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EP3362520 - NOVEL WHITENING AGENTS FOR CELLULOSIC SUBSTRATES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  30.04.2021
Database last updated on 12.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.07.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  21.04.2017
Formerunknown
Status updated on  31.10.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip28.10.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Milliken & Company
920 Milliken Road, M-495
Spartanburg, South Carolina 29303 / US
[2018/34]
Inventor(s)01 / TORRES, Eduardo
204 Sunnybrook Lane
Greer, South Carolina 29650 / US
02 / MIRACLE, Gregory S.
7063 Francis Drive
Liberty Township, Ohio 45044 / US
 [2018/34]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2018/34]
Application number, filing date16784725.012.10.2016
[2018/34]
WO2016US56660
Priority number, dateUS201562240587P13.10.2015         Original published format: US 201562240587 P
US20161528346003.10.2016         Original published format: US201615283460
[2018/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017066337
Date:20.04.2017
Language:EN
[2017/16]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3362520
Date:22.08.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.04.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/34]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP20.04.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.05.2021
ClassificationIPC:C09B67/22, C09B69/00, C09B69/10, C11D3/42, D21H21/30
[2021/22]
CPC:
C09B69/106 (EP,US); C11D3/42 (EP,CN,US); C09B67/0033 (EP,US);
C09B67/0034 (EP,US); C09B67/0038 (EP,US); C09B67/0041 (EP,US);
C09B67/0046 (EP,US); C09B69/00 (EP,US); C09B69/10 (EP,US);
C09B69/101 (EP,US); C09B69/109 (EP,US); D06L4/614 (CN);
D06L4/657 (CN); D21H21/30 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/34]C09B67/22, C09B69/10, C11D3/42, D21H21/30, C09B69/00
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 [2018/34]
TitleGerman:NEUARTIGE BLEICHMITTEL FÜR CELLULOSESUBSTRATE[2018/34]
English:NOVEL WHITENING AGENTS FOR CELLULOSIC SUBSTRATES[2018/34]
French:NOUVEAUX AGENTS DE BLANCHIMENT POUR SUBSTRATS CELLULOSIQUES[2018/34]
Entry into regional phase19.03.2018National basic fee paid 
19.03.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
19.03.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.03.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.03.2018Examination requested  [2018/34]
19.03.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
03.05.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division to which search results under Rule 164(2) EPC are annexed (Time limit: M04) [2021/22]
03.05.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.09.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.08.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.12.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.11.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.04.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
28.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
27.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
27.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
27.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
27.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
28.10.2024Renewal fee patent year 09
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 [X]EP2133410  (PROCTER & GAMBLE [US]) [X] 1-6 * paragraphs [0048] - [0050] * * paragraphs [0044] - [0047] * * claims 1-10 *
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