EP0341071 - Detergent compositions [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 27.09.2002 Database last updated on 09.05.2025 | Most recent event Tooltip | 04.07.2008 | Change - applicant | published on 06.08.2008 [2008/32] | Applicant(s) | For:GB
Unilever PLC Unilever House Blackfriars London Greater London EC4P 4BQ / GB | For:CH
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Unilever N.V. Weena 455 3013 AL Rotterdam / NL | [N/P] |
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Unilever PLC Unilever House Blackfriars London EC4P 4BQ / GB | ||
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UNILEVER N.V. Weena 455 3013 AL Rotterdam / NL | |||
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UNILEVER PLC Unilever House Blackfriars P.O. Box 68 London EC4P 4BQ / GB | ||
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UNILEVER N.V. Weena 455 3013 AL Rotterdam / NL | |||
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UNILEVER PLC Unilever House Blackfriars P.O. Box 68 London EC4P 4BQ / GB | ||
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UNILEVER N.V. Weena 455 NL-3013 AL Rotterdam / NL | |||
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UNILEVER PLC Unilever House Blackfriars P.O. Box 68 London EC4P 4BQ / GB | ||
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UNILEVER N.V. Weena 455 NL-3013 AL Rotterdam / NL | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Naik, Appaya Raghunath 8 Kilmalcolm Close Oxton Birkenhead Merseyside, L43 9QT / GB | [1989/45] | Representative(s) | Dekker, Enno Ernst Jan, et al Unilever Patent Group Olivier van Noortlaan 120 3133 AT Vlaardingen / NL | [N/P] |
Former [2000/13] | Dekker, Enno E.J., et al Unilever N.V. Patents Division P.O. Box 137 3130 AC Vlaardingen / NL | ||
Former [1992/16] | Elliott, Peter William, et al Unilever plc Patent Division Colworth House Sharnbrook Bedford MK44 1LQ / GB | ||
Former [1991/05] | Thomas, Susan Margaret UNILEVER PLC Patent Division Colworth House Sharnbrook GB-Bedford MK44 1LQ / GB | ||
Former [1989/45] | Green, Mark Charles Unilever PLC Patent Division Colworth House Sharnbrook GB-Bedford MK44 1LQ / GB | Application number, filing date | 89304522.9 | 05.05.1989 | [1989/45] | Priority number, date | GB19880010820 | 06.05.1988 Original published format: GB 8810820 | [1989/45] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP0341071 | Date: | 08.11.1989 | Language: | EN | [1989/45] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP0341071 | Date: | 11.07.1990 | Language: | EN | [1990/28] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0341071 | Date: | 03.08.1994 | Language: | EN | [1994/31] | Type: | B2 New European patent specification | No.: | EP0341071 | Date: | 13.11.2002 | Language: | EN | [2002/46] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 21.05.1990 | Classification | IPC: | C11D1/83, C11D1/94, C11D3/32 | [1989/45] | CPC: |
C11D3/0094 (EP);
C11D1/83 (EP);
C11D1/94 (EP);
C11D3/32 (EP);
C11D1/146 (EP);
C11D1/22 (EP);
| Designated contracting states | CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL, SE [1989/45] | Title | German: | Waschmittelzusammensetzungen | [1989/45] | English: | Detergent compositions | [1989/45] | French: | Compositions détergentes | [1989/45] | Examination procedure | 16.06.1990 | Examination requested [1990/33] | 21.05.1993 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 10.08.1993 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 09.09.1993 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 13.12.1993 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 30.12.1993 | Fee for grant paid | 30.12.1993 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | Opponent(s) | 01
11.04.1995
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ADMISSIBLE Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien TTP / Patentabteilung D-40191 Düsseldorf / DE | 02
01.05.1995
06.06.1995
ADMISSIBLE Colgate-Palmolive Company 300 Park Avenue New York NY 10022-7499 / US Opponent's representative van Gennip, Johannes Simeon W. Vereenigde Postbus 87930 2508 DH Den Haag / NL | [N/P] |
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ADMISSIBLE Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien TTP / Patentabteilung D-40191 Düsseldorf / DE | ||
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ADMISSIBLE Colgate-Palmolive Company 300 Park Avenue New York, N.Y. 10022-7499 / US Opponent's representative van Gennip, Johannes Simeon Wilhelmus Vereenigde Octrooibureaux Nieuwe Parklaan 97 NL-2587 BN 's-Gravenhage / NL | |||
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ADMISSIBLE Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien TTP / Patentabteilung D-40191 Düsseldorf / DE | ||
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ADMISSIBLE Colgate-Palmolive Company 300 Park Avenue New York, N.Y. 10022 / US Opponent's representative Kearney, Kevin David Nicholas KILBURN & STRODE 30 John Street London, WC1N 2DD / GB | |||
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ADMISSIBLE Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien TTP / Patentabteilung D-40191 Düsseldorf / DE | 12.06.1995 | Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition | 17.11.1995 | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition | 03.12.1997 | Date of oral proceedings | 29.01.1998 | Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition | 29.01.1998 | Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings | 07.05.2002 | Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition | 08.07.2002 | Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended | 10.09.2002 | Fee for printing new specification paid | Appeal following opposition | 20.03.1998 | Appeal received No. T0284/98 | 05.06.1998 | Statement of grounds filed | 14.09.1999 | Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form | 27.03.1998 | Appeal received No. T0284/98 | 27.04.1998 | Statement of grounds filed | 07.05.2002 | Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected | 07.05.2002 | Date of oral proceedings | 22.05.2002 | Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 08.12.1990 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 05.06.1992 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 22.05.1993 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 16.05.1994 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | Penalty fee | Additional fee for renewal fee | 01.06.1992 | 04   M06   Fee paid on   05.06.1992 |
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LI | 31.05.1997 | Documents cited: | Search | [X]US4668422 (MALIK ARSHAD H [US], et al); | [XD]EP0070076 (PROCTER & GAMBLE [US]); | [YD]EP0216301 (HENKEL KGAA); | [A]EP0155737 (SHIONOGI & CO [JP]) |