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EP0909134 - HAIR TREATMENT METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1999/16]	HAIR TREATMENT DEVICE AND METHOD
	[2003/02]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 03.09.2004 Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	11.01.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): PT	published on 13.02.2008 [2008/07]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states De Benedictis, Alfredo 30 Falcon Avenue Springfield Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire MK6 3HJ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1999/16]	For all designated states De Benedictis, Alfredo 30 Falcon Avenue Springfield Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire MK6 3HJ / GB
Inventor(s)	01 / see applicant ...
	[1999/16]
Representative(s)	Goodenough, Nigel, et al A.A. Thornton & Co. 235 High Holborn London WC1V 7LE / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2003/37]	Goodenough, Nigel, et al A.A. Thornton & Co. 235 High Holborn London WC1V 7LE / GB
Former [2001/41]	Goodenough, Nigel, et al A.A. Thornton & Co. 4 Saxon Court Freeschool Street Northampton, Northants NN1 1ST / GB
Former [2001/23]	Hutchins, Michael Richard, et al HUGHES CLARK & CO, 114/118 Southampton Row London WC1B 5AA / GB
Former [1999/16]	Loughrey, Richard Vivian Patrick Redhill Rushden Buntingford, Herts. SG9 0TG / GB
Application number, filing date	97925167.5	06.06.1997
	[1999/16]
	WO1997GB01540
Priority number, date	GB19960011816	06.06.1996 Original published format: GB 9611816
	[1999/16]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9746132
	Date:	11.12.1997
	Language:	EN
	[1997/53]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0909134
	Date:	21.04.1999
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.12.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1999/16]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0909134
	Date:	29.10.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/44]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	11.12.1997
Classification	IPC:	A45D2/02	[1999/16]
	CPC:	A45D2/08 (EP,US); A45D2/02 (KR); A45D2/10 (EP,US); A45D2002/008 (EP,US); A45D2002/025 (EP,US); A45D7/04 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, NL, PT, SE [1999/16]
Title	German:	HAARBEHANDLUNGVERFAHREN	[2003/02]
	English:	HAIR TREATMENT METHOD	[2003/02]
	French:	PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT DES CHEVEUX	[2003/02]
	Former [1999/16]	HAARBEHANDLUNGSVORRICHTUNG SOWIE VERFAHREN
	Former [1999/16]	HAIR TREATMENT DEVICE AND METHOD
	Former [1999/16]	PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT DES CHEVEUX
Entry into regional phase	30.12.1998	National basic fee paid
	30.12.1998	Designation fee(s) paid
	30.12.1998	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	29.12.1997	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	31.12.1998	Examination requested [1999/16]
	12.01.2001	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	29.06.2001	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	27.08.2001	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	19.09.2001	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	15.03.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	01.08.2002	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1}
	15.01.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	16.07.2003	Fee for grant paid
	16.07.2003	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	EP03015581.6 / EP1360913
Opposition(s)	30.07.2004	No opposition filed within time limit [2004/43]
Request for further processing for:	27.08.2001	Request for further processing filed
	24.08.2001	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	13.09.2001	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	23.12.1999	Renewal fee patent year 03
	28.06.2000	Renewal fee patent year 04
	14.08.2001	Renewal fee patent year 05
	23.12.2002	Renewal fee patent year 06
	14.07.2003	Renewal fee patent year 07
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	30.06.1999	03 M06 Fee paid on 23.12.1999
	30.06.2001	05 M06 Fee paid on 14.08.2001
	30.06.2002	06 M06 Fee paid on 23.12.2002
	30.06.2003	07 M06 Fee paid on 14.07.2003
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	29.10.2003
	BE	29.10.2003
	CH	29.10.2003
	LI	29.10.2003
	NL	29.10.2003
	DK	29.01.2004
	GR	29.01.2004
	SE	29.01.2004
	PT	29.03.2004
	IE	07.06.2004
	[2008/07]
Former [2005/24]	AT	29.10.2003
	BE	29.10.2003
	CH	29.10.2003
	LI	29.10.2003
	NL	29.10.2003
	DK	29.01.2004
	GR	29.01.2004
	SE	29.01.2004
	IE	07.06.2004
Former [2004/52]	AT	29.10.2003
	BE	29.10.2003
	CH	29.10.2003
	LI	29.10.2003
	NL	29.10.2003
	DK	29.01.2004
	GR	29.01.2004
	SE	29.01.2004
Former [2004/41]	AT	29.10.2003
	CH	29.10.2003
	LI	29.10.2003
	NL	29.10.2003
	DK	29.01.2004
	GR	29.01.2004
	SE	29.01.2004
Former [2004/33]	AT	29.10.2003
	CH	29.10.2003
	LI	29.10.2003
	NL	29.10.2003
	GR	29.01.2004
	SE	29.01.2004
Former [2004/31]	AT	29.10.2003
	SE	29.01.2004
Former [2004/24]	SE	29.01.2004
Cited in	International search	[A]US1393448 (ADOLF KIETZ) [A] 1,3,4,8,9* figure -; claim - *;
		[A]US2781047 (WHITEHILL ALBERT J) [A] 1,3,4,8,9 * page 2, line 65 - page 5, line 53; figure - *;
		[A]US2962031 (BUMGARNER FRANCES V) [A] 1,3,4,8,9 * figure - *;
		[A]GB1043315 (GILLETTE CO) [A] 1,3,4,8,9 * page 2, line 55 - page 5, line 122; figure - *;
		[XD]WO9522920 (BENEDICTIS ALFREDO DE [GB]) [XD] 1,2,8,9 * the whole document *

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