EP0756461 - TOBACCO PRODUCTS, OR SUBSTANCES SIMILAR TO SUCH PRODUCTS, CONTAINING NATURAL SUBSTANCES WITH ANTI-OXIDANT PROPERTIES, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | Opposition procedure closed Status updated on 29.02.2008 Database last updated on 24.08.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 29.02.2008 | Opposition procedure terminated - date of legal effect published | published on 02.04.2008 [2008/14] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH Parkstrasse 51 22605 Hamburg / DE | [2002/17] |
Former [1997/52] | For all designated states H.F. & Ph.F. Reemtsma GmbH Parkstrasse 51 22605 Hamburg / DE | ||
Former [1997/06] | For all designated states H.F. & Ph.F. Reemtsma GmbH & Co Parkstrasse 51 22605 Hamburg / DE | Inventor(s) | 01 /
KOPSCH, Reiner Möwenring 7d 22869 Schenefeld / DE | 02 /
RÖPER, Wolfram Moorreye 78 22415 Hamburg / DE | 03 /
WILDENAU, Wolfgang Hartwigsahl 17 23863 Bargfeld-Stegen / DE | [1997/06] | Representative(s) | Uexküll & Stolberg Partnerschaft von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB Beselerstraße 4 22607 Hamburg / DE | [N/P] |
Former [1997/06] | UEXKÜLL & STOLBERG Patentanwälte Beselerstrasse 4 22607 Hamburg / DE | Application number, filing date | 95917934.2 | 18.04.1995 | [1997/06] | WO1995EP01452 | Priority number, date | DE19944416101 | 19.04.1994 Original published format: DE 4416101 | [1997/06] | Filing language | DE | Procedural language | DE | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO9528098 | Date: | 26.10.1995 | Language: | DE | [1995/46] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP0756461 | Date: | 05.02.1997 | Language: | DE | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.10.1995 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [1997/06] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0756461 | Date: | 02.11.2000 | Language: | DE | [2000/44] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | EP | 26.10.1995 | Classification | IPC: | A24D3/14, A24B15/30 | [1997/06] | CPC: |
A24B15/301 (EP,US);
A24D3/14 (EP,KR,US)
| Designated contracting states | AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [1997/06] | Extension states | LT | 25.10.1996 | SI | 25.10.1996 | Title | German: | TABAKERZEUGNISSE ODER TABAKERZEUGNISSEN ÄHNLICHE WAREN MIT ANTIOXIDATIV WIRKENDEN NATURSTOFFEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DERSELBEN | [1997/06] | English: | TOBACCO PRODUCTS, OR SUBSTANCES SIMILAR TO SUCH PRODUCTS, CONTAINING NATURAL SUBSTANCES WITH ANTI-OXIDANT PROPERTIES, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | [1997/06] | French: | PRODUITS DU TABAC OU SUBSTANCES ANALOGUES CONTENANT DES SUBSTANCES NATURELLES A ACTION ANTIOXYDANTE, ET LEUR PROCEDE DE PRODUCTION | [1997/06] | Entry into regional phase | 25.10.1996 | National basic fee paid | 25.10.1996 | Designation fee(s) paid | 25.10.1996 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 24.05.1995 | Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP | 25.10.1996 | Examination requested [1997/06] | 13.03.1997 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 15.07.1997 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 15.01.1998 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 18.05.1998 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 27.10.1998 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 23.04.1999 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 28.02.2000 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No) | 28.04.2000 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval) | 09.05.2000 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 14.07.2000 | Fee for grant paid | 14.07.2000 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | Opponent(s) | 01
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24.07.2001
ADMISSIBLE British American Tabacco (Germany) GmbH Alsterufer 4 20354 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative SSM Sandmair Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt Partnerschaft mbB Joseph-Wild-Straße 20 81829 München / DE | [N/P] |
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24.07.2001
ADMISSIBLE British American Tabacco (Germany) GmbH Alsterufer 4 20354 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx Patentanwälte Stuntzstrasse 16 81677 München / DE | ||
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Opponent(s) | 01
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British American Tabacco (Germany) GmbH Alsterufer 4 20354 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Teipel, Susanne, Dr. Schwabe, Sandmair, Marx Patentanwälte Stuntzstrasse 16 81677 München / DE | 13.09.2001 | Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition | 20.02.2002 | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition | 16.11.2007 | Despatch of communication that the opposition procedure will be closed | 26.11.2007 | Legal effect of closure of opposition procedure [2008/14] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 13.06.1997 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 17.04.1998 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 16.04.1999 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 17.04.2000 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | Penalty fee | Additional fee for renewal fee | 30.04.1997 | 03   M06   Fee paid on   13.06.1997 |
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Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | IE | 02.11.2000 | SE | 02.02.2001 | LU | 18.04.2001 | MC | 30.04.2001 | AT | 18.04.2003 | GB | 18.04.2003 | ES | 19.04.2003 | BE | 30.04.2003 | CH | 30.04.2003 | DK | 30.04.2003 | LI | 30.04.2003 | PT | 31.10.2003 | DE | 01.11.2003 | NL | 01.11.2003 | GR | 04.11.2003 | FR | 31.12.2003 | IT | 18.04.2005 | [2007/34] |
Former [2006/39] | IE | 02.11.2000 | |
SE | 02.02.2001 | ||
LU | 18.04.2001 | ||
MC | 30.04.2001 | ||
AT | 18.04.2003 | ||
GB | 18.04.2003 | ||
ES | 19.04.2003 | ||
BE | 30.04.2003 | ||
CH | 30.04.2003 | ||
DK | 30.04.2003 | ||
LI | 30.04.2003 | ||
PT | 31.10.2003 | ||
DE | 01.11.2003 | ||
NL | 01.11.2003 | ||
GR | 04.11.2003 | ||
FR | 31.12.2003 | ||
Former [2005/02] | IE | 02.11.2000 | |
SE | 02.02.2001 | ||
LU | 18.04.2001 | ||
AT | 18.04.2003 | ||
GB | 18.04.2003 | ||
ES | 19.04.2003 | ||
BE | 30.04.2003 | ||
CH | 30.04.2003 | ||
DK | 30.04.2003 | ||
LI | 30.04.2003 | ||
PT | 31.10.2003 | ||
DE | 01.11.2003 | ||
NL | 01.11.2003 | ||
GR | 04.11.2003 | ||
FR | 31.12.2003 | ||
Former [2004/39] | IE | 02.11.2000 | |
SE | 02.02.2001 | ||
LU | 18.04.2001 | ||
AT | 18.04.2003 | ||
GB | 18.04.2003 | ||
BE | 30.04.2003 | ||
CH | 30.04.2003 | ||
DK | 30.04.2003 | ||
LI | 30.04.2003 | ||
PT | 31.10.2003 | ||
DE | 01.11.2003 | ||
NL | 01.11.2003 | ||
GR | 04.11.2003 | ||
FR | 31.12.2003 | ||
Former [2004/31] | IE | 02.11.2000 | |
SE | 02.02.2001 | ||
AT | 18.04.2003 | ||
GB | 18.04.2003 | ||
BE | 30.04.2003 | ||
CH | 30.04.2003 | ||
DK | 30.04.2003 | ||
LI | 30.04.2003 | ||
PT | 31.10.2003 | ||
DE | 01.11.2003 | ||
NL | 01.11.2003 | ||
GR | 04.11.2003 | ||
FR | 31.12.2003 | ||
Former [2004/29] | IE | 02.11.2000 | |
SE | 02.02.2001 | ||
AT | 18.04.2003 | ||
GB | 18.04.2003 | ||
BE | 30.04.2003 | ||
CH | 30.04.2003 | ||
DK | 30.04.2003 | ||
LI | 30.04.2003 | ||
PT | 31.10.2003 | ||
DE | 01.11.2003 | ||
NL | 01.11.2003 | ||
GR | 04.11.2003 | ||
Former [2004/28] | IE | 02.11.2000 | |
SE | 02.02.2001 | ||
AT | 18.04.2003 | ||
GB | 18.04.2003 | ||
BE | 30.04.2003 | ||
CH | 30.04.2003 | ||
LI | 30.04.2003 | ||
PT | 31.10.2003 | ||
DE | 01.11.2003 | ||
NL | 01.11.2003 | ||
GR | 04.11.2003 | ||
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SE | 02.02.2001 | ||
AT | 18.04.2003 | ||
GB | 18.04.2003 | ||
CH | 30.04.2003 | ||
LI | 30.04.2003 | ||
PT | 31.10.2003 | ||
DE | 01.11.2003 | ||
NL | 01.11.2003 | ||
GR | 04.11.2003 | ||
Former [2004/22] | IE | 02.11.2000 | |
SE | 02.02.2001 | ||
AT | 18.04.2003 | ||
GB | 18.04.2003 | ||
CH | 30.04.2003 | ||
LI | 30.04.2003 | ||
PT | 31.10.2003 | ||
NL | 01.11.2003 | ||
GR | 04.11.2003 | ||
Former [2004/14] | IE | 02.11.2000 | |
SE | 02.02.2001 | ||
AT | 18.04.2003 | ||
PT | 31.10.2003 | ||
NL | 01.11.2003 | ||
GR | 04.11.2003 | ||
Former [2004/13] | IE | 02.11.2000 | |
SE | 02.02.2001 | ||
PT | 31.10.2003 | ||
NL | 01.11.2003 | ||
Former [2002/17] | IE | 02.11.2000 | |
SE | 02.02.2001 | ||
Former [2002/10] | SE | 02.02.2001 | |
IE | 27.07.2001 | ||
Former [2001/51] | SE | 02.02.2001 | Cited in | International search | [X]JPH0523159 ; | [X]JPS6214772 ; | [A]JPH0662824 ; | [X]EP0110693 (PHILIP MORRIS INC [US]) [X] 1,4,5,12,15 * page 10; claim 1; table 1 *; | [A]WO8808700 (BARBARO DANIELE [IT]); | [A]WO9400138 (VYREX CORP [US]) [A] 1,12,30 * claims 1,2,9 * | [X] - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, Database accession no. 93-079425, & JPH0523159 A 19930202 (KIKKOMAN CORP.) [X] 1,4,5,12-20,22,26,30 * abstract * | [X] - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, Database accession no. 87-060419, & JPS6214772 A 19870123 (NAKAJIMA) [X] 1,8,9,12,15 * abstract * | [X] - J.C. LEFFINGWELL, tobacco flavoring for smoking products, WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA, US, R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY [X] 1,4-6,12,13,15,19,25-27 * siehe Seiten 11,12 und 47; Seite 63,64 * | [A] - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, Database accession no. 94-114240, & JPH0662824 A 19940308 (KYODO NYUGYO KK) [A] 1,12,30 * abstract * |