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EP1455706 - METHOD FOR MAKING AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH PRINTED ELASTOMERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 08.07.2019 Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	12.07.2019	Revocation of patent	published on 14.08.2019 [2019/33]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION 401 North Lake Street Neenah Wisconsin 54957-0349 / US
	[2011/34]
Former [2004/38]	For all designated states KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION 401 North Lake Street Neenah Wisconsin 54957-0349 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / UITENBROEK, Duane, Girard 123 Homewood Court Little Chute, WI 54140 / US
	02 / VUKOS, John, Philip 7386 Darrow Road Neenah, WI 54956 / US
	03 / MORMAN, Michael, Tod 555 Kings Peak Alpharetta, GA 30022 / US
	04 / ROESSLER, Thomas, Harold 3023 East Fallcreek Lane Appleton, Wisconson 54913 / US
	05 / ODORZYNSKI, Thomas, Walter 255 Warren Court Green Bay, WI 54301 / US
	06 / GARVEY, Michael, Joseph 309 North Drew Street Appleton, WI 54911 / US
	[2011/33]
Former [2004/49]	01 / UITENBROEK, Duane, Girard 123 Homewood Court Little Chute, WI 54140 / US
	02 / VUKOS, John, Philip 7386 Darrow Road Neenah, WI 54956 / US
	03 / MORMAN, Michael, Tod 555 Kings Peak Alpharetta, GA 30022 / US
	04 / ROESSLER, Thomas, Harold 3023 East Fallcreek Lane Appleton, WI 54913 / US
	05 / ODORZYNSKI, Thomas, Walter 255 Warren Court Green Bay, WI 54301 / US
	06 / GARVEY, Michael, Joseph 309 North Drew Street Appleton, WI 54911 / US
Former [2004/38]	01 / UITENBROEK, Duane, Girard 123 Homewood Court Little Chute, WI 54140 / US
	02 / VUKOS, John, Philip 7386 Darrow Road Neenah, WI 54956 / US
	03 / MORMAN, Michael, Tod 555 Kings Peak Alpharetta, GA 30022 / US
	04 / ROESSLER, Thomas, Harold 1034 Greendale Court Menasha, WI 54952 / US
	05 / ODORZYNSKI, Thomas, Walter 255 Warren Court Green Bay, WI 54301 / US
	06 / GARVEY, Michael, Joseph 309 North Drew Street Appleton, WI 54911 / US
Representative(s)	Dehns St. Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2014/26]	Davies, Christopher Robert Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Former [2010/46]	Ramsay, Laura Anne Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square GB-London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Former [2004/38]	Davies, Christopher Robert Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL / GB
Application number, filing date	02776295.4	25.10.2002
	[2004/38]
	WO2002US34184
Priority number, date	US20010024992	19.12.2001 Original published format: US 24992
	[2004/38]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO03053308
	Date:	03.07.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/27]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1455706
	Date:	15.09.2004
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.07.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2004/38]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1455706
	Date:	24.08.2011
	Language:	EN
	[2011/34]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	14.08.2003
Classification	IPC:	A61F13/15	[2004/38]
	CPC:	A61F13/15593 (EP,US); A61F13/15 (KR); A61F13/64 (KR); Y10T442/601 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IT, NL, SE [2011/34]
Former [2004/38]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, SK, TR
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:	HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN FÜR ABSORBIERENDE ARTIKEL MIT GEDRUCKTEN ELASTOMERBÄNDERN	[2004/38]
	English:	METHOD FOR MAKING AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH PRINTED ELASTOMERS	[2004/38]
	French:	PROCEDE DE FABRICATION D'UN ARTICLE ABSORBANT AVEC DES ELASTOMERES IMPRIMES	[2004/38]
Entry into regional phase	25.06.2004	National basic fee paid
	25.06.2004	Designation fee(s) paid
	25.06.2004	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	25.06.2004	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	25.06.2004	Examination requested [2004/38]
	09.02.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	20.08.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.05.2010	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	29.11.2010	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.03.2011	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	08.07.2011	Fee for grant paid
	08.07.2011	Fee for publishing/printing paid
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 09.02.2007
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 22.05.2012 30.05.2012 ADMISSIBLE The Procter & Gamble Company One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnatti, Ohio 45202 / US Opponent's representative Mather, Peter Geoffrey NV Procter & Gamble Services Company SA 100 Temselaan 1853 Strombeek-Bever / BE
		02 22.05.2012 31.05.2012 ADMISSIBLE Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag 405 03 Göteborg / SE Opponent's representative Valea AB, et al, et al Box 1098 405 23 Göteborg / SE
		[2018/27]
	Former [2017/02]
	Opponent(s)	01 22.05.2012 30.05.2012 ADMISSIBLE The Procter & Gamble Company One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnatti, Ohio 45202 / US Opponent's representative Mather, Peter Geoffrey NV Procter & Gamble Services Company SA 100 Temselaan 1853 Strombeek-Bever / BE
		02 22.05.2012 31.05.2012 ADMISSIBLE SCA Hygiene Products AB 405 03 Göteborg / SE Opponent's representative Valea AB, et al, et al Box 1098 405 23 Göteborg / SE
	Former [2012/27]
	Opponent(s)	01 22.05.2012 30.05.2012 ADMISSIBLE The Procter & Gamble Company One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnatti, Ohio 45202 / US Opponent's representative Mather, Peter Geoffrey NV Procter & Gamble Services Company SA 100 Temselaan 1853 Strombeek-Bever / BE
		02 22.05.2012 31.05.2012 ADMISSIBLE SCA Hygiene Products AB 405 03 Göteborg / SE Opponent's representative Egeröd, Lisbeth, et al, et al Valea AB Lindholmspiren 5 417 56 Gothenburg / SE
	Former [2012/26]
	Opponent(s)	01 22.05.2012 ADMISSIBLE The Procter & Gamble Company One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnatti, Ohio 45202 / US Opponent's representative Mather, Peter Geoffrey NV Procter & Gamble Services Company SA 100 Temselaan 1853 Strombeek-Bever / BE
	02.07.2012	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	03.12.2012	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	18.11.2014	Date of oral proceedings
	12.12.2014	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	14.01.2015	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	12.03.2019	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	22.03.2019	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2019/33]
Appeal following opposition	10.03.2015	Appeal received No. T0522/15
	13.05.2015	Statement of grounds filed
	07.03.2019	Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	06.10.2004	Renewal fee patent year 03
	07.10.2005	Renewal fee patent year 04
	05.10.2006	Renewal fee patent year 05
	15.10.2007	Renewal fee patent year 06
	28.03.2008	Renewal fee patent year 07
	26.10.2009	Renewal fee patent year 08
	25.10.2010	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	NL	24.08.2011
	SE	24.08.2011
	DE	01.05.2012
	[2015/21]
Former [2012/10]	NL	24.08.2011
	SE	24.08.2011
Former [2012/08]	NL	24.08.2011
Cited in	International search	[DX]US6245050 (ODORZYNSKI THOMAS WALTER [US], et al) [DX] 1-18 * claims 1-9 * * column 2, line 8 - line 26 * * column 4, line 21 - column 6, line 49 * * column 6, line 62 - line 67 * * column 7, line 16 - line 25 ** example 1 *

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