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LIQUID-DISPENSING DEVICE INCLUDING A BEARING SURFACE FOR A SPRING

Publication No. EP3090957

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App No. EP16175337

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Filed by NEMERA LA VERPILLIERE

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Filed on 2010-09-09

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Issued/Published on 2023-08-09

Official EPO Register

Publication No. EP3090957 A1

Application No. EP16175337 Filed: 2010-09-09

Grant Date 2010-09-09 Mention of grant

Active Oppositions 3 Active EPO Oppositions

Patent Abstract / Summary

Le dispositif (10) de distribution de liquide comprend une valve (16) comportant : - une partie (54) formant clapet, assurant le blocage et le passage de liquide hors du dispositif (10), et - un bord de fixation (50), pour la fixation permanente de la valve (16) relativement à un réservoir (13), ce bord de fixation comprenant une paroi de fixation tubulaire (50) prise en sandwich entre une paroi tubulaire intérieure (60) et une paroi tubulaire extérieure (30) effectuant une compression radiale de la paroi de fixation (50), et - une partie rigide servant de surface d'appui à un ressort (17), la paroi tubulaire extérieure (30) étant portée par un support (14) rapporté sur le réservoir (13).

IPC Classifications

B05B11/00, B65D47/20 B65D47/20

Priority Claims

FR 20090056278 Date: 2009-09-11

Designated Contracting States (37 EPC States)

Albania (AL)

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)

San Marino (SM)

Turkey (TR)

Parties & Representation

Applicants

NEMERA LA VERPILLIERE

20 Avenue de la Gare, 38290 La Verpillière

Inventors (4)

PAINCHAUD, Gaëtan

2, allée des Charmilles, 69340 FRANCHEVILLE

GREVIN, Guillaume

1, rue Galilée, 38080 L'ISLE D'ABEAU

JULIA, Xavier

16, rue des Hautes Bornes, 28300 CHAMPHOL

DECOCK, Thierry

21, place Carnot, 69002 LYON

Representatives / Agents

Lavoix

62, rue de Bonnel, 69448 Lyon Cedex 03

LLR

11, boulevard de Sébastopol, 75001 Paris

Potdevin, Emmanuel Eric

LLR, 11 boulevard de Sébastopol

Witte, Weller und Partner Patentanwälte mbB Stuttgart

Phoenixbau, Königstraße 5

Bourout, Gaëlle

Linklaters LLP, 25, rue de Marignan

Key Procedural Dates

Request-For-Examination 2017-03-22

Mention Of Grant Published 2010-09-09

First-Examination-Report-Despatched 2022-06-22

Patent Oppositions

Official opposition proceedings filed against European Patent EP3090957 under EPC Article 99.

3 ACTIVE OPPONENTS

Opponent Company

Aptar Radolfzell GmbH

Öschlestrasse 54-56, DE

Representative

Witte, Weller und Partner Patentanwälte mbB Stuttgart

Filing Date

2024-05-08

Opposition in Progress

Opponent Company

AptarGroup Inc.

265 Exchange Drive, Suite 100, US

Representative

Witte, Weller und Partner Patentanwälte mbB Stuttgart

Filing Date

2025-06-30

Opposition in Progress

Opponent Company

Aptar France SAS

Lieudit le Prieuré, FR

Representative

Bourout, Gaëlle

Filing Date

2025-06-30

Opposition in Progress

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LIQUID-DISPENSING DEVICE INCLUDING A BEARING SURFACE FOR A SPRING

Patent Abstract / Summary

IPC Classifications

Priority Claims

Designated Contracting States (37 EPC States)

Parties & Representation

Applicants

Inventors (4)

Representatives / Agents

Key Procedural Dates

Patent Oppositions

Aptar Radolfzell GmbH

AptarGroup Inc.

Aptar France SAS

Legal Status & Event History

Patent & Non-Patent Citations

Cited Patent Documents

Non-Patent Scientific Literature (NPL)

Worldwide Patent Family

Complete European Patent Register Dossier (148 Total Documents)

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