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EP About this file: EP2606112

EP2606112 - FABRIC TREATMENT COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING TARGETED BENEFIT AGENTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.04.2016
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.10.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 14.11.2018  [2018/46]
Applicant(s)For:CY  GB  IE  MT 
Unilever PLC
a company registered in England and Wales
under company no. 41424
Unilever House
100 Victoria Embankment
London EC4Y 0DY / GB
For:AL  AT  BE  BG  CH  CZ  DE  DK  EE  ES  FI  FR  GR  HR  HU  IS  IT  LI  LT  LU  LV  MC  MK  NL  NO  PL  PT  RO  RS  SE  SI  SK  SM  TR 
Unilever N.V.
Weena 455
3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
[N/P]
Former [2015/22]For:CY  GB  IE  MT 
Unilever PLC
a company registered in England and Wales under company no. 41424 Unilever House 100 Victoria Embankment
London EC4Y 0DY / GB
For:AL  AT  BE  BG  CH  CZ  DE  DK  EE  ES  FI  FR  GR  HR  HU  IS  IT  LI  LT  LU  LV  MC  MK  NL  NO  PL  PT  RO  RS  SE  SI  SK  SM  TR 
Unilever N.V.
Weena 455
3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
Former [2013/26]For:CY  GB  IE  MT 
Unilever PLC
a company registered in England and Wales under company no. 41424 Unilever House 100 Victoria Embankment
London EC4Y 0DY / GB
For:AL  AT  BE  BG  CH  CZ  DE  DK  EE  ES  FI  FR  GR  HR  HU  IS  IT  LI  LT  LU  LV  MC  MK  NL  NO  PL  PT  RO  RS  SE  SI  SK  SM  TR 
Unilever NV
Weena 455
3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
Inventor(s)01 / CHEN, Honggang
Room 401
No 9
lane 315
Yangpu District
Shanghai / CN
02 / FERGUSON, Paul
Unilever R&D Port Sunlight
Quarry Road East
Bebington
Wirral Merseyside CH63 3JW / GB
03 / JONES, Christopher, Clarkson
Unilever R&D Port Sunlight
Quarry Road East
Bebington
Wirral Merseyside CH63 3JW / GB
04 / MEALING, David, Richard, Arthur
Unilever R&D Port Sunlight
Quarry Road East
Bebington
Wirral Merseyside CH63 3JW / GB
05 / PAN, Xiaoyun
Unilever (China) Investing Company
66 LinXin Road
Linkong Economic Development Zone
Shanghai
200335 / CN
06 / WANG, Jinfang
Unilever (China) Investing Company
66 Lin Xin Road
Linkong Economic Development Zone
Shanghai
200335 / CN
 [2013/26]
Representative(s)Chisem, Janet
Unilever Patent Group Colworth House Sharnbrook
Bedford MK44 1LQ / GB
[2013/26]
Application number, filing date11748625.816.08.2011
WO2011EP64071
Priority number, dateWO2010CN7608718.08.2010         Original published format: PCT/CN2010/076087
[2013/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012022736
Date:23.02.2012
Language:EN
[2012/08]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2606112
Date:26.06.2013
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.02.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2013/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2606112
Date:27.05.2015
Language:EN
[2015/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP23.02.2012
ClassificationIPC:C11D3/00, C11D3/22, C11D3/37, C11D3/50, C11D17/00
[2013/26]
CPC:
C11D3/505 (EP,US); C11D17/0039 (EP,US); C11D3/0036 (EP,US);
C11D3/225 (EP,US); C11D3/3788 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2013/26]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:WÄSCHEBEHANDLUNGSMITTEL MIT ZIELENDEN PFLEGEMITTELN[2015/08]
English:FABRIC TREATMENT COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING TARGETED BENEFIT AGENTS[2013/26]
French:COMPOSITIONS DE TRAITEMENT DE TISSU CONTENANT DES AGENTS APPORTANT UN BÉNÉFICE CIBLÉ[2013/26]
Former [2013/26]STOFFBEHANDLUNGSZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN MIT GEZIELTEN PFLEGEMITTELN
Entry into regional phase31.01.2013National basic fee paid 
31.01.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
31.01.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.05.2012Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
31.01.2013Examination requested  [2013/26]
04.09.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.02.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.04.2015Fee for grant paid
16.04.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
16.04.2015Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  03.02.2015
Opposition(s)01.03.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.08.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
27.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU16.08.2011
AL27.05.2015
AT27.05.2015
CY27.05.2015
CZ27.05.2015
DK27.05.2015
EE27.05.2015
FI27.05.2015
HR27.05.2015
LT27.05.2015
LV27.05.2015
MC27.05.2015
MK27.05.2015
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RO27.05.2015
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SK27.05.2015
SM27.05.2015
IE16.08.2015
LU16.08.2015
BG27.08.2015
NO27.08.2015
GR28.08.2015
CH31.08.2015
LI31.08.2015
IS27.09.2015
PT28.09.2015
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ac60111a017
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