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EP1051150 - ANTI-ENZYME COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ETHYLENEDIAMINE DISUCCINIC ACID [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  07.02.2003
Database last updated on 22.01.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip07.02.2003Refusal of applicationpublished on 26.03.2003  [2003/13]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
One Procter & Gamble Plaza
Cincinnati, OH 45202 / US
[N/P]
Former [2001/50]For all designated states
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
One Procter & Gamble Plaza
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 / US
Former [2000/46]For all designated states
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE CELLULOSE COMPANY
One Procter & Gamble Plaza
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 / US
Inventor(s)01 / SIMPSON, Anthony Joseph
17 Sheringham Drive, Cramlington
Northumberland NE23 8HB / GB
02 / HEINZMAN, Stephen Wayne
Deleval Old Vicarage, Seaton Sluice
Whitley Bay NE26 4QW / GB
03 / JANSEN, Judit Ester
27 Shaftesbury Grove, Heaton
Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 5FA / GB
[2000/46]
Representative(s)Peet, Jillian Wendy, et al
Procter & Gamble Technical Centres Limited
Whitley Road
Longbenton
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE12 9TS / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/46]Peet, Jillian Wendy, et al
Procter & Gamble Technical Centres Limited, Whitley Road, Longbenton
Newcastle upon Tyne NE12 9TS / GB
Application number, filing date99900261.125.01.1999
[2000/46]
WO1999IB00120
Priority number, dateGB1998000204431.01.1998         Original published format: GB 9802044
[2000/46]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9938484
Date:05.08.1999
Language:EN
[1999/31]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1051150
Date:15.11.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.08.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/46]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.08.1999
ClassificationIPC:A61K7/48, A61K7/32, A61K7/11
[2000/46]
CPC:
A61L15/46 (EP); A61K8/44 (EP,KR); A61K31/198 (EP);
A61L15/20 (EP); A61P17/00 (EP); A61P29/00 (EP);
A61Q15/00 (EP); A61K2800/51 (EP); A61K2800/782 (EP);
A61L2300/404 (EP); A61L2300/434 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/46]
TitleGerman:ANTIENZYMATISCHE VORBEREITUNGEN ENTHALTEND ETHYLENEDIAMINE-DISUCCINICSÄURE[2000/46]
English:ANTI-ENZYME COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ETHYLENEDIAMINE DISUCCINIC ACID[2000/46]
French:COMPOSITIONS ANTIENZYME RENFERMANT DE L'ACIDE ETHYLENEDIAMINE SUCCINIQUE[2000/46]
Entry into regional phase24.08.2000National basic fee paid 
24.08.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
24.08.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.08.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
24.08.2000Examination requested  [2000/46]
10.04.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.10.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.11.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.05.2002Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
03.07.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.10.2002Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2003/13]
07.11.2002Application refused, date of legal effect [2003/13]
Request for further processing for:03.07.2002Request for further processing filed
03.07.2002Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
19.07.2002Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.08.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
10.01.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[YP]JPH10168045  ;
 [X]GB2288812  (PROCTER & GAMBLE [US]) [X] 1-16 * abstract * * page 18; example 4 *;
 [Y]WO9601804  (ALBEMARLE CORP [US]) [Y] 1-16 * abstract *;
 [AY]WO9740827  (ANALYTICON AG BIOTECHNOLOGIE P [DE], et al) [A] 1-16 * abstract * * page 1, paragraph 2 * [Y] 1,3,4,8,9,14-16;
 [X]WO9744006  (CIBA GEIGY AG [CH], et al) [X] 1-16 * formula 2; page 4; examples 3-5; claims 6,9,10,13,14 *;
 [Y]EP0811390  (PROCTER & GAMBLE [US]) [Y] 1-16 * page 3, lines 5-30; claim 5 *;
 [XP]US5846925  (WILSON DAVID A [US], et al) [XP] 1-16 * abstract * * column 4, lines 30-62 * * column 6, lines 28-44; claim 6 *;
 [XY]  - NISHIKIORI T ET AL, "PRODUCTION BY ACTINOMYCETES OF (S,S)-N,N-ETHYLENEDIAMINE -DISUCCINICACID, AN INHIBITOR OF PHOSPHOLIPASE C", JOURNAL OF ANTIBIOTICS, (198404), vol. 37, page 426/427, XP000615485 [X] 1,3,4,8,9,14-16 * abstract * [Y] 1-16
 [A]  - TAKAHASHI R. ET AL, "Biodegradabilites of Ethylenediamine-N,N'-disuccinic acid (EDDS) and other chelating agents", BIOSCI. BIOTECH. BIOCHEM, (1997), vol. 61, no. 11, pages 1957 - 1959, XP002096204 [A] 1-16 * page 1957, paragraph 4; figure 1 *
 [YP]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19980930), vol. 098, no. 011, & JP10168045 A 19980623 (KIRESUTO GIKEN:KK) [YP] 1-16 * abstract *
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