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EP4072494 - ABSORBENT ARTICLE COMPRISING A LOWER ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  26.09.2024
Database last updated on 13.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  16.09.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.06.2021
Formerunknown
Status updated on  04.01.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip27.09.2024First examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Procter & Gamble Company
One Procter & Gamble Plaza
Cincinnati, OH 45202 / US
[2022/42]
Inventor(s)01 / GRENIER, Adrien
Procter & Gamble Service GmbH
Sulzbacherstrasse 40-50
65824 Schwalbach am Taunus / DE
02 / CHATTERJEE, Aniruddha
Procter & Gamble Service GmbH
Sulzbacherstrasse 40-50
65824 Schwalbach am Taunus / DE
03 / MOHEBBI, Behzad
Procter & Gamble Service GmbH
Sulzbacherstrasse 40-50
65824 Schwalbach am Taunus / DE
 [2022/42]
Representative(s)P&G Patent Germany
Procter & Gamble Service GmbH
Sulzbacher Straße 40
65824 Schwalbach am Taunus / DE
[2022/42]
Application number, filing date20828733.407.12.2020
[2022/42]
WO2020US63543
Priority number, dateEP2019021534511.12.2019         Original published format: EP 19215345
[2022/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021118904
Date:17.06.2021
Language:EN
[2021/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4072494
Date:19.10.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.06.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP17.06.2021
ClassificationIPC:A61F13/537
[2022/42]
CPC:
A61F13/53756 (EP,US); A61F13/53747 (US); A61F13/51104 (US);
A61F13/51401 (US); A61F13/51458 (US); A61F13/53704 (US);
A61F13/5376 (US); A61F2013/15471 (US); A61F2013/15552 (US);
A61F2013/15861 (US); A61F2013/51447 (US); A61F2013/530167 (US);
A61F2013/53062 (US); A61F2013/530715 (US); A61F2013/53445 (US);
A61F2013/53454 (US); A61F2013/53721 (US); A61F2013/53765 (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 [2022/42]
TitleGerman:SAUGFÄHIGER ARTIKEL MIT EINEM SYSTEM FÜR GERINGERE AUFNAHME UND VERTEILUNG[2022/42]
English:ABSORBENT ARTICLE COMPRISING A LOWER ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM[2022/42]
French:ARTICLE ABSORBANT COMPRENANT UN SYSTÈME D'ACQUISITION ET DE DIFFUSION INFÉRIEUR[2022/42]
Entry into regional phase15.06.2022National basic fee paid 
15.06.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
15.06.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.06.2022Examination requested  [2022/42]
15.06.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
01.02.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.09.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
15.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[Y]EP1842513  (PROCTER & GAMBLE [US]);
 [XYI]US2017135869  (MORIYA AYAKO [JP], et al);
 [XYI]WO2018004564  (KIMBERLY CLARK CO [US]);
 [Y]US2019328587  (SAEVECKE DIRK [DE], et al);
 [XYI]US2019358097  (CHMIELEWSKI HARRY [US], et al)
ExaminationWO9741818
 US6630611
 EP1842513
by applicantUS3860003
 EP0149880
 US5221274
 WO9510996
 US5554145
 US5569234
 US5580411
 US5700254
 US6004306
 WO0059430
 WO02067809
 US2003105190
 WO2007047598
 WO2007046052
 US2007219521
 WO2009155265
 WO2009155264
 US7786341
 US2011139658
 US2011139657
 US2011139662
 US2011139659
 US2011152812
 WO2016040090
 WO2017105997
 US10365237
 US10371652
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