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EP About this file: EP4025678

EP4025678 - DETERGENT COMPOSITION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.11.2023
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  16.12.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  31.08.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.06.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  12.03.2021
Formerunknown
Status updated on  04.09.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip09.02.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): SI		published on 13.03.2024  [2024/11]
Applicant(s)For:CY  DE  GB  IE  IT  MT  RS  TR 
Unilever Global IP Limited
Port Sunlight
Wirral, Merseyside CH62 4ZD / GB
For:AL  AT  BE  BG  CH  CZ  DK  EE  ES  FI  FR  GR  HR  HU  IS  LI  LT  LU  LV  MC  MK  NL  NO  PL  PT  RO  SE  SI  SK  SM 
Unilever IP Holdings B.V.
Weena 455
3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
[2022/28]
Inventor(s)01 / BATCHELOR, Stephen, Norman
Unilever R&D Port Sunlight Quarry Road East
Bebington
Wirral Merseyside CH63 3JW / GB
02 / BURNHAM, Neil, Stephen
Unilever R&D Port Sunlight Quarry Road East
Bebington
Wirral Merseyside CH63 3JW / GB
 [2022/28]
Representative(s)McHugh, Paul Edward
Unilever Patent Group
Bronland 14
6708 WH Wageningen / NL
[N/P]
Former [2022/28]McHugh, Paul Edward
Unilever N.V.
Unilever Patent Group
Bronland 14
6708 WH Wageningen / NL
Application number, filing date20761618.601.09.2020
[2022/28]
WO2020EP74343
Priority number, dateEP2019019493202.09.2019         Original published format: EP 19194932
[2022/28]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021043764
Date:11.03.2021
Language:EN
[2021/10]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4025678
Date:13.07.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.03.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/28]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4025678
Date:18.01.2023
Language:EN
[2023/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP11.03.2021
ClassificationIPC:C11D3/20, C11D1/04
[2022/35]
CPC:
C11D3/2086 (EP); C11D3/2093 (EP,US); C11D1/04 (EP);
C11D3/0036 (US); C11D3/3715 (US); C11D3/38618 (US);
C11D3/38645 (US); C11D2111/12 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2022/28]C11D3/20
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2022/28]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:REINIGUNGSMITTELZUSAMMENSETZUNG[2022/28]
English:DETERGENT COMPOSITION[2022/28]
French:COMPOSITION DE DÉTERGENT[2022/35]
Former [2022/28]COMPOSITION DÉTERGENTE
Entry into regional phase19.01.2022National basic fee paid 
19.01.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
19.01.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.06.2021Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
19.01.2022Examination requested  [2022/28]
19.01.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
01.09.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.12.2022Fee for grant paid
09.12.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.12.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)19.10.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/52]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT18.01.2023
CZ18.01.2023
DK18.01.2023
EE18.01.2023
ES18.01.2023
FI18.01.2023
HR18.01.2023
LT18.01.2023
LV18.01.2023
NL18.01.2023
PL18.01.2023
RO18.01.2023
RS18.01.2023
SE18.01.2023
SI18.01.2023
SK18.01.2023
SM18.01.2023
NO18.04.2023
GR19.04.2023
IS18.05.2023
PT18.05.2023
[2024/11]
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CZ18.01.2023
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FI18.01.2023
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Cited inInternational search[I]WO0072953  (ASTION DEV APS [DK], et al) [I] 1-14 * examples 4, 18-26; claims 9,24 * * page 9, line 26 - page 10, line 21 * * page 27, line 16 - page 28, line 23 *;
 [A]US2008051472  (KWETKAT KLAUS [DE], et al) [A] 1-14 * claim 5 *;
 [I]WO2010062080  (KIM YOUNG BAE [KR]) [I] 1-14 * page 23, line 1 - page 26, line 10 * * page 1, paragraph 1 *;
 [XI]US2014323379  (MUSSMANN NINA [DE], et al) [X] 1-7,9-13 * claims 1,2,4,6-8 * * page 1, paragraphs 0016-0021 * * page 4, paragraph 0072 - page 5, paragraph 0080 * * page 7, paragraphs 0099-101,0104,0105 * * page 8, paragraph 0109 * [I] 8;
 [XPI]WO2020058090  (UNILEVER PLC [GB], et al) [XP] 1-7,9,10,13,14 * claims 1,7,11-13 * * page 12, lines 19-20 * * page 13, lines 1-4 * [I] 11,12;
 [XPI]WO2020058096  (UNILEVER PLC [GB], et al) [XP] 1-7,9,10,13,14 * claims 1,7,8,12 * * page 14, line 21 * * page 15, lines 3-6 * [I] 11,12;
 [XPI]WO2020058088  (UNILEVER PLC [GB], et al) [XP] 1-7,9,10,13,14 * claims 1,2,8,10 * * page 14, lines 18-19,35 * * page 15, lines 3-4 *[I] 12
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