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(88) Date of publication A3: 14.12.2023 (43) Date of publication: 05.02.2025 Bulletin 2025/06 (21) Application number: 23715791.2 (22) Date of filing: 27.03.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B65D 5/14(2006.01) B65D 5/24(2006.01) B31B 50/00(2017.01) B65D 5/20(2006.01) B65D 5/32(2006.01) B31B 50/14(2017.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): B65D 5/32; B65D 5/14; B65D 5/243; B65D 5/2047; B31B 50/46; B31B 50/624; B31B 2110/10; B31B 2110/30; B31B 2100/002; B31B 2120/002 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2023/057778 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/186776 (05.10.2023 Gazette 2023/40)

(84) Designated Contracting 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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 30.03.2022 GB 202204559 (71) Applicant: DS Smith Packaging Limited London W2 1DL (GB)	(72) Inventors: NAGEL, Andreas 36137 Großenlüder (DE) WACHTMEISTER, Ralf 41515 Grevenbroich (DE) (74) Representative: Vanzini, Christian et al Jacobacci & Partners S.p.A. Corso Emilia 8 10152 Torino 10152 Torino (IT)