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EP2376018 - COSMETIC TEETH WHITENING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  03.06.2018
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip14.09.2018Refusal of applicationpublished on 17.10.2018  [2018/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The BOC Group Limited
The Priestley Centre 10 Priestley Road The Surrey Research Park Guildford
Surrey GU2 7XY / GB
[2011/42]
Inventor(s)01 / DEVERY, Cormac, John
The Priestley Centre
10 Priestley Road
Surrey Research Park
Guildford GU2 7XY / GB
02 / LLYOD, Geoffrey, Morgan
The Priestley Centre
10 Priestley Road
Surrey Research Park
Guildford GU2 7XY / GB
 [2011/42]
Representative(s)Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8AP / GB
[N/P]
Former [2014/10]Christie, Gemma Louise, et al
The Linde Group
Intellectual Property
10 Priestley Road The Surrey Research Park
Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XY / GB
Former [2011/42]Wickham, Michael
The Linde Group Intellectual Property Department The Priestley Centre 10 Priestley Road, The Surrey Research Park
GB-Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XY / GB
Application number, filing date09807547.617.12.2009
WO2009GB02909
Priority number, dateGB2008002343523.12.2008         Original published format: GB 0823435
GB2009000416411.03.2009         Original published format: GB 0904164
[2011/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2010072997
Date:01.07.2010
Language:EN
[2010/26]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2376018
Date:19.10.2011
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.07.2010 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2011/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP01.07.2010
ClassificationIPC:A61C19/06
[2011/42]
CPC:
A61C19/063 (EP,US); A61C19/06 (KR); A61C19/066 (EP,US);
A61N1/44 (KR); A61N5/10 (KR); A61C17/022 (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,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR 
TitleGerman:KOSMETISCHE ZAHNAUFHELLUNG[2011/42]
English:COSMETIC TEETH WHITENING[2011/42]
French:BLANCHIMENT COSMÉTIQUE DES DENTS[2011/42]
Entry into regional phase13.07.2011National basic fee paid 
13.07.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
13.07.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.07.2011Examination requested  [2011/42]
12.03.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.11.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
30.05.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.04.2018Application refused, date of legal effect [2018/42]
25.04.2018Date of oral proceedings
04.06.2018Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2018/42]
04.06.2018Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
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  25.11.2016
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
11.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
12.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
11.12.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
10.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 07
13.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 08
12.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 09
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Cited inInternational search[XP]US2009004620  (LIU CHI-HUNG [TW], et al) [XP] 17 * paragraphs [0008] - [0011] - [0016] , [0017]; claims 1-2 *;
 [XY]EP1974691  (KREBBER BURGHARDT [DE]) [X] 17 * column 4, paragraphs 19-21; claim 1 * [Y] 17;
 [YD]US2003082500  (LYNCH EDWARD [GB]) [YD] 17 * paragraph [0023] *
ExaminationUS2007029500
 WO2006096716
by applicantUS6770266
 US6569408
 US6555020
 US2003082500
 WO2006096716
 WO2004016052
 WO2006096718
    - JAMES L WALSH ET AL., "Atmospheric Dielectric-Barrier Discharges Scalable from 1 mm to 1 m", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PLASMA SCIENCE, (200808), vol. 36, no. 4
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