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EP About this file: EP2178392

EP2178392 - METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION OF VEGETABLE CHIPS OR FRENCH FRIES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.08.2012
Database last updated on 10.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.07.2014Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 20.08.2014  [2014/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Bimaja Holding B.v.
Badlaan 35
1399 GM Muiderberg / NL
[2010/17]
Inventor(s)01 / VAN HULST, Marcus, Wilhelmus, Johannes
Badlaan 35
NL-1399 GM Muiderberg / NL
 [2010/17]
Representative(s)van Kooij, Adriaan, et al
Arnold & Siedsma
Bezuidenhoutseweg 57
2594 AC The Hague / NL
[N/P]
Former [2010/17]van Kooij, Adriaan, et al
Arnold & Siedsma Sweelickplein 1
2517 GK Den Haag / NL
Application number, filing date08773970.209.07.2008
[2010/17]
WO2008EP05676
Priority number, dateNL2007103411509.07.2007         Original published format: NL 1034115
[2010/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009007126
Date:15.01.2009
Language:EN
[2009/03]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2178392
Date:28.04.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.01.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2178392
Date:12.10.2011
Language:EN
[2011/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP15.01.2009
ClassificationIPC:A23L1/00, A23L1/01, A23L1/212
[2010/17]
CPC:
A23L33/21 (EP,US); A23L11/05 (EP,US); A23L19/00 (EP,US);
A23L19/09 (EP,US); A23L19/18 (EP,US); A23L29/206 (EP,US);
A23L29/219 (EP,US); A23L5/11 (EP,US); A23P30/20 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2010/17]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON GEMÜSE-CHIPS ODER -FRITTEN[2010/17]
English:METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION OF VEGETABLE CHIPS OR FRENCH FRIES[2010/17]
French:PROCÉDÉS DE PRÉPARATION DE CHIPS VÉGÉTALES OU DE POMMES DE TERRE FRITES[2010/17]
Entry into regional phase29.01.2010National basic fee paid 
29.01.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
29.01.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.01.2010Examination requested  [2010/17]
29.04.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.07.2011Fee for grant paid
02.07.2011Fee 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  29.04.2011
Opposition(s)13.07.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.07.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
28.07.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU09.07.2008
AT12.10.2011
CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
DK12.10.2011
EE12.10.2011
FI12.10.2011
HR12.10.2011
IT12.10.2011
LT12.10.2011
LV12.10.2011
MT12.10.2011
PL12.10.2011
RO12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
SK12.10.2011
TR12.10.2011
BG12.01.2012
NO12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
IS12.02.2012
PT13.02.2012
IE09.07.2012
LU09.07.2012
[2014/34]
Former [2014/27]AT12.10.2011
CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
DK12.10.2011
EE12.10.2011
FI12.10.2011
HR12.10.2011
IT12.10.2011
LT12.10.2011
LV12.10.2011
MT12.10.2011
PL12.10.2011
RO12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
SK12.10.2011
TR12.10.2011
BG12.01.2012
NO12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
IS12.02.2012
PT13.02.2012
IE09.07.2012
LU09.07.2012
Former [2014/21]AT12.10.2011
CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
DK12.10.2011
EE12.10.2011
FI12.10.2011
HR12.10.2011
IT12.10.2011
LT12.10.2011
LV12.10.2011
MT12.10.2011
PL12.10.2011
RO12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
SK12.10.2011
TR12.10.2011
BG12.01.2012
NO12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
IS12.02.2012
PT13.02.2012
IE09.07.2012
Former [2013/35]AT12.10.2011
CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
DK12.10.2011
EE12.10.2011
FI12.10.2011
HR12.10.2011
IT12.10.2011
LT12.10.2011
LV12.10.2011
MT12.10.2011
PL12.10.2011
RO12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
SK12.10.2011
BG12.01.2012
NO12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
IS12.02.2012
PT13.02.2012
IE09.07.2012
Former [2013/33]AT12.10.2011
CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
DK12.10.2011
EE12.10.2011
FI12.10.2011
HR12.10.2011
IT12.10.2011
LT12.10.2011
LV12.10.2011
PL12.10.2011
RO12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
SK12.10.2011
BG12.01.2012
NO12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
IS12.02.2012
PT13.02.2012
IE09.07.2012
Former [2013/29]AT12.10.2011
CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
DK12.10.2011
EE12.10.2011
FI12.10.2011
HR12.10.2011
IT12.10.2011
LT12.10.2011
LV12.10.2011
PL12.10.2011
RO12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
SK12.10.2011
BG12.01.2012
NO12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
IS12.02.2012
PT13.02.2012
Former [2013/07]AT12.10.2011
CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
DK12.10.2011
EE12.10.2011
HR12.10.2011
IT12.10.2011
LT12.10.2011
LV12.10.2011
PL12.10.2011
RO12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
SK12.10.2011
BG12.01.2012
NO12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
IS12.02.2012
PT13.02.2012
Former [2012/37]CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
DK12.10.2011
EE12.10.2011
HR12.10.2011
IT12.10.2011
LT12.10.2011
LV12.10.2011
PL12.10.2011
RO12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
SK12.10.2011
BG12.01.2012
NO12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
IS12.02.2012
PT13.02.2012
Former [2012/36]CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
DK12.10.2011
EE12.10.2011
HR12.10.2011
LT12.10.2011
LV12.10.2011
RO12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
SK12.10.2011
BG12.01.2012
NO12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
IS12.02.2012
PT13.02.2012
Former [2012/35]CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
DK12.10.2011
EE12.10.2011
HR12.10.2011
LT12.10.2011
LV12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
BG12.01.2012
NO12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
IS12.02.2012
PT13.02.2012
Former [2012/34]CY12.10.2011
CZ12.10.2011
HR12.10.2011
LT12.10.2011
LV12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
NO12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
IS12.02.2012
PT13.02.2012
Former [2012/28]CY12.10.2011
HR12.10.2011
LT12.10.2011
LV12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
NO12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
IS12.02.2012
PT13.02.2012
Former [2012/27]HR12.10.2011
LT12.10.2011
LV12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
NO12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
IS12.02.2012
PT13.02.2012
Former [2012/24]LT12.10.2011
LV12.10.2011
SE12.10.2011
SI12.10.2011
NO12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
IS12.02.2012
PT13.02.2012
Former [2012/23]LT12.10.2011
NO12.01.2012
GR13.01.2012
IS12.02.2012
PT13.02.2012
Former [2012/21]LT12.10.2011
NO12.01.2012
IS12.02.2012
Former [2012/20]LT12.10.2011
NO12.01.2012
Cited inInternational search[A]US4272553  (BENGTSSON BENGT L, et al) [A] 1-19 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP0204939  (NAT STARCH CHEM CORP [US]) [A] 1-19* the whole document *;
 [A]DE3617478  (RATHENOW YVONNE [DE]) [A] 1-19 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP1228700  (COOEPERATIVE VERKOOP EN PRODUC [NL]) [A] 10 * the whole document *;
 [A]FR2847427  (BONDUELLE SA ETS [FR]) [A] 1-19 * examples 2,3; claims 1-12 *;
 [A]WO2006023974  (INLAND EMPIRE FOODS INC [US], et al) [A] 1-19 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2007065569  (BLAUN RANDALL S [US]) [A] 1-19 * paragraphs [0023] - [0031]; examples 1,2,7,8; claims 1-19 *;
 [A]  - ANONIEM, "Fun Letters Mix", PRODUCT INFORMATIE, (2006), URL: http://www.farmfrites.nl, (20080311), XP002472368 [A] 1-19 * the whole document *
 [A]  - ANONIEM, "Farm Frites introduceert de Letterpret Alfabet Games", DE BEDRIJVENDATABENK: BUSINESS-TO-CONSUMER, (20060104), URL: www.bedrijvendatabank.nl, (20080311), XP002472369 [A] 1-19 * the whole document *
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