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EP1472932 - PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GREEN TEA POLYPHENOL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 27.02.2009 Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	27.02.2009	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 01.04.2009 [2009/14]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states KAO CORPORATION 14-10, Nihonbashi Kayaba-cho 1-chome, Chuo-ku Tokyo 103-8210 / JP
	[2008/17]
Former [2004/45]	For all designated states Kao Corporation 14-10, Nihonbashi-Kayabacho 1-chome, Chuo-ku Tokyo 103-8210 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / ITAYA, Eri, KAO CORPORATION RESEARCH LAB. 1-3, BUNKA 2-CHOME, SUMIDA-KU Tokyo 131-8501 / JP
	02 / TAKAHASHI, Hirokazu, KAO CORPORATION RESEARCH LAB 1-3, BUNKA 2-CHOME, SUMIDA-KU Tokyo 131-8501 / JP
	03 / OHISHI, Susumu, KAO CORPORATION RESEARCH LAB. 1-3, BUNKA 2-CHOME, SUMIDA-KU Tokyo 131-8501 / JP
	04 / KONISHI, Atsushi, KAO CORPORATION RESEARCH LAB. 1-3, BUNKA 2-CHOME, SUMIDA-KU Tokyo 131-8501 / JP
	05 / OGURA, Yoshikazu, KAO CORPORATION RESEARCH LAB. 1-3, BUNKA 2-CHOME, SUMIDA-KU Tokyo 131-8501 / JP
	06 / NAITOH, Kouichi, KAO CORPORATION RESEARCH LAB. 1-3, BUNKA 2-CHOME, SUMIDA-KU Tokyo 131-8501 / JP
	[2004/45]
Representative(s)	Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastrasse 30 81925 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2004/45]	HOFFMANN - EITLE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date	03703180.4	05.02.2003
	[2004/45]
	WO2003JP01176
Priority number, date	JP20020028658	05.02.2002 Original published format: JP 2002028658
	JP20020114355	17.04.2002 Original published format: JP 2002114355
	[2004/45]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO03065817
	Date:	14.08.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/33]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1472932
	Date:	03.11.2004
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.08.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2004/45]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1472932
	Date:	23.04.2008
	Language:	EN
	[2008/17]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	14.08.2003
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	17.02.2005
Classification	IPC:	A23F3/42, A23F3/40, A23F3/18	[2005/13]
	CPC:	A23F3/423 (EP,US); A23F3/42 (EP,KR,US); A23F3/163 (EP,US); A23F3/18 (EP,US); A23F3/20 (EP,US); A23F3/40 (EP,KR,US)
	Former IPC [2004/45]	A23F3/42, A23F3/40
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [2008/17]
Former [2004/45]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, SI, SK, TR
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON GRÜNTEEPOLYPHENOL	[2004/45]
	English:	PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GREEN TEA POLYPHENOL	[2004/45]
	French:	PROCESSUS DE PRODUCTION DE POLYPHENOL DE THE VERT	[2004/45]
Entry into regional phase	04.08.2004	Translation filed
	04.08.2004	National basic fee paid
	04.08.2004	Search fee paid
	04.08.2004	Designation fee(s) paid
	04.08.2004	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	22.07.2003	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
	04.08.2004	Examination requested [2004/45]
	15.06.2005	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	19.10.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	17.02.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	12.10.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	20.04.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	09.11.2007	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	25.02.2008	Fee for grant paid
	25.02.2008	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	26.01.2009	No opposition filed within time limit [2009/14]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	21.02.2005	Renewal fee patent year 03
	22.02.2006	Renewal fee patent year 04
	23.02.2007	Renewal fee patent year 05
	21.02.2008	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:	Search	[XDA]JPH11113491 ;
		[X]JPH03108444 ;
		[A]GB559758 (ARNDT WERNER, et al) [A] 1,4,6 * example I *;
		[L]JP2003219800 ;
		[L]JP2003219799 ;
		[A]JPS59120050 ;
		[A]US2785979 (MITCHELL GEORGE F) [A] 1,6 * example 1 *;
		[A]GB1284721 (FINLIP PRODUCTS LTD, et al) [A] 6 * page 1, line 26 - line 31; example . *;
		[A]JP2000204370
		[XDA] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19990730), vol. 1999, no. 09, & JP11113491 A 19990427 (T HASEGAWA CO LTD) [XD] 1-5 * abstract * [A] 15,19
		[X] - DATABASE WPI, 0, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 1991, no. 25, Database accession no. 1991-180889, XP002315800 & JPH03108444 A 19910508 (SHIMURA M) [X] 1,2,4 * abstract *
		[L] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20031205), vol. 2003, no. 12, & JP2003219800 A 20030805 (KAO CORP) [L] 1,11-14 * abstract *
		[L] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20031205), vol. 2003, no. 12, & JP2003219799 A 20030805 (KAO CORP) [L] 1,15-19 * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19841030), vol. 008, no. 236, Database accession no. (C - 249), & JP59120050 A 19840711 (HONEN SEIYU KK; others: 02) [A] 6,15 * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20001117), vol. 2000, no. 10, & JP2000204370 A 20000725 (NONG SIM CO LTD) [A] 6 * abstract *
	International search	[X]JPS5352696 (ISHIGAKI TRADING);
		[A]JPH0423895 (HOUSE FOOD INDUSTRIAL CO);
		[A]JPH0257145 (SHIGA YOKO);
		[A]JP2000135059 (INABATA KORYO CO LTD);
		[A]JPH06303904 (ASAHI BREWERIES LTD)
	Examination	EP0416667
		GB1546508
		GB2074004
		WO9823164

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