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EP About this file: EP3737243

EP3737243 - METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING THE TASTE OF DIET COLA SODAS AND OTHER BEVERAGES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  16.10.2020
Database last updated on 18.03.2026
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  19.07.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip25.11.2025New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Aharonian, Gregory
4 Westlund Road
Belmont, MA 02478 / US
[2020/47]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2020/47]
Representative(s)Zacco GmbH
Bayerstrasse 83
80335 München / DE
[2020/47]
Application number, filing date19739095.811.01.2019
[2020/47]
WO2019US13189
Priority number, dateUS201862616699P12.01.2018         Original published format: US 201862616699 P
US201862722351P24.08.2018         Original published format: US 201862722351 P
[2020/47]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019140186
Date:18.07.2019
Language:EN
[2019/29]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3737243
Date:18.11.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.07.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/47]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US18.07.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.04.2021
ClassificationIPC:A23L2/60, A23L27/30, A23L2/56
[2021/21]
CPC:
A23L2/56 (EP); A23L2/52 (EP); A23L2/60 (EP);
A23L27/10 (EP); A23L27/88 (EP)
Former IPC [2020/47]A23L2/60, A23L27/30
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 [2020/47]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND ZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN ZUR VERBESSERUNG DES GESCHMACKS VON DIÄTCOLAGETRÄNKEN UND ANDEREN GETRÄNKEN[2020/47]
English:METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING THE TASTE OF DIET COLA SODAS AND OTHER BEVERAGES[2020/47]
French:PROCÉDÉS ET COMPOSITIONS POUR AMÉLIORER LE GOÛT DE SODAS DE TYPE COLA LIGHT ET D'AUTRES BOISSONS[2020/47]
Entry into regional phase12.08.2020National basic fee paid 
12.08.2020Search fee paid 
12.08.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
12.08.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.08.2020Examination requested  [2020/47]
18.11.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
30.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
23.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
03.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
23.12.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
24.11.2025Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[XI] US3894146  (TSUYAMA NAOTO et al.) [X] 1,2,5,7,8,11,13,14 * column 5, lines 50-55; example 14; claim 1 *[I] 3,4,6,9,10,12
 [XI] US3957976  (SUGIMOTO KANAME et al.) [X] 1,2,5,7,8,11,13,14 * column 1, lines 47-64; example 8; claim 1 *[I] 3,4,6,9,10,12
 [I] WO2016014114  (AHARONIAN GREGORY et al.) [I] 1-14 * paragraphs [0012] , [0 20] , [0088]; example 10 *
 [A] US2009280232  (LEE THOMAS et al.) [A] 6,12 * examples 1,2 *
 [A]   CLIFFORD D. MAY: "How Coca-Cola Obtains Its Coca", THE NEW YORK TIMES, 1 July 1988 (1988-07-01), XP055579836, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20190410] [A] 1-14
International search[X] US2017119032  (PATRON ANDREW et al.) [X] 1 * entire document especially Abstract, para[0006],[0068],[0188] *
 [A] US2016113316  (NACHBAGAUER JOSEF et al.) [A] 1 * entire document especially abstract, para[0067],[0068] *
 [A] US2017096418  (PATRON ANDREW P et al.) [A] 1 * entire document especially Abstract *
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