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EP0617578 - STRONGLY MINT-FLAVORED CHEWING GUMS WITH REDUCED BITTERNESS AND HARSHNESS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  18.10.1996
Database last updated on 16.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.10.1996Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 04.12.1996 [1996/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY
410 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611 / US
[N/P]
Former [1994/40]For all designated states
WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY
410 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago Illinois 60611 / US
Inventor(s)01 / PATEL, Mansukh, M.
3257 Venard Road
Downers Grove, IL 60515 / US
02 / BRODERICK, Kevin, B.
1527 Wenonah
Berwyn, IL 60402 / US
03 / MEYERS, Marc, A.
1428 Baldwin Drive
Naperville, IL 60565 / US
04 / SCHNELL, Philip, G.
1240 39th Street
Downers Grove, IL 60515 / US
05 / SONG, Joo, H.
1907 Butternut Lane
Northbrook, IL 60062 / US
06 / YATKA, Robert, J.
15127 South St. Andrews Court
Orland Park, IL 60462 / US
07 / ZIBELL, Steven, E.
8321 Heather Lane
Tinley Park, IL 60477 / US
[1994/40]
Representative(s)Baverstock, Michael George Douglas
BOULT WADE TENNANT, Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
[N/P]
Former [1994/40]Baverstock, Michael George Douglas
BOULT, WADE & TENNANT 27 Furnival Street
London, EC4A 1PQ / GB
Application number, filing date93900980.904.12.1992
[1994/40]
WO1992US10623
Priority number, dateUS1991081066917.12.1991         Original published format: US 810669
[1994/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9311673
Date:24.06.1993
Language:EN
[1993/15]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0617578
Date:05.10.1994
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.06.1993 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1994/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US24.06.1993
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.11.1994
ClassificationIPC:A23G3/30
[1994/40]
CPC:
A23G4/14 (EP,US); A23G4/02 (EP,US); A23G4/10 (EP,US);
A23G4/20 (EP,US); A23J3/18 (EP,US); A23L27/30 (EP,US);
A23L27/32 (EP,US); A23V2002/00 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
A23V2002/00, A23V2250/242, A23V2250/264, A23V2250/51086, A23V2250/548 (US,EP);
A23V2002/00, A23V2250/244, A23V2250/266, A23V2250/5432, A23V2250/548 (US,EP);
A23V2002/00, A23V2250/246, A23V2250/1614, A23V2250/548 (EP,US);
A23V2002/00, A23V2250/642, A23V2250/6418, A23V2250/6406, A23V2250/6416, A23V2250/2482, A23V2200/22, A23V2250/54 (US,EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1994/40]
TitleGerman:KAUGUMMIS MIT STARKEM MENTHOLGESMACK UND MIT VERRINGERTEM BITTERKEIT UND SCHÄRFE[1994/40]
English:STRONGLY MINT-FLAVORED CHEWING GUMS WITH REDUCED BITTERNESS AND HARSHNESS[1994/40]
French:GOMMES A MACHER PARFUMEES A LA MENTHE FORTE ET POSSEDANT UNE AMERTUME ET UNE APRETE REDUITES[1994/40]
File destroyed:20.04.2002
Entry into regional phase13.06.1994National basic fee paid 
13.06.1994Search fee paid 
13.06.1994Designation fee(s) paid 
13.06.1994Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.07.1993Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: DE
13.06.1994Examination requested  [1994/40]
19.10.1995Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
30.04.1996Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [1996/49]
28.06.1996Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [1996/49]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.12.1994Renewal fee patent year 03
08.12.1995Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[X]WO9014015  (WRIGLEY W M JUN CO [US]) [X] 1-20 * page 6, line 1 - line 34; examples 1-3 * * page 16, line 1 - line 8 *;
 [L]EP0426831  (WRIGLEY W M JUN CO [US]) [L] * published document with the same priority in which the typing error in example 3 has been corrected;; example 3 *;
 [X]WO8911212  (WRIGLEY W M JUN CO [US]) [X] 1-4,6,8-13,15,16,20 * page 34, line 18 - line 28; example 64; table 6 *
International search[A]US4919941  (ZIBELL STEVEN E [US]);
 [A]US4931295  (COURTRIGHT STEVEN B [US], et al);
 [A]US4194013  (DASEK JAROSLAV [CH], et al);
 [A]US3576663  (SIGNORINO CHARLES A, et al);
 [A]US4863745  (ZIBELL STEVEN E [US]);
 [A]US4045581  (MACKAY DONALD A M, et al)
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