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EP About this file: EP1734835

EP1734835 - USE OF y-AMINOBUTANOIC ACID FOR MASKING OR REDUCING AN UNPLEASANT FLAVOR IMPRESSION, AND PREPARATIONS CONTAINING y-AMINOBUTANOIC ACID [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  21.05.2010
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.05.2010Refusal of applicationpublished on 23.06.2010  [2010/25]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Symrise GmbH & Co. KG
Mühlenfeldstrasse 1
37603 Holzminden / DE
[N/P]
Former [2006/52]For all designated states
Symrise GmbH & Co. KG
Mühlenfeldstrasse 1
37603 Holzminden / DE
Inventor(s)01 / LEY, Jakob
Schubertstrasse 5a
37603 Holzminden / DE
02 / KINDEL, Günter
Grabenstrasse 1
37671 Höxter / DE
03 / KRAMMER, Gerhard
Wagnerstrasse 4
37603 Holzminden / DE
04 / HOFMANN, Thomas
Tischlerweg 5
48161 Münster-Roxel / DE
05 / ROTZOLL, Nina
Holbeinstrasse 14
22607 Hamburg / DE
 [2006/52]
Representative(s)Eisenführ Speiser
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Postfach 10 60 78
28060 Bremen / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/40]Eisenführ, Speiser & Partner
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Postfach 10 60 78
28060 Bremen / DE
Former [2006/52]Eisenführ, Speiser & Partner
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Postfach 10 60 78
28060 Bremen / DE
Application number, filing date05740177.029.03.2005
[2006/52]
WO2005EP51424
Priority number, dateDE2004101707607.04.2004         Original published format: DE102004017076
[2006/52]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2005096841
Date:20.10.2005
Language:DE
[2005/42]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1734835
Date:27.12.2006
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.10.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/52]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP20.10.2005
ClassificationIPC:A23L1/22
[2006/52]
CPC:
A61Q11/00 (EP,US); A23L27/82 (EP,US); A23L27/84 (EP,US);
A23L27/86 (EP,US); A61K8/44 (EP,US); A61P43/00 (EP);
A23V2002/00 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
A23V2002/00, A23V2200/16, A23V2250/038 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2006/52]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
YUNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERWENDUNG VON y-AMINOBUTTERSÄURE ZUR MASKIERUNG ODER VERMINDERUNG EINES UNANGENEHMEN GESCHMACKSEINDRUCKS SOWIE ZUBEREITUNGEN ENTHALTEND y-AMINOBUTTERSÄURE[2006/52]
English:USE OF y-AMINOBUTANOIC ACID FOR MASKING OR REDUCING AN UNPLEASANT FLAVOR IMPRESSION, AND PREPARATIONS CONTAINING y-AMINOBUTANOIC ACID[2006/52]
French:UTILISATION D'ACIDE y-AMINOBUTYRIQUE AFIN DE MASQUER OU DE REDUIRE L'IMPRESSION DE MAUVAISE ODEUR ET PREPARATION CONTENANT DE L'ACIDE y-AMINOBUTYRIQUE[2006/52]
Entry into regional phase07.11.2006National basic fee paid 
07.11.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
07.11.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.11.2006Examination requested  [2006/52]
23.03.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
02.10.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.01.2010Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 27.01.2010
27.01.2010Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
08.02.2010Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2010/25]
18.02.2010Application refused, date of legal effect [2010/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.03.201006   M06   Not yet paid
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Cited inInternational search[X]JP2000166502  ;
 [X]WO8600004  (GODFREY SCIENCE & DESIGN INC [US]) [X] 1-5,7 * page 1, line 9 - line 14 * * page 6, line 1 * * claims 1-6,17 *;
 [X]US5631038  (KURTZ ROBERT J [US], et al) [X] 1-3,5,7,8 * column 1, line 9 - line 12 * * claims 5,8 *;
 [X]GB1337086  (TATE & LYLE LTD) [X] 1-3,5,7,8 * the whole document *;
 [X]US5494667  (UCHIDA YUKIO [JP], et al) [X] 3,6 * column 2, line 38 - line 45 * * column 5, line 6 - line 19 *;
 [A]JP2000014356  ;
 [A]JP2001327258  ;
 [A]JP2003310214
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20001013), vol. 2000, no. 09, & JP2000166502 A 20000620 (LOTTE CO LTD) [X] 1-3,5 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20000831), vol. 2000, no. 04, & JP2000014356 A 20000118 (YAKULT HONSHA CO LTD) [A] * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20020403), vol. 2002, no. 03, & JP2001327258 A 20011127 (NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION; SERESU CORPORATION:KK; SA) [A] * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20031205), vol. 2003, no. 12, & JP2003310214 A 20031105 (ITO HIROSHI; KATO YOJI; NORO OSAMU) [A] * abstract *
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