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EP0314739 - IMPROVED HARD COATED SUGARLESS CHEWING GUM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 05.11.1994 Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	23.12.1999	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): LU	published on 09.02.2000 [2000/06]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY 410 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60611 / US
	[N/P]
Former [1989/19]	For all designated states WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY 410 North Michigan Avenue Chicago Illinois 60611 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / REED, Michael, A. 630 North Mulford Evanston, IL 60202 / US
	02 / PATEL, Mansukh, M. 3257 Venard Road Downers Grove, IL 60515 / US
	03 / KURES, Vasek, J. 8305 Pleasant View Road Willow Springs, IL 60480 / US
	04 / ORR, Ulesses 1134 East 81st Street Chicago, IL 60619 / US
	[1989/19]
Representative(s)	Allard, Susan Joyce, et al BOULT WADE TENNANT, Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1989/19]	Allard, Susan Joyce, et al BOULT, WADE & TENNANT 27 Furnival Street London EC4A 1PQ / GB
Application number, filing date	88904331.1	29.04.1988
	[1989/19]
	WO1988US01374
Priority number, date	US19870046665	04.05.1987 Original published format: US 46665
	US19880185107	22.04.1988 Original published format: US 185107
	[1989/49]
Former [1989/19]	US19870046665	04.05.1987
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO8808671
	Date:	17.11.1988
	Language:	EN
	[1988/25]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0314739
	Date:	10.05.1989
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.11.1988 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1989/19]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0314739
	Date:	05.01.1994
	Language:	EN
	[1994/01]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	17.11.1988
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	30.05.1989
Classification	IPC:	A23G3/30	[1989/19]
	CPC:	A23G4/10 (EP,US); A23G4/025 (EP,US); A23G4/046 (EP,US); A23G4/064 (EP,US); A23G4/20 (EP,US); Y10S426/804 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, FR, GB, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE [1989/19]
Title	German:	ZUCKERFREIER KAUGUMMI MIT HARTER BESCHICHTUNG	[1989/19]
	English:	IMPROVED HARD COATED SUGARLESS CHEWING GUM	[1989/19]
	French:	CHEWING-GUM SANS SUCRE AMELIORE A ENROBAGE DUR	[1989/19]
Entry into regional phase	27.12.1988	National basic fee paid
	27.12.1988	Search fee paid
	27.12.1988	Designation fee(s) paid
	27.12.1988	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	27.12.1988	Examination requested [1989/19]
	29.05.1991	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	09.12.1991	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.06.1992	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	30.10.1992	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	09.03.1993	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	10.05.1993	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	11.06.1993	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	29.06.1993	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	08.07.1993	Fee for grant paid
	08.07.1993	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	06.10.1994	No opposition filed within time limit [1994/52]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	21.03.1990	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.12.1990	Renewal fee patent year 04
	10.04.1992	Renewal fee patent year 05
	13.04.1993	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	05.01.1994
	BE	05.01.1994
	CH	05.01.1994
	LI	05.01.1994
	SE	05.01.1994
	LU	30.04.1994
	[2000/06]
Former [1994/48]	AT	05.01.1994
	BE	05.01.1994
	CH	05.01.1994
	LI	05.01.1994
	SE	05.01.1994
Former [1994/46]	AT	05.01.1994
	CH	05.01.1994
	LI	05.01.1994
	SE	05.01.1994
Former [1994/44]	CH	05.01.1994
	LI	05.01.1994
	SE	05.01.1994
Former [1994/31]	CH	05.01.1994
	LI	05.01.1994
Documents cited:	Search	[X]US4238510 (CHERUKURI SUBRAMAN R [US], et al);
		[X]GB2115672 (NABISCO BRANDS INC);
		[E]EP0273856 (WARNER LAMBERT CO [US]);
		[A]US4117173 (SCHIWECK HUBERT, et al)
	International search	[Y]US4317838 (CHERUKURI SUBRAMAN R, et al);
		[Y]US4587119 (BUCKE CHRISTOPHER [GB], et al);
		[A]US4359531 (BUCKE CHRISTOPHER, et al);
		[A]US4323588 (VINK WALTER, et al);
		[A]US4423086 (DEVOS FRANCIS [FR], et al);
		[A]US4567053 (LINDLEY MICHAEL G [GB]);
		[AP]US4693974 (SCHWENGERS DIETER [DE], et al);
		[Y]US4117173 (SCHIWECK HUBERT, et al)

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