]	EP
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2026-10-30	PLBI	OPPOSITION FILED	EP

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