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EP0507402 - Process for preparing detergent compositions [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 18.03.2005 Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	25.04.2008	Change - representative	published on 28.05.2008 [2008/22]
Applicant(s)	For:CH DE ES FR IT LI NL SE Unilever N.V. Weena 455 3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
	For:GB Unilever PLC Unilever House Blackfriars London Greater London EC4P 4BQ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1999/05]	For:CH DE ES FR IT LI NL SE UNILEVER N.V. Weena 455 3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
	For:GB UNILEVER PLC Unilever House Blackfriars London EC4P 4BQ / GB
Former [1993/09]	For:CH DE ES FR IT LI NL SE UNILEVER N.V. Weena 455 NL-3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
	For:GB UNILEVER PLC Unilever House Blackfriars London EC4P 4BQ / GB
Former [1992/41]	For:CH DE ES FR IT LI NL SE UNILEVER N.V. Weena 455 NL-3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
	For:GB UNILEVER PLC Unilever House Blackfriars London EC4P 4BQ / GB
Inventor(s)	01 / Euser, Huig, Unilever Research Laboratory Olivier van Noortlaan 120 NL-3133 AT Vlaardingen / NL
	02 / Jackson, Philip Stephen, Unilever Research Port Sunlight Laboratory, Quarry Road East Bebington, Wirral / GB
	03 / Jeffreys, Amanda Jane, Unilever Research Port Sunlight Laboratory, Quarry Road East Bebington, Wirral / GB
	04 / Roberts, David William, Unilever Research Port Sunlight Laboratory, Quarry Road East Bebington, Wirral / GB
	[1992/41]
Representative(s)	Elliott, Peter William, et al Unilever Patent Group Colworth House Sharnbrook Bedford MK44 1LQ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2008/22]	Elliott, Peter William, et al Unilever Patent Group Colworth House Sharnbrook Bedford MK44 1LQ / GB
Former [2003/16]	Elliott, Peter William, et al Unilever PLC Patent Department, Colworth House Sharnbrook Bedford MK44 1LQ / GB
Former [2001/25]	Agnew, Andrew, et al Unilever plc Patent Department Colworth House Sharnbrook, Bedford MK44 1LQ / GB
Former [2001/18]	Elliott, Peter William, et al Unilever plc Patent Division Colworth House Sharnbrook Bedford MK44 1LQ / GB
Former [2000/46]	Waldren, Robin Michael, et al Lloyd Wise, Treager & Co., Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1LW / GB
Former [2000/26]	Elliott, Peter William, et al Unilever plc Patent Division Colworth House Sharnbrook Bedford MK44 1LQ / GB
Former [1993/25]	Geary, Stephen Unilever Plc, Patent Division, Colworth House Sharnbrook, Bedford MK44 1LQ / GB
Former [1992/41]	Kan, Jacob Hendrik, Dr. Unilever N.V. Patent Division P.O. Box 137 NL-3130 AC Vlaardingen / NL
Application number, filing date	92200908.9	30.03.1992
	[1992/41]
Priority number, date	GB19910007092	04.04.1991 Original published format: GB 9107092
	[1992/41]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0507402
	Date:	07.10.1992
	Language:	EN
	[1992/41]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0507402
	Date:	03.02.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/05]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	31.07.1992
Classification	IPC:	C11D11/04, C07C303/32	[1992/41]
	CPC:	C11D1/66 (KR); C11D1/83 (EP); C11D11/04 (EP); C11D17/065 (EP); C11D1/146 (EP); C11D1/22 (EP); (+) C11D1/72 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting states	CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL, SE [1992/41]
Title	German:	Verfahren zur Herstellung von Waschmittelzusammensetzungen	[1992/41]
	English:	Process for preparing detergent compositions	[1992/41]
	French:	Procédé de fabrication des compositions détergentes	[1992/41]
Examination procedure	08.10.1992	Examination requested [1992/50]
	05.10.1995	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	28.02.1996	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	04.07.1996	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	07.01.1997	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	27.11.1997	Date of oral proceedings
	08.12.1997	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	08.12.1997	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	02.02.1998	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	30.03.1998	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	28.07.1998	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	29.08.1998	Fee for grant paid
	29.08.1998	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 03.11.1999 15.11.1999 ADMISSIBLE HENKEL KGaA VTP (Patente) 40191 Düsseldorf / DE
		02 30.10.1999 15.11.1999 ADMISSIBLE Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG Henkelstrasse 67 40589 Düsseldorf / DE Opponent's representative Fiesser, Gerold Michael Herzog Fiesser & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB Postfach 26 02 32 80059 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2002/17]
	Opponent(s)	01 03.11.1999 15.11.1999 ADMISSIBLE Henkel KGaA VTP (Patente) 40191 Düsseldorf / DE
		02 30.10.1999 15.11.1999 ADMISSIBLE Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG Henkelstrasse 67 40589 Düsseldorf / DE Opponent's representative Fiesser, Gerold Michael Kahlhöfer Neumann Heilein Patentanwälte Postfach 26 02 32 80059 München / DE
	Former [2000/01]
	Opponent(s)	01 03.11.1999 15.11.1999 ADMISSIBLE Henkel KGaA VTP (Patente) 40191 Düsseldorf / DE
		02 30.10.1999 15.11.1999 ADMISSIBLE Cognis Deutschland GmbH R&T-Intellectual Properties Postfach 13 01 64 40191 Düsseldorf / DE
	Former [1999/51]
	Opponent(s)	01 03.11.1999 ADMISSIBLE Henkel KGaA VTP (Patente) 40191 Düsseldorf / DE
	08.12.1999	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	18.07.2000	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	24.04.2002	Date of oral proceedings
	16.05.2002	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	19.12.2002	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	12.03.2005	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2005/18]
Appeal following opposition	14.02.2003	Appeal received No. T0236/03
	11.02.2005	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor inadmissible
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	11.03.1994	Renewal fee patent year 03
	20.03.1995	Renewal fee patent year 04
	13.03.1996	Renewal fee patent year 05
	21.03.1997	Renewal fee patent year 06
	11.03.1998	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CH	03.02.1999
	LI	03.02.1999
	NL	03.02.1999
	SE	03.02.1999
	GB	30.03.2004
	DE	01.10.2004
	FR	30.11.2004
	[2005/46]
Former [2005/45]	CH	03.02.1999
	LI	03.02.1999
	NL	03.02.1999
	SE	03.02.1999
	GB	30.03.2004
	DE	01.10.2004
Former [2005/14]	CH	03.02.1999
	LI	03.02.1999
	NL	03.02.1999
	SE	03.02.1999
	DE	01.10.2004
Former [2003/07]	CH	03.02.1999
	LI	03.02.1999
	NL	03.02.1999
	SE	03.02.1999
Former [2002/23]	CH	03.02.1999
	LI	03.02.1999
	SE	03.02.1999
Former [2000/52]	CH	03.02.1999
	LI	03.02.1999
Former [2000/50]	CH	10.05.1999
	LI	10.05.1999
Documents cited:	Search	[X]JP1047755 ;
		[X]EP0364880 (SUNSTAR INC [JP], et al);
		[A]DE2232341 (ORTHMANN & HERBST)
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 13, no. 238 (C-603)5 June 1989 & JP-A-1 047 755 ( DAI ICHI KOGYO SEIYAKU CO LTD ) 22 February 1989, & JP1047755 A 19890222
	Examination	JPS6447755

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