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EP2986156 - USE OF WHEY PROTEIN IN COMBINATION WITH ELECTRICAL MUSCLE STIMULATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  01.05.2020
Database last updated on 26.04.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  18.11.2016
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 19.08.2020  [2020/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Entre-deux-Villes
1800 Vevey / CH
[2019/28]
Former [2016/08]For all designated states
Nestec S.A.
Avenue Nestlé 55
1800 Vevey / CH
Inventor(s)01 / ARIGONI, Fabrizio
Nibancho Terrace 1306
5-25 Nibancho
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 102-0084 / JP
02 / BREUILLE, Denis
Chemin de la Grangette 15
CH-1010 Lausanne / CH
03 / MORITANI, Toshio
Laboratory of Applied Physiology
Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies
Kyoto University
Sakyo-ku
Kyoto 606-8501 / JP
04 / OFFORD CAVIN, Elizabeth
Chemin de la Boriodaz
34
CH-1820 Montreux / CH
05 / VINYES PARES, Gerard
153-0062 Meguro-ku
Mita 2-10-47 3F
Tokyo 102-0084 / JP
 [2016/08]
Representative(s)Rupp, Christian, et al
Mitscherlich PartmbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Karlstraße 7
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2020/23]Rupp, Christian, et al
Mitscherlich PartmbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Sonnenstraße 33
80331 München / DE
Former [2016/08]Chautard, Cécile
Nestec S.A.
CT-IAM
Avenue Nestlé 55
1800 Vevey / CH
Application number, filing date14717146.614.04.2014
[2016/08]
WO2014EP57474
Priority number, dateEP2013016368715.04.2013         Original published format: EP 13163687
[2016/08]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014170245
Date:23.10.2014
Language:EN
[2014/43]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2986156
Date:24.02.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.10.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2986156
Date:21.12.2016
Language:EN
[2016/51]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP2986156
Date:03.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP23.10.2014
ClassificationIPC:A23L33/10, A23L33/155, A23L33/19, A61H1/00, A63B21/00
[2020/16]
CPC:
A61N1/36003 (EP,US); A23L33/11 (EP,US); A23L33/115 (EP,US);
A23L33/12 (EP,US); A23L33/155 (EP,US); A23L33/175 (EP,US);
A23L33/18 (EP,US); A23L33/19 (EP,US); A61K31/20 (EP,US);
A61K31/59 (EP,US); A61P21/00 (EP); A61P43/00 (EP);
A23V2002/00 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/08]A23L33/10, A23L33/155, A23L33/17, A61H1/00, A63B21/00
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 [2016/08]
TitleGerman:VERWENDUNG VON WHEY-PROTEIN IN KOMBINATION MIT ELEKTRISCHER MUSKELSTIMULATION[2016/40]
English:USE OF WHEY PROTEIN IN COMBINATION WITH ELECTRICAL MUSCLE STIMULATION[2016/08]
French:UTILISATION DE LA PROTÉINE DE LACTOSÉRUM EN COMBINAISON AVEC UNE STIMULATION MUSCULAIRE ÉLECTRIQUE[2016/40]
Former [2016/08]VERWENDUNG VON MOLKEPROTEIN IN KOMBINATION MIT ELEKTRISCHER MUSKELSTIMULATION
Former [2016/08]UTILISATION DE PROTÉINE DU PETIT-LAIT EN COMBINAISON AVEC UNE STIMULATION ÉLECTRIQUE DE MUSCLE
Entry into regional phase16.11.2015National basic fee paid 
16.11.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
16.11.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.11.2015Examination requested  [2016/08]
22.06.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.09.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.11.2016Fee for grant paid
08.11.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
08.11.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  21.09.2017    ADMISSIBLE
N.V. Nutricia
Eerste Stationsstraat 186
2712 HM Zoetermeer / NL
Opponent's representative
Nederlandsch Octrooibureau
P.O. Box 29720
2502 LS The Hague / NL
 [2017/44]
30.10.2017Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
09.02.2018Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
19.02.2019Date of oral proceedings
21.03.2019Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
21.03.2019Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
19.07.2019Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
16.03.2020Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
27.04.2020Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition09.05.2019Appeal received No.  T1347/19
19.07.2019Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent withdrawn
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.04.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU14.04.2014
AL21.12.2016
BE21.12.2016
CY21.12.2016
CZ21.12.2016
EE21.12.2016
HR21.12.2016
LT21.12.2016
LV21.12.2016
MC21.12.2016
MK21.12.2016
PL21.12.2016
RO21.12.2016
RS21.12.2016
SI21.12.2016
SK21.12.2016
SM21.12.2016
BG21.03.2017
NO21.03.2017
GR22.03.2017
IE14.04.2017
LU14.04.2017
MT14.04.2017
IS21.04.2017
PT21.04.2017
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PT21.04.2017
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MT14.04.2017
IS21.04.2017
PT21.04.2017
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PT21.04.2017
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EE21.12.2016
HR21.12.2016
LT21.12.2016
LV21.12.2016
MC21.12.2016
PL21.12.2016
RO21.12.2016
RS21.12.2016
SI21.12.2016
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SM21.12.2016
BG21.03.2017
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LU14.04.2017
IS21.04.2017
PT21.04.2017
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RO21.12.2016
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NO21.03.2017
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PT21.04.2017
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SK21.12.2016
SM21.12.2016
BG21.03.2017
NO21.03.2017
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PT21.04.2017
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LT21.12.2016
LV21.12.2016
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LT21.12.2016
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Former [2017/12]LV21.12.2016
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