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EP1140002 - SKIN LIGHTENING COMPOSITION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 30.03.2007 Database last updated on 13.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	05.12.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY, FR	published on 07.01.2009 [2009/02]
Applicant(s)	For:CY GB IE Unilever PLC Unilever House Blackfriars London Greater London EC4P 4BQ / GB
	For:AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GR IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Unilever N.V. Weena 455 3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
	[N/P]
Former [2006/20]	For:CY GB IE UNILEVER PLC Unilever House, Blackfriars London EC4P 4BQ / GB
	For:AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GR IT LI LU MC NL PT SE UNILEVER N.V. Weena 455 3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
Former [2001/41]	For:CY GB IE UNILEVER PLC Unilever House, Blackfriars London EC4P 4BQ / GB
	For:AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GR IT LI LU MC NL PT SE UNILEVER N.V. Weena 455 3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
Inventor(s)	01 / ALALUF, Simon, Unilever Res. Colworth Colworth House, Sharnbrook Bedford, Bedfordshire MK44 1LQ / GB
	02 / GREEN, Martin, Richard, Unilever Res Colworth Colworth House, Sharnbrook Bedford, Bedfordshire MK44 1LQ / GB
	03 / IWATA, Koichi 119 Christie Street, Apt 5 Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 / US
	04 / MCNEILL, Gerald, Patrick Loders Croklaan, 24708 West Durkee Road Channahon, IL 60410-5249 / US
	05 / POWELL, Jonathan, Richard, Unilever Res Colworth Colworth House, Sharnbrook Bedford, Bedfordshire MK44 1LQ / GB
	06 / RAWLINGS, Anthony, V., Unilever Res. Port Sunlight Quarry Road East, Bebington Wirral, Merseyside CH63 3JW / GB
	[2005/49]
Former [2001/41]	01 / ALALUF, Simon, Unilever Res. Colworth Colworth House, Sharnbrook Bedford, Bedfordshire MK44 1LQ / GB
	02 / GREEN, Martin, Richard, Unilever Res Colworth Colworth House, Sharnbrook Bedford, Bedfordshire MK44 1LQ / GB
	03 / IWATA, Koichi, Unilever Research U.S. Inc. 119 Christie Street, Apt 5 Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 / US
	04 / MCNEILL, Gerald, Patrick Loders Croklaan, 24708 West Durkee Road Channahon, IL 60410-5249 / US
	05 / POWELL, Jonathan, Richard, Unilever Res Colworth Colworth House, Sharnbrook Bedford, Bedfordshire MK44 1LQ / GB
	06 / RAWLINGS, Anthony, V., Unilever Res. Port Sunlight Quarry Road East, Bebington Wirral, Merseyside CH63 3JW / GB
Representative(s)	Acham, Nicholas Clive, et al Unilever Patent Group Colworth House Sharnbrook Bedford MK44 1LQ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2008/30]	Acham, Nicholas Clive, et al Unilever Patent Group Colworth House Sharnbrook Bedford MK44 1LQ / GB
Former [2006/03]	Acham, Nicholas Clive, et al Unilever Patent Group Colworth House Sharnbrook Bedford MK44 1LQ / GB
Former [2005/10]	Acham, Nicholas Clive Unilever PLC Intellectual Property Group Patent Department Unilever Colworth Sharnbrook Bedford MK44 1LQ / GB
Former [2001/41]	Elliott, Peter William Unilever plc Patent Division Colworth House Sharnbrook Bedford MK44 1LQ / GB
Application number, filing date	99961008.2	23.11.1999
	[2001/41]
	WO1999EP09165
Priority number, date	GB19980028380	22.12.1998 Original published format: GB 9828380
	[2001/41]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0037039
	Date:	29.06.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/26]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1140002
	Date:	10.10.2001
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.06.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2001/41]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1140002
	Date:	17.05.2006
	Language:	EN
	[2006/20]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	29.06.2000
Classification	IPC:	A61K8/00	[2006/20]
	CPC:	A61Q19/02 (EP,US); A61K8/361 (EP,US); A61K8/365 (EP,US); A61K8/375 (EP,US); A61K8/55 (EP,US); A61K8/67 (EP,US); (+) A61K8/671 (EP,US); A61K8/68 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2001/41]	A61K7/48
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2001/41]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
	SI	Not yet paid
Title	German:	HAUTDEPIGMENTIERUNGSMITTEL	[2001/41]
	English:	SKIN LIGHTENING COMPOSITION	[2001/41]
	French:	COMPOSITION ECLAIRCISSANTE POUR LA PEAU	[2001/41]
Entry into regional phase	31.05.2001	National basic fee paid
	31.05.2001	Designation fee(s) paid
	31.05.2001	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	08.05.2000	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	31.05.2001	Examination requested [2001/41]
	18.08.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	01.02.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.06.2005	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	05.10.2005	Fee for grant paid
	05.10.2005	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	20.02.2007	No opposition filed within time limit [2007/18]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	20.11.2001	Renewal fee patent year 03
	25.11.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
	21.11.2003	Renewal fee patent year 05
	22.11.2004	Renewal fee patent year 06
	29.11.2005	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	17.05.2006
	BE	17.05.2006
	CH	17.05.2006
	CY	17.05.2006
	FI	17.05.2006
	FR	17.05.2006
	IT	17.05.2006
	LI	17.05.2006
	NL	17.05.2006
	DK	17.08.2006
	SE	17.08.2006
	GR	18.08.2006
	PT	17.10.2006
	IE	23.11.2006
	LU	23.11.2006
	MC	30.11.2006
	[2009/01]
Former [2008/36]	AT	17.05.2006
	BE	17.05.2006
	CH	17.05.2006
	FI	17.05.2006
	IT	17.05.2006
	LI	17.05.2006
	NL	17.05.2006
	DK	17.08.2006
	SE	17.08.2006
	GR	18.08.2006
	PT	17.10.2006
	IE	23.11.2006
	LU	23.11.2006
	MC	30.11.2006
Former [2008/21]	AT	17.05.2006
	BE	17.05.2006
	CH	17.05.2006
	FI	17.05.2006
	IT	17.05.2006
	LI	17.05.2006
	NL	17.05.2006
	DK	17.08.2006
	SE	17.08.2006
	GR	18.08.2006
	PT	17.10.2006
	IE	23.11.2006
	MC	30.11.2006
Former [2008/18]	AT	17.05.2006
	BE	17.05.2006
	CH	17.05.2006
	FI	17.05.2006
	IT	17.05.2006
	LI	17.05.2006
	NL	17.05.2006
	DK	17.08.2006
	SE	17.08.2006
	PT	17.10.2006
	IE	23.11.2006
	MC	30.11.2006
Former [2007/23]	AT	17.05.2006
	BE	17.05.2006
	CH	17.05.2006
	FI	17.05.2006
	LI	17.05.2006
	NL	17.05.2006
	DK	17.08.2006
	SE	17.08.2006
	PT	17.10.2006
Former [2007/04]	AT	17.05.2006
	CH	17.05.2006
	FI	17.05.2006
	LI	17.05.2006
	SE	17.08.2006
Former [2007/02]	AT	17.05.2006
	FI	17.05.2006
	SE	17.08.2006
Former [2006/49]	SE	17.08.2006
Cited in	International search	[X]US4393043 (KOULBANIS CONSTANTIN [FR], et al) [X] 1-3 * column W *;
		[X]WO9817269 (KAPPA PHARMACEUTICALS LTD [GB], et al) [X] 1,2 * the whole document *;
		[XP]WO9926588 (NATURAL NUTRITION LTD AS [NO]) [XP] 1-3 * the whole document *;
		[XP]WO9932105 (DCV INC [US]) [XP] 1-3 * the whole document *;
		[XP]EP0954975 (CONLINCO INC [US]) [XP] 1,2 * page 8, line 26; claims 1,9 *;
		[E]WO0000186 (AMERICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH INC [US], et al) [E] 1-3* examples 7,10-21; claims 1,12 *

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