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EP0253487 - Activated bleaching composition [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 07.05.1999 Database last updated on 09.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	05.10.2005	Change: Appeal number
Applicant(s)	For all designated states The Clorox Company 1221 Broadway Oakland, California 94612 / US
	[N/P]
Former [1988/03]	For all designated states The Clorox Company 1221 Broadway Oakland California 94612 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Wiersema, Richard J. 200 Berverdor Avenue Tracy California 95376 / US
	02 / Stanislowski, Anna G. 20 Woodland Drive Walnut Creek California 94595 / US
	[1988/03]
Representative(s)	Meyer, Ludgerus Patentanwälte Meyer & Partner GbR Jungfernstieg 38 20354 Hamburg / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1989/42]	Meyer, Ludgerus A., Dipl.-Ing. Patentanwalt Jungfernstieg 38 D-20354 Hamburg / DE
Former [1988/03]	Smith, Sydney Elkington and Fife Prospect House 8 Pembroke Road Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR / GB
Application number, filing date	87304963.9	04.06.1987
	[1988/03]
Priority number, date	US19860872252	09.06.1986 Original published format: US 872252
	[1988/03]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0253487
	Date:	20.01.1988
	Language:	EN
	[1988/03]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0253487
	Date:	15.06.1988
	Language:	EN
	[1988/24]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0253487
	Date:	03.04.1991
	Language:	EN
	[1991/14]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	26.04.1988
Classification	IPC:	C11D3/39, C11D3/386	[1988/03]
	CPC:	C11D3/3945 (EP); C11D3/2093 (EP); C11D3/38627 (EP); C11D3/39 (EP); C11D3/391 (EP); C12N9/20 (EP)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, GR, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE [1988/03]
Title	German:	Aktivierte Bleichmittelzusammensetzung	[1988/03]
	English:	Activated bleaching composition	[1988/03]
	French:	Composition de blanchiment activée	[1988/03]
Examination procedure	04.08.1988	Examination requested [1988/40]
	14.06.1989	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	26.01.1990	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	24.03.1990	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	21.05.1990	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	25.07.1990	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	28.08.1990	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	21.09.1990	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	17.12.1990	Fee for grant paid
	17.12.1990	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 03.01.1992 22.01.1992 ADMISSIBLE UNILEVER N.V. / UNILEVER PLC Weena 455/Unilever House, Blackfriars 3013 AL Rotterdam/London EC4P 4BQ / NL Opponent's representative Kan, Jacob Hendrik Unilever Patent Group Olivier van Noortlaan 120 3133 AT Vlaardingen / NL
		[N/P]
	Former [1994/31]
	Opponent(s)	01 03.01.1992 22.01.1992 ADMISSIBLE UNILEVER N.V. / UNILEVER PLC P.O. Box 760 / Unilever House, Blackfriars NL-3000 DK ROTTERDAM / LONDON EC4 4BQ, GB / NL Opponent's representative Kan, Jacob Hendrik, Dr. Unilever N.V. Patent Division P.O. Box 137 NL-3130 AC Vlaardingen / NL
	Former [1992/10]
	Opponent(s)	01 03.01.1992 Unilever N.V. P.O. Box 760 3000 DK Rotterdam / NL Opponent's representative Kan, Jacob Hendrik, Dr. Unilever N.V. Patent Division P.O. Box 137 NL-3130 AC Vlaardingen / NL
	11.02.1992	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	13.08.1992	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	20.08.1992	Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M03)
	19.11.1992	Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
	10.11.1993	Date of oral proceedings
	29.11.1993	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	29.11.1993	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	18.02.1999	Legal effect of revocation of patent [1999/25]
	18.02.1999	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Appeal following opposition	24.01.1994	Appeal received No. T0056/94
	31.03.1994	Statement of grounds filed
	18.02.1999	Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
	18.02.1999	Date of oral proceedings
	01.03.1999	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Request for further processing for:	01.02.1990	Request for further processing filed
	01.02.1990	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	18.04.1990	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	12.06.1989	Renewal fee patent year 03
	28.05.1990	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	LU	04.06.1992
	SE	05.06.1993
	BE	30.06.1993
	CH	30.06.1993
	LI	30.06.1993
	GR	31.12.1993
	NL	01.01.1994
	AT	04.06.1998
	[2004/38]
Former [2002/24]	LU	30.06.1992
	SE	05.06.1993
	BE	30.06.1993
	CH	30.06.1993
	LI	30.06.1993
	GR	31.12.1993
	NL	01.01.1994
	AT	04.06.1998
Former [1999/52]	LU	30.06.1992
	SE	05.06.1993
	BE	30.06.1993
	CH	30.06.1993
	LI	30.06.1993
	NL	01.01.1994
	AT	04.06.1998
Former [1999/34]	SE	05.06.1993
	BE	30.06.1993
	CH	30.06.1993
	LI	30.06.1993
	NL	01.01.1994
	AT	04.06.1998
Former [1994/39]	SE	05.06.1993
	BE	30.06.1993
	CH	30.06.1993
	LI	30.06.1993
	NL	01.01.1994
Former [1994/26]	SE	05.06.1993
	BE	30.06.1993
	CH	30.06.1993
	LI	30.06.1993
Former [1994/18]	SE	05.06.1993
	CH	30.06.1993
	LI	30.06.1993
Former [1994/16]	SE	05.06.1993
Documents cited:	Search	[A]FR2003378 (COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO);
		[A]DE2420647 (KAO CORP);
		[AD]US3974082 (WEYN HENDRIK FRANS);
		[AD]EP0130064 (NOVO INDUSTRI AS [DK])

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