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EP0831764 - PROCESSES AND COMPOSITIONS FOR REMINERALIZATION AND PREVENTION OF DEMINERALIZATION OF DENTAL ENAMEL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.01.2005
Database last updated on 15.11.2024
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
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
469 North Harrison Street
Princeton, NJ 08543 / US
[N/P]
Former [2003/23]For all designated states
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
469 North Harrison Street
Princeton, New Jersey 08543 / US
Former [1998/14]For all designated states
Enamelon, Inc.
Suite 105, 758 Route 18 North
East Brunswick, NJ 08816 / US
Inventor(s)01 / USEN, Norman
12 Kennedy Drive
Marlboro, NJ 07746 / US
02 / WINSTON, Anthony, E.
42 Tall Oaks Drive
East Brunswick, NJ 08816 / US
[1998/14]
Representative(s)Lee, Nicholas John, et al
Haseltine Lake LLP Lincoln House, 5th Floor 300 High Holborn
London WC1V 7JH / GB
[N/P]
Former [2003/23]Lee, Nicholas John, et al
Haseltine Lake & Co., Imperial House, 15-19 Kingsway
London WC2B 6UD / GB
Former [1998/14]Lee, Nicholas John
Haseltine Lake & Co., Imperial House, 15-19 Kingsway
London WC2B 6UD / GB
Application number, filing date96932134.805.06.1996
[1998/14]
WO1996US08288
Priority number, dateUS1995046587506.06.1995         Original published format: US 465875
[1998/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9725967
Date:24.07.1997
Language:EN
[1997/32]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0831764
Date:01.04.1998
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.07.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1998/14]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0831764
Date:24.03.2004
Language:EN
[2004/13]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US24.07.1997
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.07.2000
ClassificationIPC:A61K7/16, A61K7/18, B65D35/22
[1998/14]
CPC:
A61Q11/00 (EP,KR,US); A61K8/19 (KR); A61K8/042 (KR);
A61K8/21 (EP,KR,US); A61K8/24 (EP,KR,US); A61K2800/88 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   SE [1998/14]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND MITTEL ZUR REMINERALISIERUNG UND VERHINDERUNG DER DEMINERALISIERUNG DES ZAHNSCHMELZES[1998/14]
English:PROCESSES AND COMPOSITIONS FOR REMINERALIZATION AND PREVENTION OF DEMINERALIZATION OF DENTAL ENAMEL[1998/14]
French:PROCEDES ET COMPOSITIONS DE REMINERALISATION ET DE PREVENTION DE LA DEMINERALISATION DE L'EMAIL DENTAIRE[1998/14]
Entry into regional phase04.12.1997National basic fee paid 
04.12.1997Search fee paid 
04.12.1997Designation fee(s) paid 
04.12.1997Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.11.1996Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
04.12.1997Examination requested  [1998/14]
24.09.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.05.2003Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
21.07.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.09.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.01.2004Fee for grant paid
19.01.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)28.12.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2005/11]
Request for further processing for:21.07.2003Request for further processing filed
18.07.2003Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
04.08.2003Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.06.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
21.06.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
26.06.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
20.06.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
13.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 07
23.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBE24.03.2004
FR24.03.2004
IT24.03.2004
GB24.06.2004
SE24.06.2004
DE25.06.2004
ES05.07.2004
[2008/06]
Former [2006/14]BE24.03.2004
FR24.03.2004
GB24.06.2004
SE24.06.2004
DE25.06.2004
ES05.07.2004
Former [2005/46]BE24.03.2004
GB24.06.2004
SE24.06.2004
DE25.06.2004
ES05.07.2004
Former [2005/14]BE24.03.2004
SE24.06.2004
DE25.06.2004
ES05.07.2004
Former [2005/02]BE24.03.2004
SE24.06.2004
ES05.07.2004
Former [2005/01]BE24.03.2004
SE24.06.2004
Former [2004/40]SE24.06.2004
Documents cited:Search[X]US5145668  (CHOW LAURENCE C [US], et al) [X] 1 * column W *;
 [X]GB1452125  (PROCTER & GAMBLE) [X] 1 * the whole document *;
 [XD]US4397837  (RAAF HELMUT [DE], et al) [XD] 1 * column W *
International search[Y]US4080440  (DIGIULIO DAVID N, et al);
 [Y]US4083955  (GRABENSTETTER ROBERT JOHN, et al);
 [Y]US1698404  (MONROE HOPKINS NEVIL);
 [Y]US4528180  (SCHAEFFER HANS A [US])
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