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A CAPSULE HAVING A SEALING RING WITH AN INNER LIQUID-PERMEABLE COMPRESSIBLE LAYER AND OUTER LIQUID-IMPERMEABLE SHIELDING LAYER

Publication No. EP4054955

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App No. EP20800213

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Filed by Contital S.r.l.

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Filed on 2020-11-06

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Issued/Published on 2025-08-27

Official EPO Register

Publication No. EP4054955 A1

Application No. EP20800213 Filed: 2020-11-06

Grant Date 2025-08-27 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

B65D85/804, A47J31/36

Priority Claims

NL 20192024197 Date: 2019-11-08

Designated Contracting States (38 EPC States)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Parties & Representation

Applicants

Contital S.r.l.

Via Cannola al Trivio 28, 80141 Napoli

Euro-Caps Holding B.V.

35, Mijestraat, 3044 CE Rotterdam

Euro-Caps Holding BV

Sevillaweg 54, 3047 AL Rotterdam

Inventors (1)

KAY, Anthony

14 La Corniche 54 Victoria Road Clifton, 8005 Cape Town

Representatives / Agents

Studio Torta S.p.A.

Via Viotti, 9, 10121 Torino

EP&C

P.O. Box 3241, 2280 GE Rijswijk

JENSEN & SON

366-368 Old Street, London EC1V 9LT

Key Procedural Dates

Request-For-Examination 2022-06-07

Mention Of Grant Published 2025-08-27

First-Examination-Report-Despatched 2023-12-08

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Cited Patent Documents

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US	US2022388764A1	A1	2022-12-08	Espacenet
WO	WO2021089826A1	A1	2021-05-14	Espacenet

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A CAPSULE HAVING A SEALING RING WITH AN INNER LIQUID-PERMEABLE COMPRESSIBLE LAYER AND OUTER LIQUID-IMPERMEABLE SHIELDING LAYER

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