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EP1276836 - SPHERICAL COMPACTED UNIT DOSE SOFTENER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  04.04.2008
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.04.2008Refusal of applicationpublished on 07.05.2008  [2008/19]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Colgate-Palmolive Company
300 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022 / US
[N/P]
Former [2003/04]For all designated states
Colgate-Palmolive Company
300 Park Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10022 / US
Inventor(s)01 / JACQUES, Alain
202, rue de l'Institut
B-4670 Blegny / BE
02 / ROUSSELET, Juliette
87, rue General Collyns
B-4000 Liege / BE
03 / CAO, Hoai-Chau
2, avenue des Tilleuls
B-4000 Liege / BE
 [2003/04]
Representative(s)Prins, Adrianus Willem, et al
V.O.
Johan de Wittlaan 7
2517 JR Den Haag / NL
[N/P]
Former [2003/04]Prins, Adrianus Willem, et al
Vereenigde, Nieuwe Parklaan 97
2587 BN Den Haag / NL
Application number, filing date01927303.623.04.2001
[2003/04]
WO2001US13080
Priority number, dateUS2000055882226.04.2000         Original published format: US 558822
US2001082123329.03.2001         Original published format: US 821233
[2003/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO0181521
Date:01.11.2001
Language:EN
[2001/44]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1276836
Date:22.01.2003
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.11.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2003/04]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP07.02.2002
ClassificationIPC:C11D3/00, C11D17/00
[2003/04]
CPC:
C11D1/667 (EP); C11D17/0039 (EP); C11D17/0073 (EP);
C11D17/0078 (EP); C11D17/0086 (EP); C11D17/044 (EP);
C11D3/001 (EP); C11D3/10 (EP); C11D3/126 (EP);
C11D3/2065 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2003/04]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RO22.10.2002
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:SPHÄRISCHE VERDICHTETE DOSIERUNGSEINHEIT EINES WEICHSPÜLERS[2003/04]
English:SPHERICAL COMPACTED UNIT DOSE SOFTENER[2003/04]
French:ADOUCISSANT EN DOSE UNITAIRE COMPACTEE SPHERIQUE[2003/04]
Entry into regional phase22.10.2002National basic fee paid 
22.10.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
22.10.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.11.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
22.10.2002Examination requested  [2003/04]
17.11.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.03.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.06.2006Date of oral proceedings
05.07.2006Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2008/19]
05.07.2006Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
14.12.2007Application refused, date of legal effect [2008/19]
Appeal following examination05.09.2006Appeal received No.  T1778/06
02.11.2006Statement of grounds filed
14.12.2007Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
14.12.2007Date of oral proceedings
20.12.2007Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
14.12.2007Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.04.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
06.04.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
04.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
27.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
10.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
18.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 08
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Cited inInternational search[XA]WO9940171  (UNILEVER PLC ; LEVER HINDUSTAN LTD (IN); UNILEVER NV (NL)) [X] 1,5,9 * abstract * * page 6, line 13 - line 21 * * page 12, line 11 - page 15, line 5; figure 1; examples 1,5 * [A] 3,4,7,8,10,11;
 [XA]JPH0987696  ;
 [X]JPS61276896  ;
 [X]EP0048163  (BEECHAM INC) [X] 1,9 * example 1 *;
 [PX]EP1048718  (PROCTER & GAMBLE) [PX] 1,5,9 * page 7, line 29 - line 35; claims 1,12 *;
 [A]US5972870  (ANDERSON MICHAEL R) [A] 1,5,6,9 * figure 3; claim - *;
 [A]EP0530958  (COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO) [A] 1-11 * abstract *
 [XA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19970731), vol. 1997, no. 07, & JP09087696 A 19970331 (LION CORP) [X] 1,5,6,9 * abstract * [A] 2-4,10,11
 [X]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 1987, no. 03, Database accession no. 1987-018526, XP002174417 & JPS61276896 A 19861206 (KAO CORP) [X] 1,5,6,9 * abstract *
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