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EP About this file: EP1662902

EP1662902 - FOOD COMPOSITION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.01.2008
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.11.2009Change - representativepublished on 09.12.2009  [2009/50]
Applicant(s)For:AT  BE  BG  CH  CZ  DE  DK  EE  ES  FI  FR  GR  HU  IT  LI  LU  MC  NL  PL  PT  RO  SE  SI  SK  TR 
Unilever N.V.
Weena 455
3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
For:CY  GB  IE 
Unilever PLC
Unilever House
Blackfriars
London
Greater London EC4P 4BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2006/23]For:AT  BE  BG  CH  CZ  DE  DK  EE  ES  FI  FR  GR  HU  IT  LI  LU  MC  NL  PL  PT  RO  SE  SI  SK  TR 
UNILEVER N.V.
Weena 455
3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
For:CY  GB  IE 
UNILEVER PLC
Unilever House, Blackfriars
London EC4P 4BQ / GB
Inventor(s)01 / BANKEN, H.T.K.M., Unilever R & D Vlaardingen
Oliver van Noortlaan 120
NL-3133 AT Vlaardingen / NL
02 / DUNN, M., The International Foods Network Ltd.
Univ. of Reading, earley Gate, Whiteknights Road
Reading Berkshire RG6 6BZ / GB
03 / PALMER, A.E., UBF Foodsolutions, R & D
3rd Floor, 2200 Cabot Drive
Lisle, IL 60532 / US
04 / POVEY, Kevin John, Slimfast Foods Ltd
Riding Court Road, Datchet
Slough Berkshire SL3 9JT / GB
05 / SALMON, Peter M., International Foods Network Ltd
Univ. of Reading, Earley Gate, WhiteknightsRoad
R eading Berkshire RG6 6BZ / GB
 [2006/23]
Representative(s)Wurfbain, Gilles L.
Unilever N.V.
Unilever Patent Group
Olivier van Noortlaan 120
3133 AT Vlaardingen / NL
[N/P]
Former [2009/50]Wurfbain, Gilles L.
Unilever Patent Group Olivier van Noortlaan 120
3133 AT Vlaardingen / NL
Former [2006/23]Wurfbain, Gilles L.
Unilever Patent Group Olivier van Noortlaan 120
3133 AT Vlaardingen / NL
Application number, filing date04764342.420.08.2004
[2006/23]
WO2004EP09359
Priority number, dateEP2003025564110.09.2003         Original published format: EP 03255641
[2006/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2005023018
Date:17.03.2005
Language:EN
[2005/11]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1662902
Date:07.06.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.03.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1662902
Date:14.03.2007
Language:EN
[2007/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP17.03.2005
ClassificationIPC:A23L1/29, A23L1/035, A23L1/304, A23C9/13
[2006/23]
CPC:
A23C9/1307 (EP,US); A23C9/1315 (EP,US); A23C9/137 (EP,US);
A23L29/10 (EP,US); A23L29/231 (EP,US); A23L29/238 (EP,US);
A23L29/256 (EP,US); A23L33/00 (EP,US); A23L33/16 (EP,US);
A23V2002/00 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
A23V2002/00, A23V2200/332 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2006/23]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:NAHRUNGSMITTELZUSAMMENSETZUNG[2006/23]
English:FOOD COMPOSITION[2006/23]
French:PRODUIT ALIMENTAIRE[2006/23]
Entry into regional phase05.01.2006National basic fee paid 
05.01.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
05.01.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.12.2004Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
05.01.2006Examination requested  [2006/23]
07.09.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.11.2006Fee for grant paid
11.11.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)17.12.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2008/08]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.08.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
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Cited inInternational search[X]JPS5665622  ;
 [A]CN1183906  ;
 [X]WO9415486  (DANISH CROWN INC AS [DK], et al) [X] 1-15 * page 1, paragraph 1 * * page 7, line 9 - line 14 * * page 8, paragraph 4 - page 9, paragraph 2 * * page 17, paragraph 2 * * page 20 - page 23; examples 1-3 * * page 24; claims 1-3,10,12,18,23 *;
 [X]EP0626177  (ABBOTT LAB [US]) [X] 1-15 * page 4, line 17 * * page 5; table 1 * * page 11, line 40 - line 41 * * page 15; table 7 *;
 [A]US5385748  (BUNGER JOHN R [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * column 7, line 20 - column 9, line 16 *;
 [A]US6228886  (ANDERSON STEVEN N [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * column 2, paragraph 3 - paragraph 4 * * column 3, line 60 - column 4, line 47 * * column 12 - column 14; claims 1,11,12,14-20 *;
 [AD]US6245803  (ACOSTA PHYLLIS J B [US], et al) [AD] 1-15 * column 3, line 60 - column 8, line 31 *;
 [A]US6436464  (EUBER JOHN [US]) [A] 1-15 * column 2, line 24 - line 48 * * column 3, paragraph 2 - paragraph 4 * * column 4, paragraph 2 * * column 5, paragraph 1 * * column 6 - column 7; tables 1,2 *;
 [X]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 1981, no. 29, Database accession no. 1981-52679D, XP002269670 & JPS5665622 A 19810603 (SAN-EI CHEM IND LTD) [X] 1-15 * abstract *
 [A]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 2002, no. 57, Database accession no. 2002-529504, XP002269671 & CN1183906 A 19980610 (YANG D) [A] 1-15 * abstract *
 [L]  - Der kleine "Souci-Fachmann-Kraut", STUTTGART, WISSENSCHAFTLICHE VERLAGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH, (1991), XP002269669 [L] 1,8 * page 16 *
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