EP3303170A4 - Carton with reinforcing features - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP3303170A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: carton; reinforcing features; reinforcing; features
Prior art date: 2015-06-01
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP16804298.4A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP3303170A1 (en

Inventor

Bernard Skolik

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Graphic Packaging International LLC

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Graphic Packaging International LLC

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2015-06-01

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2016-06-01

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2019-03-13

2016-06-01 Application filed by Graphic Packaging International LLC filed Critical Graphic Packaging International LLC

2018-04-11 Publication of EP3303170A1 publication Critical patent/EP3303170A1/en

2019-03-13 Publication of EP3303170A4 publication Critical patent/EP3303170A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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EP16804298.4A 2015-06-01 2016-06-01 Carton with reinforcing features Withdrawn EP3303170A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US201562230266P	2015-06-01	2015-06-01
PCT/US2016/035199 WO2016196581A1 (en)	2015-06-01	2016-06-01	Carton with reinforcing features

Publications (2)

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EP3303170A1 EP3303170A1 (en)	2018-04-11
EP3303170A4 true EP3303170A4 (en)	2019-03-13

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EP16804298.4A Withdrawn EP3303170A4 (en)	2015-06-01	2016-06-01	Carton with reinforcing features

Country Status (5)

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US (1)	US20160347522A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP3303170A4 (en)
AU (1)	AU2016270729B2 (en)
BR (1)	BR112017025350A2 (en)
WO (1)	WO2016196581A1 (en)

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- 2016-06-01 BR BR112017025350A patent/BR112017025350A2/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2016-06-01 US US15/170,119 patent/US20160347522A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2016-06-01 AU AU2016270729A patent/AU2016270729B2/en not_active Ceased
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Publication number	Publication date
AU2016270729A1 (en)	2017-11-02
EP3303170A1 (en)	2018-04-11
US20160347522A1 (en)	2016-12-01
AU2016270729B2 (en)	2018-12-20
WO2016196581A1 (en)	2016-12-08
BR112017025350A2 (en)	2018-07-31

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2018-04-11	AX	Request for extension of the european patent	Extension state: BA ME
2018-05-09	RAP1	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)	Owner name: GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC
2018-09-05	DAV	Request for validation of the european patent (deleted)
2018-09-05	DAX	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)
2019-03-13	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20190212
2019-03-13	RIC1	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant	Ipc: B65D 71/16 20060101AFI20190206BHEP Ipc: B65D 71/30 20060101ALI20190206BHEP Ipc: B65D 71/20 20060101ALI20190206BHEP
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