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EP About this file: EP2371334

EP2371334 - Absorbent product [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.02.2016
Database last updated on 25.03.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip08.12.2017Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU		published on 10.01.2018  [2018/02]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Livedo Corporation
45-2, Handa-otsu Kanada-cho
ShikokuChuo-shi, Ehime 799-0122 / JP
[2011/40]
Inventor(s)01 / Fujioka, Masaru
c/o Tokushima Sadamitsu Plant in Livedo Corporation
89-1 Aza Koyamakita, Sadamitsu
Tsurugi-cho, Mima-gun
Tokushima, 779-4104 / JP
02 / Takahashi, Yuki
c/o Tokushima Sadamitsu Plant in Livedo Corporation
89-1 Aza Koyamakita, Sadamitsu
Tsurugi-cho, Mima-gun
Tokushima, 779-4104 / JP
 [2011/40]
Representative(s)Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München / DE
[2015/16]
Former [2011/40]Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte
Grafinger Straße 2
81671 München / DE
Application number, filing date11005282.629.05.2008
[2011/40]
Priority number, dateJP2007014349430.05.2007         Original published format: JP 2007143494
[2011/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2371334
Date:05.10.2011
Language:EN
[2011/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2371334
Date:15.04.2015
Language:EN
[2015/16]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.08.2011
ClassificationIPC:A61F13/49
[2011/40]
CPC:
A61F13/49017 (EP,US); A61F13/15593 (EP,US); A61F13/51464 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2015/16]
Former [2011/40]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Saugfähiges Produkt[2011/40]
English:Absorbent product[2011/40]
French:Produit absorbant[2011/40]
Examination procedure27.03.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.03.2012Examination requested  [2012/19]
27.11.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.02.2015Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
05.03.2015Fee for grant paid
05.03.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP08009842.9  / EP1997464
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued (EP20080009842) is  11.02.2011
Opposition(s)18.01.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/12]
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.07.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
07.07.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
29.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
29.05.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU29.05.2008
AT15.04.2015
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Documents cited:Search[E]EP1997463  (LIVEDO CORP [JP]) [E] 1-3 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2002072728  (SHINOHARA JUNJI [JP], et al) [A] 1 * paragraphs [0026] - [0044]; figure - *;
 [A]WO2007000315  (HARTMANN PAUL AG [DE], et al) [A] 1 * paragraphs [0052] - [0055]; figure - *;
 [A]US5634917  (FUJIOKA YOSHIHISA [JP], et al) [A] 1 * column 5, lines 19-35; figures 7,10 *;
 [X]US6423042  (SASAKI TORU [JP]) [X] 1-3 * column 2, line 62 - column 3, line 10 * * column 3, lines 22-28; figure - *;
 [A]WO2006000303  (HARTMANN PAUL AG [DE], et al) [A] 1 * page 11, paragraph L - page 13, paragraph 1; figure -; claims 1-6 *;
 [A]EP1153585  (UNI CHARM CORP [JP]) [A] 1-3 * figure -; claim - *
by applicantJP2002172132
 JPH08112308
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