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EP0793439 - A METHOD FOR WAREWASHING WITHOUT BLEACH [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1997/37]	A METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR WAREWASHING WITHOUT BLEACH
	[1999/19]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 04.07.2008 Database last updated on 10.05.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	19.03.2010	Change - opposition data/opponents data or that of the opponents representative	published on 21.04.2010 [2010/16]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states JohnsonDiversey, Inc. 8310 16th Street Sturtevant Wisconsin 53177-0902 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2003/46]	For all designated states JohnsonDiversey, Inc. 8310 16th Street Sturtevant, Wisconsin 53177-0902 / US
Former [1997/37]	For:DE ES FR IT UNILEVER N.V. Weena 455 3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
	For:GB UNILEVER PLC Unilever House Blackfriars London EC4P 4BQ / GB
Inventor(s)	01 / LANSBERGEN, Adrianus, Joost Fazantenkamp 704 NL-3607 DR Maarssen / NL
	02 / UHLHORN, Robert, Jan Marius Bauerstraat 14 NL-3443 HL Woerden / NL
	03 / NICHOLSON, John, Richard 88 Sherwood Drive Ramsey, NJ 07446 / US
	04 / RAIBLE, Duane, Unilever Research US Inc. 45 River Road Edgewater, NJ 07020 / US
	[1997/37]
Representative(s)	Ruschke, Hans Edvard, et al Ruschke Madgwick Seide & Kollegen Patentanwälte Patent Attorney (UK) PartG mbB Postfach 86 06 29 81633 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2008/36]	Ruschke, Hans Edvard, et al RUSCHKE HARTMANN MADGWICK & SEIDE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Postfach 86 06 29 81633 München / DE
Former [2002/42]	Ruschke, Hans Edvard, Dipl.-Ing., et al Ruschke Hartmann Becker Pienzenauerstrasse 2 81679 München / DE
Former [1997/37]	Rosen Jacobson, Frans Lucas M., et al Unilever N.V., Patent Division, P.O. Box 137 3130 AC Vlaardingen / NL
Application number, filing date	95940999.6	21.11.1995
	[1997/37]
	WO1995EP04606
Priority number, date	GB19940023234	24.11.1994 Original published format: GB 9423234
	[1997/37]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9615710
	Date:	30.05.1996
	Language:	EN
	[1996/25]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0793439
	Date:	10.09.1997
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.05.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1997/37]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0793439
	Date:	26.01.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/04]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	30.05.1996
Classification	IPC:	A47L15/44, C11D3/00	[1997/37]
	CPC:	A47L15/44 (EP); C11D3/386 (EP); C11D2111/14 (EP); C11D2111/44 (EP)
Designated contracting states	DE, ES, FR, GB, IT [1997/37]
Title	German:	VERFAHREN ZUM GESCHIRRWASCHEN OHNE VERWENDUNG VON BLEICHMITTELN	[1999/19]
	English:	A METHOD FOR WAREWASHING WITHOUT BLEACH	[1999/19]
	French:	PROCEDE DE LAVAGE INDUSTRIEL DE VAISSELLE SANS AGENT DE BLANCHIMENT	[1999/19]
	Former [1997/37]	VERFAHREN UND SPÜLMITTEL ZUM GESCHIRRWASCHEN OHNE VERWENDUNG VON BLEICHMITTELN
	Former [1997/37]	A METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR WAREWASHING WITHOUT BLEACH
	Former [1997/37]	PROCEDE ET COMPOSITION DESTINES AU LAVAGE INDUSTRIEL DE VAISSELLE SANS AGENT DE BLANCHIMENT
Entry into regional phase	02.04.1997	National basic fee paid
	02.04.1997	Designation fee(s) paid
	02.04.1997	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	26.04.1996	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	02.04.1997	Examination requested [1997/37]
	16.03.1998	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	30.06.1998	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	28.09.1998	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	02.12.1998	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	12.04.1999	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	28.07.1999	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	04.09.1999	Fee for grant paid
	04.09.1999	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 24.10.2000 06.11.2000 ADMISSIBLE HENKEL KGaA VTP (Patente) 40191 Düsseldorf / DE Opponent's representative dompatent von Kreisler Selting Werner - Partnerschaft von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB Deichmannhaus am Dom Bahnhofsvorplatz 1 50667 Köln / DE
		02 25.10.2000 09.11.2000 ADMISSIBLE Chemische Fabrik Dr. Weigert (GmbH & Co.) Mühlenhagen 85 D-20539 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Keussen, Christof Glawe Delfs Moll Partnerschaft mbB von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten Rothenbaumchaussee 58 20148 Hamburg / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2010/16]
	Opponent(s)	01 24.10.2000 06.11.2000 ADMISSIBLE HENKEL KGaA VTP (Patente) 40191 Düsseldorf / DE Opponent's representative von Kreisler Selting Werner Deichmannhaus am Dom Bahnhofsvorplatz 1 50667 Köln / DE
		02 25.10.2000 09.11.2000 ADMISSIBLE Chemische Fabrik Dr. Weigert (GmbH & Co.) Mühlenhagen 85 D-20539 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Keussen, Christof, Dr. Glawe, Delfs, Moll & Partner Patentanwälte Rothenbaumchaussee 58 20148 Hamburg / DE
	Former [2003/33]
	Opponent(s)	01 24.10.2000 06.11.2000 ADMISSIBLE Henkel KGaA VTP (Patente) 40191 Düsseldorf / DE Opponent's representative Weber, Thomas, Dr.Dipl.-Chem. Patentanwälte von Kreisler-Selting-Werner, Postfach 10 22 41 50462 Köln / DE
		02 25.10.2000 09.11.2000 ADMISSIBLE Chemische Fabrik Dr. Weigert (GmbH & Co.) Mühlenhagen 85 D-20539 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Keussen, Christof, Dr. Glawe, Delfs, Moll & Partner Patentanwälte Rothenbaumchaussee 58 20148 Hamburg / DE
	Former [2000/51]
	Opponent(s)	01 24.10.2000 06.11.2000 ADMISSIBLE Henkel KGaA VTP (Patente) 40191 Düsseldorf / DE
		02 25.10.2000 09.11.2000 ADMISSIBLE Chemische Fabrik Dr. Weigert (GmbH & Co.) Mühlenhagen 85 D-20539 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Keussen, Christof, Dr. Glawe, Delfs, Moll & Partner Patentanwälte Rothenbaumchaussee 58 20148 Hamburg / DE
	Former [2000/50]
	Opponent(s)	01 24.10.2000 06.11.2000 ADMISSIBLE Henkel KGaA VTP (Patente) 40191 Düsseldorf / DE
	01.12.2000	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	10.09.2001	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	05.11.2003	Date of oral proceedings
	24.11.2003	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	24.11.2003	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	09.08.2005	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2008/32]
Appeal following opposition	28.01.2004	Appeal received No. T0157/04
	05.04.2004	Statement of grounds filed
	09.08.2005	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected
	09.08.2005	Date of oral proceedings
	29.08.2005	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	03.12.1997	Renewal fee patent year 03
	11.11.1998	Renewal fee patent year 04
	13.11.1999	Renewal fee patent year 05
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	01.12.1997	03 M06 Fee paid on 22.12.1997
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Cited in	International search	[A]GB1296839 (NOVO TERAPEUTISK LABORATORIUM A/D) [A] 1,7;
		[A]GB2189520 (UNILEVER PLC)[A] 1;
		[X]DE4219620 (LICENTIA GMBH [DE]) [X] 1,9 * the whole document *;
		[X]WO9427488 (HENKEL ECOLAB GMBH & CO OHG [DE], et al) [X] 1,2,4,7,9,10,15 * abstract * * page 3, line 11 - line 13; claims 1,3,4 *
	Examination	EP0282214
		DE4324106

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