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EP0146289 - Laundry compositions [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 15.08.1997 Database last updated on 26.03.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	05.10.2005	Change: Appeal number
Applicant(s)	For:AT CH GB LI THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY 301 East Sixth Street Cincinnati, OH 45201 / US
	For:BE DE FR IT NL Procter & Gamble European Technical Center Temselaan 100 1853 Strombeek-Bever / BE
	[N/P]
Former [1985/26]	For:AT CH GB LI THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY 301 East Sixth Street Cincinnati Ohio 45201 / US
	For:BE DE FR IT NL Procter & Gamble European Technical Center Temselaan 100 B-1853 Strombeek-Bever / BE
Inventor(s)	01 / Burckett St.Laurent, James Charles Theophile Roger Langeweg 118 B-1900 Overijse / BE
	02 / Busch, Alfred Luitberg 10 B-1820 Grimbergen / BE
	[1985/26]
Representative(s)	Brooks, Maxim Courtney, et al Procter & Gamble Technical Centres Limited Whitley Road Longbenton Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE12 9TS / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1985/26]	Brooks, Maxim Courtney, et al Procter & Gamble Limited Whitley Road Longbenton Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE12 9TS / GB
Application number, filing date	84308271.0	29.11.1984
	[1985/26]
Priority number, date	GB19830031823	29.11.1983 Original published format: GB 8331823
	[1985/26]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0146289
	Date:	26.06.1985
	Language:	EN
	[1985/26]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0146289
	Date:	13.01.1988
	Language:	EN
	[1988/02]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0146289
	Date:	02.06.1993
	Language:	EN
	[1993/22]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	26.11.1987
Classification	IPC:	C11D1/62, C11D3/12	[1985/26]
	CPC:	C11D17/047 (EP); C11D1/62 (EP); C11D17/046 (EP); C11D3/126 (EP)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL [1985/26]
Title	German:	Wäschewaschmittel	[1985/31]
	English:	Laundry compositions	[1985/26]
	French:	Compositions pour laver le linge	[1985/31]
Examination procedure	01.07.1988	Examination requested [1988/35]
	23.01.1989	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	17.07.1989	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	31.08.1989	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	23.02.1990	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.09.1990	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1}
	28.09.1992	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	07.12.1992	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	24.02.1993	Fee for grant paid
	24.02.1993	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Appeal following examination	29.10.1990	Appeal received No. T0073/91
	09.01.1991	Statement of grounds filed
	31.01.1992	Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M04) [1992/05]
	27.05.1992	Date of receipt of observations in an appeal [1992/22]
	01.09.1992	Result of appeal procedure: remittal for grant
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 01.03.1994 05.04.1994 ADMISSIBLE UNILEVER PLC / UNILEVER NV Unilever House, Blackfriars / Weena 455 LONDON EC4 4BQ / NL-3013 AL ROTTERDAM / GB Opponents representative Brewster, Andrea Ruth Mewburn Ellis LLP 33 Gutter Lane London EC2V 8AS / GB
		[N/P]
	Former [1994/26]
	Opponent(s)	01 01.03.1994 05.04.1994 ADMISSIBLE UNILEVER PLC / UNILEVER NV Unilever House, Blackfriars / Weena 455 LONDON EC4 4BQ / NL-3013 AL ROTTERDAM / GB Opponents representative Brewster, Andrea Ruth MEWBURN ELLIS York House 23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP / GB
	Former [1994/16]
	Opponent(s)	01 01.03.1994 Unilever PLC Unilever House, Blackfriars GB-London EC4P 4BQ / GB Opponents representative Brewster, Andrea Ruth MEWBURN ELLIS York House 23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP / GB
	18.04.1994	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	14.10.1994	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	24.01.1996	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	24.01.1996	Date of oral proceedings
	29.03.1996	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	29.03.1996	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	12.05.1997	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	22.05.1997	Legal effect of revocation of patent [1997/40]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	25.11.1986	Renewal fee patent year 03
	14.11.1987	Renewal fee patent year 04
	14.11.1988	Renewal fee patent year 05
	09.11.1989	Renewal fee patent year 06
	20.11.1990	Renewal fee patent year 07
	11.11.1991	Renewal fee patent year 08
	09.10.1992	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	02.06.1993
	BE	02.06.1993
	CH	02.06.1993
	LI	02.06.1993
	NL	02.06.1993
	GB	29.11.1996
	FR	30.11.1996
	[2002/30]
Former [1997/42]	AT	02.06.1993
	BE	02.06.1993
	CH	02.06.1993
	NL	02.06.1993
	GB	29.11.1996
Former [1994/25]	AT	02.06.1993
	BE	02.06.1993
	CH	02.06.1993
	LI	02.06.1993
	NL	02.06.1993
Former [1994/19]	AT	02.06.1993
	CH	02.06.1993
	LI	02.06.1993
	NL	02.06.1993
Former [1994/04]	CH	02.06.1993
	LI	02.06.1993
	NL	02.06.1993
Former [1994/01]	NL	02.06.1993
Former [N/P]	AT	02.06.1993
	BE	02.06.1993
	CH	02.06.1993
	NL	02.06.1993
Documents cited:	Search	[Y]EP0026529 (PROCTER & GAMBLE LTD [GB], et al);
		[Y]GB2104540 (COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO [US])
	Examination	US3886075
		GB1418719
		GB1428061
		US3959155
		US3997453
		GB1519605
		EP0000225
		GB2020689
		US4220562
		EP0026528
		US4292035
		US4375416
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