EP0884002 - Method for increasing the consistency of plant products in the form of pieces, in particular for diced tomato, [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 13.02.2004 Database last updated on 19.02.2019 | Most recent event Tooltip | 21.05.2004 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): BE | published on 07.07.2004 [2004/28] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states SIG Manzini S.p.A. Via Paradigna, 94/A 43100 Parma / IT | [2002/42] |
Former [2000/48] | For all designated states Sasib Processing & Seaming Machinery S.p.a. Via Paradigna, 94/A 43100 Parma / IT | ||
Former [1998/51] | For all designated states SASIB FOOD S.p.A. Via Paradigna 94/A 43100 Parma / IT | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Sommi, Franco Via Maria Callas, 15 43100 Parma / IT | 02 /
Paciello, Gerardo Vico III Mazzini, 7 85010 Pignola (Potenza) / IT | [1998/51] | Representative(s) | Gotra, Stefano BUGNION S.p.A. Largo Michele Novaro, 1/A 43121 Parma / IT | [N/P] |
Former [1998/51] | Gotra, Stefano Bugnion S.p.A. Via Garibaldi 22 43100 Parma / IT | Application number, filing date | 98830326.9 | 27.05.1998 | [1998/51] | Priority number, date | IT1997PR00034 | 06.06.1997 Original published format: IT PR970034 | [1998/51] | Filing language | IT | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP0884002 | Date: | 16.12.1998 | Language: | EN | [1998/51] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP0884002 | Date: | 17.05.2000 | [2000/20] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0884002 | Date: | 09.04.2003 | Language: | EN | [2003/15] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 03.04.2000 | Classification | International: | A23L1/212 | [1998/51] | Designated contracting states | BE, DE, ES, FR, IT [2001/04] |
Former [1998/51] | AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE | Title | German: | Verfahren zur Erhöhung der Konsistenz von stückigen Pflanzenprodukten, insbesondere stückigen Tomaten | [1998/51] | English: | Method for increasing the consistency of plant products in the form of pieces, in particular for diced tomato, | [1998/51] | French: | Méthode pour augmenter la consistance de produits végétaux sous forme de morceaux, en particulier morceaux de tomates | [1998/51] | Examination procedure | 04.10.2000 | Examination requested [2000/48] | 18.11.2000 | Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s) | 23.02.2001 | Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, CH, CY, DK, FI, GB, GR, IE, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE | 25.03.2002 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 03.07.2002 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 30.08.2002 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 04.11.2002 | Fee for grant paid | 04.11.2002 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 12.01.2004 | No opposition filed within time limit [2004/14] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 15.05.2000 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 14.05.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 14.05.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | Penalty fee | Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973 | 15.12.2000 | AT   M01   Not yet paid | 15.12.2000 | CH   M01   Not yet paid | 15.12.2000 | CY   M01   Not yet paid | 15.12.2000 | DE   M01   Not yet paid | 15.12.2000 | DK   M01   Not yet paid | 15.12.2000 | FI   M01   Not yet paid | 15.12.2000 | GB   M01   Not yet paid | 15.12.2000 | GR   M01   Not yet paid | 15.12.2000 | IE   M01   Not yet paid | 15.12.2000 | LU   M01   Not yet paid | 15.12.2000 | MC   M01   Not yet paid | 15.12.2000 | NL   M01   Not yet paid | 15.12.2000 | PT   M01   Not yet paid | 15.12.2000 | SE   M01   Not yet paid | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | BE | 09.04.2003 | DE | 10.07.2003 | [2004/28] |
Former [2004/23] | DE | 10.07.2003 | Documents cited: | Search | [T]WO9611588 (UNILEVER PLC [GB], et al) [T] 1 * page 3, line 34 - page 4, line 5 *; | [A]US4504504 (GAEHRING DAVID P [US], et al) [A] 1,2,9 * column 1, line 30 - line 41 * * column 2, line 32 - line 68 * * column 5, line 4 - line 6 * * example - *; | [PA]WO9738591 (UNILEVER PLC [GB], et al) [PA] 1 * page 2, line 29 - page 3, line 4 * * page 4, line 28 - line 34 * * claim - * | [DX] J. D. FLOROS ET. AL., "Optimization of a Diced Tomato Calcification Process", JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE, Chicago, illinois, usa, (199209), vol. 57, no. 5, pages 1144 - 1148, XP000674326 [DX] 1 * page 1144, column 2, paragraph 6 - page 1145, column 1, paragraph 1; table 2 * * page 1146, column 2, paragraph 3 - page 1147, column 2, paragraph 1 * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1992.tb11284.x |