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EP About this file: EP0759743

EP0759743 - EMULSION COMPRISING A GELLED AQUEOUS OUTER PHASE, A NON-AQUEOUS INTERMEDIATE PHASE AND AN AQUEOUS INNER PHASE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  28.10.2005
Database last updated on 16.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.01.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 06.02.2008  [2008/06]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CP Kelco APS
Ved Banen 16
4623 Lille Skensved / DK
[N/P]
Former [2002/10]For all designated states
CP Kelco ApS
Ved Banen 16
4623 Lille Skensved / DK
Former [1999/34]For all designated states
Monsanto p.l.c.
Lane End Road, High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire HP12 4HL / GB
Former [1997/10]For all designated states
KELCO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Waterfield
Tadworth, Surrey KT20 5HQ / GB
Inventor(s)01 / FITZPATRICK, John
31 Treelands-North Holmwood
Surrey RH5 4TE / GB
02 / MELLOR, Adrian
11 Camelot Close-Southwater
West Sussex RH13 7XP / GB
[1997/10]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2001/06]HOFFMANN - EITLE
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München / DE
Former [1997/10]Bosch, Henry, et al
Monsanto Services International S.A. Patent Department Avenue de Tervuren 270/272 Letter Box No. 21
1150 Brussels / BE
Application number, filing date95920832.317.05.1995
[1997/10]
WO1995EP01892
Priority number, dateGB1994001009219.05.1994         Original published format: GB 9410092
[1997/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9531967
Date:30.11.1995
Language:EN
[1995/51]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0759743
Date:05.03.1997
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.11.1995 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1997/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0759743
Date:31.07.2002
Language:EN
[2002/31]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP30.11.1995
ClassificationIPC:A61K9/10, A61K9/107, A61K9/113, A61K7/00, A61K7/32, A61K7/38, A61K7/48, A61K9/06
[1997/10]
CPC:
A61K9/107 (EP,US); A61K8/042 (EP,US); A61K8/066 (EP,US);
A61Q15/00 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1997/10]
TitleGerman:EMULSION ENTHALTEND EINE GELIERTE WÄSSERIGE AÜSSERE PHASE, EINE NICHTWÄSSERIGE ZWISCHENPHASE UND EINE WÄSSERIGE INNERE PHASE[2001/28]
English:EMULSION COMPRISING A GELLED AQUEOUS OUTER PHASE, A NON-AQUEOUS INTERMEDIATE PHASE AND AN AQUEOUS INNER PHASE[1997/10]
French:EMULSION COMPRENANT UNE PHASE EXTERNE GELIFIEE AQUEUSE, UNE PHASE INTERMEDIAIRE NON AQUEUSE ET UNE PHASE INTERNE AQUEUSE[1997/10]
Former [1997/10]EMULSION ENTHALTEND EINE GELIERTE WÄSSERIGE AÜSSERE PHASE, EINE NICHTWÄSSERIGE ZZWISCHENPHASE UND EINE WÄSSERIGE INNERE PHASE
Entry into regional phase11.11.1996National basic fee paid 
11.11.1996Designation fee(s) paid 
11.11.1996Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.12.1995Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
11.11.1996Examination requested  [1997/10]
06.09.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
06.03.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.07.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
13.11.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.02.2002Fee for grant paid
13.02.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  30.04.2003    ADMISSIBLE
HENKEL KGaA
VTP (Patente)
40191 Düsseldorf / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2003/26]
Opponent(s)01  30.04.2003    ADMISSIBLE
Henkel KGaA
VTP (Patente)
40191 Düsseldorf / DE
05.06.2003Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
15.07.2005Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
25.07.2005Legal effect of revocation of patent [2005/50]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.04.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
23.04.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
07.05.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
25.04.2000Renewal fee patent year 06
30.04.2001Renewal fee patent year 07
21.05.2002Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBE31.07.2002
CH31.07.2002
FR31.07.2002
GR31.07.2002
IT31.07.2002
LI31.07.2002
NL31.07.2002
DK31.10.2002
SE31.10.2002
DE01.11.2002
PT12.11.2002
ES30.01.2003
AT17.05.2003
GB17.05.2003
LU17.05.2003
IE19.05.2003
MC31.05.2003
[2008/06]
Former [2005/49]BE31.07.2002
CH31.07.2002
FR31.07.2002
GR31.07.2002
LI31.07.2002
NL31.07.2002
DK31.10.2002
SE31.10.2002
DE01.11.2002
PT12.11.2002
ES30.01.2003
AT17.05.2003
GB17.05.2003
LU17.05.2003
IE19.05.2003
MC31.05.2003
Former [2005/02]BE31.07.2002
CH31.07.2002
GR31.07.2002
LI31.07.2002
NL31.07.2002
DK31.10.2002
SE31.10.2002
DE01.11.2002
PT12.11.2002
ES30.01.2003
FR21.02.2003
AT17.05.2003
GB17.05.2003
LU17.05.2003
IE19.05.2003
MC31.05.2003
Former [2004/43]BE31.07.2002
CH31.07.2002
GR31.07.2002
LI31.07.2002
NL31.07.2002
DK31.10.2002
SE31.10.2002
DE01.11.2002
PT12.11.2002
ES30.01.2003
FR21.02.2003
AT17.05.2003
GB17.05.2003
LU17.05.2003
IE19.05.2003
Former [2004/39]BE31.07.2002
CH31.07.2002
GR31.07.2002
LI31.07.2002
NL31.07.2002
DK31.10.2002
SE31.10.2002
DE01.11.2002
PT12.11.2002
ES30.01.2003
FR21.02.2003
GB17.05.2003
LU17.05.2003
IE19.05.2003
Former [2004/29]BE31.07.2002
CH31.07.2002
GR31.07.2002
LI31.07.2002
NL31.07.2002
DK31.10.2002
SE31.10.2002
DE01.11.2002
PT12.11.2002
ES30.01.2003
FR21.02.2003
GB17.05.2003
IE19.05.2003
Former [2004/22]BE31.07.2002
CH31.07.2002
GR31.07.2002
LI31.07.2002
NL31.07.2002
DK31.10.2002
SE31.10.2002
DE01.11.2002
PT12.11.2002
ES30.01.2003
FR21.02.2003
GB17.05.2003
Former [2004/04]BE31.07.2002
CH31.07.2002
GR31.07.2002
LI31.07.2002
NL31.07.2002
DK31.10.2002
SE31.10.2002
DE01.11.2002
PT12.11.2002
ES30.01.2003
FR21.02.2003
Former [2003/48]BE31.07.2002
CH31.07.2002
GR31.07.2002
LI31.07.2002
NL31.07.2002
DK31.10.2002
SE31.10.2002
DE01.11.2002
PT12.11.2002
FR21.02.2003
Former [2003/47]CH31.07.2002
GR31.07.2002
LI31.07.2002
NL31.07.2002
DK31.10.2002
SE31.10.2002
DE01.11.2002
PT12.11.2002
FR21.02.2003
Former [2003/45]CH31.07.2002
GR31.07.2002
LI31.07.2002
NL31.07.2002
DK31.10.2002
SE31.10.2002
DE01.11.2002
PT12.11.2002
Former [2003/31]CH31.07.2002
GR31.07.2002
LI31.07.2002
NL31.07.2002
SE31.10.2002
PT12.11.2002
Former [2003/22]GR31.07.2002
NL31.07.2002
SE31.10.2002
PT12.11.2002
Former [2003/20]GR31.07.2002
NL31.07.2002
SE31.10.2002
Former [2003/08]NL31.07.2002
SE31.10.2002
Former [2003/03]SE31.10.2002
Cited inInternational search[A]EP0278103  (AMERICAN CYANAMID CO [US]) [A] 1-12 * claims 1-9 *;
 [A]EP0279328  (FIRMENICH & CIE [CH]) [A] 1-12 * abstract *;
 [A]EP0345075  (UNILEVER PLC [GB], et al) [A] 1-12 * abstract *;
 [A]US4900542  (PARROTTA JR UMBERTO V [US], et al) [A] 1-12 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP0507693  (OREAL [FR]) [A] 1-12 * abstract *;
 [A]EP0518710  (FIDIA SPA [IT])[A] 1-12
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