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EP1313376 - NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Opposition procedure closed Status updated on 14.06.2013 Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	17.04.2015	Change - lapse in a contracting state New state(s): ES, TR	published on 20.05.2015 [2015/21]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A. Case postale 353 1800 Vevey / CH
	[2005/51]
Former [2003/22]	For all designated states SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A. Case postale 353 1800 Vevey / CH
Inventor(s)	01 / FUCHS, Eileen, C. 7 Old Stagecoach Road Gaylordville, CT 06776 / US
	02 / GARCIA-RODENAS, Clara, L. Residence Le Frene A CH-1616 Forel / CH
	03 / GUIGOZ, Yves Ch. du Raidillon 3 CH-1066 Epalinges / CH
	04 / LEATHWOOD, Peter 14C, Rte. de la Chaniaz CH-1807 Blonay / CH
	05 / REIFFERS-MAGNANI, Kristel Karel Doormanstraat 141 NL-3012 GD Rotterdam / NL
	06 / MALLANGI, Chandrasekhara, R. 2 Briar Lane New Milford, CT 06776 / US
	07 / TURINI, Marco Ch. du Bois-Murat 20 CH-1066 Epalinges / CH
	08 / ANANTHARAMAN, Helen, Gillian 89 Iron Ore Hill Road Bridgewater, CT 06752 / US
	[2003/22]
Representative(s)	Marquardt, Ulf, et al Nestec S.A. CT-IAM Avenue Nestlé 55 1800 Vevey / CH
	[N/P]
Former [2007/13]	Marquardt, Ulf, et al Avenue Nestlé 55 1800 Vevey / CH
Former [2004/05]	Thomas, Alain, et al 55, avenue Nestlé 1800 Vevey / CH
Former [2003/22]	Wavre, Claude-Alain, et al 55, avenue Nestlé 1800 Vevey / CH
Application number, filing date	01976116.2	20.08.2001
	[2003/22]
	WO2001EP09578
Priority number, date	US20000227117P	22.08.2000 Original published format: US 227117 P
	[2003/22]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO0215719
	Date:	28.02.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/09]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1313376
	Date:	28.05.2003
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.02.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2003/22]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1313376
	Date:	21.12.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/51]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	30.05.2002
Classification	IPC:	A23L1/29, A23L1/305, A23L1/302	[2003/22]
	CPC:	A23K50/40 (EP,US); A23L29/065 (EP,US); A23L33/115 (EP,US); A23L33/12 (EP,US); A23L33/15 (EP,US); A23L33/18 (EP,US); (+) A23L33/19 (EP,US); A23L33/40 (EP,US); A23L9/10 (EP,US); A23V2002/00 (EP,US) (-)
	C-Set:	A23V2002/00, A23V2250/54252, A23V2250/206 (US,EP); A23V2002/00, A23V2250/54252, A23V2250/5114 (EP,US); A23V2002/00, A23V2250/54252, A23V2250/5114, A23V2250/1882, A23V2250/712, A23V2250/708 (EP,US); A23V2002/00, A23V2250/54252, A23V2250/5114, A23V2250/628, A23V2250/188, A23V2250/1882, A23V2250/712, A23V2250/708, A23V2250/156 (US,EP); (+) A23V2002/00, A23V2250/54252, A23V2250/712, A23V2250/708, A23V2250/1882 (US,EP) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR [2003/22]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
	SI	Not yet paid
Title	German:	ERNÄHRUNGSZUSAMMENSETZUNG	[2003/22]
	English:	NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION	[2003/22]
	French:	COMPOSITIONS ALIMENTAIRES	[2003/22]
Entry into regional phase	24.03.2003	National basic fee paid
	24.03.2003	Designation fee(s) paid
	24.03.2003	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	14.03.2002	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	24.03.2003	Examination requested [2003/22]
	16.10.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	19.04.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.06.2005	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	24.10.2005	Fee for grant paid
	24.10.2005	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 21.09.2006 15.11.2006 ADMISSIBLE N.V. Nutricia Eerste Stationsstraat 186 2712 HM Zoetermeer / NL Opponent's representative Nederlandsch Octrooibureau, et al, et al P.O. Box 29720 2502 LS The Hague / NL
		[N/P]
	Former [2013/32]
	Opponent(s)	01 21.09.2006 15.11.2006 ADMISSIBLE N.V. Nutricia Eerste Stationsstraat 186 NL- 2700 HM Zoetermeer / NL Opponent's representative Nederlandsch Octrooibureau, et al, et al P.O. Box 29720 2502 LS The Hague / NL
	Former [2006/44]
	Opponent(s)	01 21.09.2006 N.V. Nutricia Eerste Stationsstraat 186 NL- 2700 HM Zoetermeer / NL Opponent's representative Meekel, Arthur Augustinus P., et al, et al Nederlandsch Octrooibureau P.O. Box 29720 2502 LS Den Haag / NL
	26.10.2006	No. 01: Notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
	06.11.2006	No. 01: Reply to notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
	30.11.2006	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	25.05.2007	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	25.02.2013	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 07.03.2013
	04.03.2013	Despatch of communication that the opposition procedure will be closed
	07.03.2013	Date of oral proceedings
	14.03.2013	Legal effect of closure of opposition procedure [2013/29]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	13.08.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.08.2004	Renewal fee patent year 04
	12.08.2005	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	21.12.2005
	CY	21.12.2005
	FI	21.12.2005
	DK	21.03.2006
	SE	21.03.2006
	PT	22.05.2006
	LU	20.08.2006
	MC	31.08.2006
	GB	20.08.2009
	IE	20.08.2009
	IT	20.08.2009
	TR	20.08.2009
	ES	21.08.2009
	BE	31.08.2009
	CH	31.08.2009
	FR	31.08.2009
	LI	31.08.2009
	NL	01.03.2010
	DE	02.03.2010
	GR	03.03.2010
	[2015/21]
Former [2011/14]	AT	21.12.2005
	CY	21.12.2005
	FI	21.12.2005
	DK	21.03.2006
	SE	21.03.2006
	PT	22.05.2006
	LU	20.08.2006
	MC	31.08.2006
	GB	20.08.2009
	IE	20.08.2009
	IT	20.08.2009
	BE	31.08.2009
	CH	31.08.2009
	FR	31.08.2009
	LI	31.08.2009
	NL	01.03.2010
	DE	02.03.2010
	GR	03.03.2010
Former [2011/01]	AT	21.12.2005
	CY	21.12.2005
	FI	21.12.2005
	DK	21.03.2006
	SE	21.03.2006
	PT	22.05.2006
	LU	20.08.2006
	MC	31.08.2006
	GB	20.08.2009
	IE	20.08.2009
	BE	31.08.2009
	CH	31.08.2009
	FR	31.08.2009
	LI	31.08.2009
	NL	01.03.2010
	DE	02.03.2010
	GR	03.03.2010
Former [2010/47]	AT	21.12.2005
	CY	21.12.2005
	FI	21.12.2005
	DK	21.03.2006
	SE	21.03.2006
	PT	22.05.2006
	LU	20.08.2006
	MC	31.08.2006
	IE	20.08.2009
	BE	31.08.2009
	CH	31.08.2009
	FR	31.08.2009
	LI	31.08.2009
	NL	01.03.2010
	DE	02.03.2010
	GR	03.03.2010
Former [2010/35]	AT	21.12.2005
	CY	21.12.2005
	FI	21.12.2005
	DK	21.03.2006
	SE	21.03.2006
	PT	22.05.2006
	LU	20.08.2006
	MC	31.08.2006
	IE	20.08.2009
	BE	31.08.2009
	CH	31.08.2009
	FR	31.08.2009
	LI	31.08.2009
	NL	01.03.2010
	DE	02.03.2010
Former [2010/34]	AT	21.12.2005
	CY	21.12.2005
	FI	21.12.2005
	DK	21.03.2006
	SE	21.03.2006
	PT	22.05.2006
	LU	20.08.2006
	MC	31.08.2006
	BE	31.08.2009
	CH	31.08.2009
	LI	31.08.2009
	DE	02.03.2010
Former [2010/31]	AT	21.12.2005
	CY	21.12.2005
	FI	21.12.2005
	DK	21.03.2006
	SE	21.03.2006
	PT	22.05.2006
	LU	20.08.2006
	MC	31.08.2006
	BE	31.08.2009
	CH	31.08.2009
	LI	31.08.2009
Former [2010/21]	AT	21.12.2005
	CY	21.12.2005
	FI	21.12.2005
	DK	21.03.2006
	SE	21.03.2006
	PT	22.05.2006
	LU	20.08.2006
	MC	31.08.2006
	CH	31.08.2009
	LI	31.08.2009
Former [2009/02]	AT	21.12.2005
	CY	21.12.2005
	FI	21.12.2005
	DK	21.03.2006
	SE	21.03.2006
	PT	22.05.2006
	LU	20.08.2006
	MC	31.08.2006
Former [2008/37]	AT	21.12.2005
	FI	21.12.2005
	DK	21.03.2006
	SE	21.03.2006
	PT	22.05.2006
	LU	20.08.2006
	MC	31.08.2006
Former [2007/45]	AT	21.12.2005
	FI	21.12.2005
	DK	21.03.2006
	SE	21.03.2006
	PT	22.05.2006
	MC	31.08.2006
Former [2007/37]	AT	21.12.2005
	FI	21.12.2005
	IT	21.12.2005
	DK	21.03.2006
	SE	21.03.2006
	PT	22.05.2006
	MC	31.08.2006
Former [2007/19]	AT	21.12.2005
	FI	21.12.2005
	DK	21.03.2006
	SE	21.03.2006
	PT	22.05.2006
	MC	31.08.2006
Former [2006/51]	AT	21.12.2005
	FI	21.12.2005
	DK	21.03.2006
	SE	21.03.2006
	PT	22.05.2006
Former [2006/48]	AT	21.12.2005
	FI	21.12.2005
	SE	21.03.2006
	PT	22.05.2006
Former [2006/34]	AT	21.12.2005
	FI	21.12.2005
	SE	21.03.2006
Former [2006/27]	FI	21.12.2005
	SE	21.03.2006
Former [2006/23]	FI	21.12.2005
Cited in	International search	[DA]EP0486425 (SANDOZ NUTRITION LTD [CH]) [DA] 1,15,22 * example -; claims 1-8 *;
		[XA]WO9716079 (NESTLE SA [CH]) [X] 1-4,6-12,15,17-21 * claim - * * page 2, line 1 - page 3, line 26 * * examples 1,2 * [A] 22-25;
		[DA]US5641531 (LIEBRECHT JEFFERY WAYNE [US], et al) [DA] 1,15,22 * claim - *;
		[A]EP0898900 (NESTLE SA [CH]) [A] 1-13,15-24 * claim - * * example 1 *;
		[A]EP0904784 (NUTRICIA NV [NL]) [A] 1,12,14-25 * claim - *;
		[A]DE19830528 (MERCK PATENT GMBH [DE]) [A] 1,12,14,22-25 * claims 1-9 *;
		[XA]WO9942001 (NESTLE SA [CH], et al) [X] 1-4,6-12,15,17-21 * claim - * * page 3, line 16 - line 20 * * page 4, line 11 - page 9, line 20 * [A] 22-25;
		[A]US5968569 (CAVADINI CHRISTOF [CH], et al) [A] 1,14,16,22-25* claim - *

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