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EP1406504 - IMITATION CHEESE COMPOSITIONS FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CHEESE LOAVES, SLICES, AND THE LIKE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SUCH COMPOSITIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 08.09.2017 Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	06.03.2020	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): TR	published on 08.04.2020 [2020/15]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states AFP Advanced Food Products LLC 402 South Custer Avenue New Holland, PA 17557 / US
	[2016/44]
Former [2004/16]	For all designated states AFP Advanced Food Products LLC 402 South Custer Avenue New Holland, PA 17557 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / JACOBSON, Michael, R. N7583 110th Street Spring Valley, WI 54767-8704 / US
	02 / SCHALOW, Stephan, M. 61 Apricot Avenue Leola, PA 17540 / US
	[2004/16]
Representative(s)	Wilkinson, Stephen John, et al Stevens, Hewlett & Perkins 1 St. Augustine's Place Bristol BS1 4UD / GB
	[2016/44]
Former [2010/03]	Gaunt, Robert John, et al Stevens Hewlett & Perkins 1, Pemberton Row London EC4A 3BG / GB
Former [2004/16]	Gaunt, Robert John, et al Stevens, Hewlett & Perkins Halton House 20/23 Holborn London EC1N 2JD / GB
Application number, filing date	02756325.3	25.06.2002
	[2004/16]
	WO2002US20384
Priority number, date	US20010888720	25.06.2001 Original published format: US 888720
	US20020183859	25.06.2002 Original published format: US 183859
	[2016/44]
Former [2004/16]	US20010888720	25.06.2001
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO03000062
	Date:	03.01.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/01]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1406504
	Date:	14.04.2004
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.01.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2004/16]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1406504
	Date:	02.11.2016
	Language:	EN
	[2016/44]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	27.03.2003
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	21.02.2006
Classification	IPC:	A23C19/00, A23C20/02, A23C19/08, A23C19/09, A23C20/00	[2006/14]
	CPC:	A23C20/02 (EP,US); A23L11/45 (EP,US); A23V2002/00 (EP,US)
	C-Set:	A23V2002/00, A23V2250/194, A23V2250/50364, A23V2250/5108, A23V2250/5114, A23V2250/5024, A23V2250/5072 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2004/16]	A23C19/00
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR [2016/44]
Former [2004/16]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
Extension states	LT	27.12.2003
	LV	27.12.2003
	SI	27.12.2003
Title	German:	KÄSEIMITAT-PRODUKTE FÜR DIE HERSTELLUNG VON KÄSEHALTIGEN BROTLAIBEN, SCHNITTEN UND DERGLEICHEN, SOWIE VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON SOLCHEN PRODUKTEN	[2004/16]
	English:	IMITATION CHEESE COMPOSITIONS FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CHEESE LOAVES, SLICES, AND THE LIKE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SUCH COMPOSITIONS	[2004/16]
	French:	COMPOSITIONS DE FROMAGE D'IMITATION DESTINEES A ETRE UTILISEES DANS LA FABRICATION DE PAINS DE FROMAGE, TRANCHES DE FROMAGE ET SIMILAIRES, AINSI QUE PROCEDE DE PRODUCTION DE TELLES COMPOSITIONS	[2004/16]
Entry into regional phase	27.12.2003	National basic fee paid
	27.12.2003	Search fee paid
	27.12.2003	Designation fee(s) paid
	27.12.2003	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	23.01.2003	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	27.12.2003	Examination requested [2004/16]
	07.07.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	08.11.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	22.08.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	19.12.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	12.01.2009	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	22.05.2009	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	27.06.2012	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	31.10.2012	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	08.09.2014	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	13.03.2015	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.05.2015	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	04.11.2015	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.05.2016	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	01.09.2016	Fee for grant paid
	01.09.2016	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	01.09.2016	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 07.07.2006
Opposition(s)	03.08.2017	No opposition filed within time limit [2017/41]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	14.06.2004	Renewal fee patent year 03
	28.06.2005	Renewal fee patent year 04
	14.06.2006	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.06.2007	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.06.2008	Renewal fee patent year 07
	25.06.2009	Renewal fee patent year 08
	28.06.2010	Renewal fee patent year 09
	13.06.2011	Renewal fee patent year 10
	14.06.2012	Renewal fee patent year 11
	25.06.2013	Renewal fee patent year 12
	31.03.2014	Renewal fee patent year 13
	10.06.2015	Renewal fee patent year 14
	10.06.2016	Renewal fee patent year 15
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CY	02.11.2016
	FI	02.11.2016
	MC	02.11.2016
	TR	02.11.2016
	GR	03.02.2017
	[2020/15]
Former [2019/46]	CY	02.11.2016
	FI	02.11.2016
	MC	02.11.2016
	GR	03.02.2017
Former [2018/11]	FI	02.11.2016
	MC	02.11.2016
	GR	03.02.2017
Former [2017/30]	FI	02.11.2016
	GR	03.02.2017
Documents cited:	Search	[Y]GB1575816 (KAY CANTRELL KITCHENS LTD) [Y] 1-33 * example XI *;
		[Y]US4303691 (SAND RALPH E, et al) [Y] 1-33 * column 1, line 64 - column 2, line 16; column 2, lines 26-49; claims 1-12 *;
		[Y]US5612073 (GAMAY ALY [US]) [Y] 1-33* column 2, lines 36-59; example 1; claims 1-7 *;
		[Y]US5807601 (CARPENTER ROBERT N [US], et al) [Y] 1-33 * example 1; claims 23-35 *
	International search	[Y]US4143175 (WHELAN RICHARD H, et al);
		[Y]US4684533 (KRATOCHVIL JOHN F [US])
	by applicant	US4303691
		US5612073
		US5807601

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