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EP About this file: EP2120591

EP2120591 - NOVEL DRINKING YOGHURT AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURE THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  15.04.2019
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip24.06.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 27.07.2022  [2022/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Arla Foods Amba
Sønderhøj 14
8260 Viby J / DK
[2010/30]
Former [2009/48]For all designated states
Arla Foods Amba
Skanderborgvej 277
8260 Viby J / DK
Inventor(s)01 / ANDERSEN, Claus
Mollevej 15
DK-7500 Holsterbro / DK
02 / CHRISTENSEN, Gunner
Dardo Rocha 3234
Martinez
B1640FTX Buenos Aires / AR
03 / BURLING, Hans
Karl XI Gatan 17 B
S-22 220 Lund / SE
 [2012/39]
Former [2009/48]01 / ANDERSEN, Claus
Mollevej 15
DK-7500 Holsterbro / DK
02 / CHRISTENSEN, Gunner
Dardo Rocha 3234 Martinez
B1640FTX Buenos Aires / AR
03 / BURLING, Hans
Karl XI Gatan 17 B
S-22 220 Lund / SE
Representative(s)Guardian IP Consulting I/S
Diplomvej, Building 381
2800 Kgs. Lyngby / DK
[N/P]
Former [2012/39]Münzer, Marc Eric
Guardian IP Consulting I/S Diplomvej, Building 381
2800 Kgs. Lyngby / DK
Former [2010/34]Münzer, Marc Eric
Guardian Intellectual Property Consulting I/S Krakasvej 17
3400 Hillerød / DK
Former [2009/48]Plougmann & Vingtoft A/S
Sundkrogsgade 9 P.O. Box 831
2100 Copenhagen / DK
Application number, filing date08700919.701.02.2008
[2009/48]
WO2008DK00048
Priority number, dateUS20070899034P02.02.2007         Original published format: US 899034 P
[2009/48]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2008092458
Date:07.08.2008
Language:EN
[2008/32]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2120591
Date:25.11.2009
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.08.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2120591
Date:26.09.2012
Language:EN
[2012/39]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:XN07.08.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.04.2011
ClassificationIPC:A23C9/13, A23C9/133, A23C21/06, A23C21/02, A23C21/08
[2012/15]
CPC:
A23C9/1307 (EP,US); A23C21/026 (EP,US); A23C21/06 (EP,US);
A23C21/08 (EP,US); A23C9/133 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2011/20]A23C9/127, A23C9/133, A23C9/152, A23C9/156, A23C21/06, A23C21/02, A23C21/08
Former IPC [2009/48]A23C9/127, A23C9/133, A23C9/152, A23C9/156, A23C21/06
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2009/48]
Extension statesAL01.09.2009
BA01.09.2009
MK01.09.2009
RS01.09.2009
TitleGerman:NEUER TRINK-JOGHURT UND VERFAHREN ZU SEINER HERSTELLUNG[2009/48]
English:NOVEL DRINKING YOGHURT AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURE THEREOF[2009/48]
French:NOUVEAU YAOURT À BOIRE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DE CELUI-CI[2009/48]
Entry into regional phase01.09.2009National basic fee paid 
01.09.2009Search fee paid 
01.09.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
01.09.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.09.2009Examination requested  [2010/07]
15.07.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.10.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.12.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.04.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.08.2012Fee for grant paid
17.08.2012Fee 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  05.10.2011
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  26.06.2013    ADMISSIBLE
COMPAGNIE GERVAIS DANONE
17 Boulevard Haussmann
75009 Paris / FR
Opponent's representative
Regimbeau
20, rue de Chazelles
75847 Paris Cedex 17 / FR
 [2013/32]
07.08.2013Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
18.02.2014Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
19.04.2016Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
19.04.2016Date of oral proceedings
25.05.2016Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
25.05.2016Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
07.10.2016Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
13.06.2017Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
23.06.2017Legal effect of revocation of patent [2017/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
25.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
15.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCH26.09.2012
LI26.09.2012
CY01.02.2015
HR01.02.2015
LT01.02.2015
LU01.02.2015
LV01.02.2015
MT01.02.2015
SK01.02.2015
SI02.02.2015
EE28.02.2015
MC02.03.2015
IS29.08.2015
AT01.02.2017
CZ01.02.2017
FI01.02.2017
GB01.02.2017
TR01.02.2017
ES02.02.2017
SE02.02.2017
BE28.02.2017
DK28.02.2017
FR28.02.2017
NO28.02.2017
NL01.03.2017
[2022/30]
Former [2020/33]CH26.09.2012
LI26.09.2012
CY01.02.2015
HR01.02.2015
LT01.02.2015
LU01.02.2015
LV01.02.2015
MT01.02.2015
SK01.02.2015
SI02.02.2015
EE28.02.2015
MC02.03.2015
IS29.08.2015
AT01.02.2017
CZ01.02.2017
FI01.02.2017
GB01.02.2017
ES02.02.2017
SE02.02.2017
BE28.02.2017
DK28.02.2017
FR28.02.2017
NO28.02.2017
NL01.03.2017
Former [2018/43]CH26.09.2012
LI26.09.2012
CY01.02.2015
HR01.02.2015
LT01.02.2015
LU01.02.2015
LV01.02.2015
MT01.02.2015
SK01.02.2015
SI02.02.2015
EE28.02.2015
MC02.03.2015
IS29.08.2015
AT01.02.2017
CZ01.02.2017
FI01.02.2017
GB01.02.2017
SE02.02.2017
BE28.02.2017
DK28.02.2017
FR28.02.2017
NO28.02.2017
NL01.03.2017
Former [2018/14]CH26.09.2012
LI26.09.2012
CY01.02.2015
HR01.02.2015
LT01.02.2015
LU01.02.2015
LV01.02.2015
SK01.02.2015
SI02.02.2015
EE28.02.2015
MT28.02.2015
MC02.03.2015
IS29.08.2015
AT01.02.2017
CZ01.02.2017
FI01.02.2017
GB01.02.2017
SE02.02.2017
BE28.02.2017
DK28.02.2017
FR28.02.2017
NO28.02.2017
NL01.03.2017
Former [2018/09]CH26.09.2012
LI26.09.2012
CY01.02.2015
HR01.02.2015
LT01.02.2015
LU01.02.2015
LV01.02.2015
SK01.02.2015
SI02.02.2015
EE28.02.2015
MT28.02.2015
MC02.03.2015
IS29.08.2015
AT01.02.2017
CZ01.02.2017
FI01.02.2017
SE02.02.2017
BE28.02.2017
DK28.02.2017
FR28.02.2017
NO28.02.2017
NL01.03.2017
Former [2018/07]CH26.09.2012
LI26.09.2012
CY01.02.2015
HR01.02.2015
LT01.02.2015
LU01.02.2015
LV01.02.2015
SK01.02.2015
SI02.02.2015
EE28.02.2015
MT28.02.2015
MC02.03.2015
IS29.08.2015
AT01.02.2017
CZ01.02.2017
FI01.02.2017
SE02.02.2017
BE28.02.2017
FR28.02.2017
NO28.02.2017
NL01.03.2017
Former [2018/01]CH26.09.2012
LI26.09.2012
CY01.02.2015
HR01.02.2015
LT01.02.2015
LU01.02.2015
LV01.02.2015
SK01.02.2015
SI02.02.2015
EE28.02.2015
MT28.02.2015
MC02.03.2015
IS29.08.2015
AT01.02.2017
CZ01.02.2017
FI01.02.2017
SE02.02.2017
BE28.02.2017
NO28.02.2017
NL01.03.2017
Former [2017/50]CH26.09.2012
LI26.09.2012
CY01.02.2015
HR01.02.2015
LT01.02.2015
LU01.02.2015
LV01.02.2015
SK01.02.2015
SI02.02.2015
EE28.02.2015
MT28.02.2015
MC02.03.2015
IS29.08.2015
AT01.02.2017
CZ01.02.2017
FI01.02.2017
SE02.02.2017
BE28.02.2017
NO28.02.2017
Former [2017/49]CH26.09.2012
LI26.09.2012
CY01.02.2015
HR01.02.2015
LT01.02.2015
LU01.02.2015
LV01.02.2015
SK01.02.2015
SI02.02.2015
EE28.02.2015
MT28.02.2015
MC02.03.2015
IS29.08.2015
AT01.02.2017
CZ01.02.2017
FI01.02.2017
BE28.02.2017
NO28.02.2017
Former [2017/48]CY01.02.2015
HR01.02.2015
LT01.02.2015
LU01.02.2015
LV01.02.2015
SK01.02.2015
SI02.02.2015
EE28.02.2015
MT28.02.2015
MC02.03.2015
IS29.08.2015
CZ01.02.2017
BE28.02.2017
Former [2017/36]CY01.02.2015
HR01.02.2015
LT01.02.2015
LU01.02.2015
LV01.02.2015
SK01.02.2015
SI02.02.2015
EE28.02.2015
MT28.02.2015
MC02.03.2015
IS29.08.2015
BE28.02.2017
Former [2017/03]CY01.02.2015
HR01.02.2015
LT01.02.2015
LU01.02.2015
LV01.02.2015
SK01.02.2015
SI02.02.2015
EE28.02.2015
MT28.02.2015
MC02.03.2015
IS29.08.2015
Former [2015/50]CY01.02.2015
HR01.02.2015
LT01.02.2015
LU01.02.2015
LV01.02.2015
SK01.02.2015
SI02.02.2015
EE28.02.2015
MC02.03.2015
IS29.08.2015
Former [2015/49]CY01.02.2015
HR01.02.2015
LT01.02.2015
LU01.02.2015
LV01.02.2015
SK01.02.2015
SI02.02.2015
EE28.02.2015
MC02.03.2015
Former [2015/48]CY01.02.2015
LU01.02.2015
MC02.03.2015
Former [2015/46]LU01.02.2015
MC02.03.2015
Former [2015/44]LU01.02.2015
Documents cited:Search[XA]GB1492981  (UNILEVER LTD) [X] 5 * examples 1,3 * [A] 1-4,6-18;
 [XA]US4110476  (RHODES KENNETH H) [X] 5 * column 9, line 49 - column 10, line 3; example - * [A] 1-4,6-18;
 [XA]US4956185  (CAJIGAS STANLEY [US]) [X] 5 * example - * [A] 1-4,6-18;
 [A]EP0642740  (SNOW BRAND MILK PROD CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-18* column 3, line 24 - line 43 *;
 [A]  - KAILASAPATHY K ET AL, "EFFECT OF PARTIALLY REPLACING SKIM MILK POWDER WITH WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE ON THE SENSORY QUALITIES OF LACTOSE HYDROLYSED ACIDOPHILUS YOGURT", MILCHWISSENSCHAFT, VV GMBH VOLKSWIRTSCHAFTLICHER VERLAG. MUNCHEN, DE, (19980101), vol. 53, no. 7, ISSN 0026-3788, pages 385 - 389, XP000785246 [A] 1-18 * Section 3.4 on p. 420 *
International search[A]GB1492981  (UNILEVER LTD);
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 [X]JPS5550885  (AJINOMOTO KK);
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 [X]JPS60262584  (FUKUNAGA KAZUJI, et al);
 [A]EP0184267  (HOLLAND MELKUNIE [NL]);
 [A]EP0519127  (MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO LTD [JP]);
 [X]EP0639335  (SOREMARTEC SA [BE], et al);
 [X]WO9805221  (NUTRICIA NV [NL], et al);
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by applicantGB1492981
 US4110476
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Opposition   - Tamine A.Y. et al, Yoghurt, Science and Technology. 2nd ed., Woodhead Publishing, (19990000), pages 11 - 35, XP055263999
    - Tamine A.Y. et al, Yoghurt, Science and Technology. 2nd ed., Woodhead Publishing, (19990000), pages 61 - 82, XP055264000
    - Tamine A.Y. et al, Yoghurt, Science and Technology. 2nd ed., Woodhead Publishing, (19990000), pages 306 - 309, XP055264001
    - Tamine A.Y. et al, Yoghurt, Science and Technology. 2nd ed., Woodhead Publishing, (19990000), pages 319 - 324, XP055264002
    - "Yo-Mix AR 01 Frozen direct inoculation culture", DANONE Product specification, (20120516), pages 1 - 10, XP055264004
    - "Product specification on YC-X11", CHR Hansen, (20020709), page 1, XP055264003
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