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EP1162893 - MIXTURE FOR REDDENING MEAT PRODUCTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  12.11.2010
Database last updated on 05.04.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip04.02.2011Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CH, LI		published on 09.03.2011  [2011/10]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Karl Müller GmbH & Co.
Klagenfurter Strasse 1-3
70469 Stuttgart / DE
[2001/51]
Inventor(s)01 / GEHRING, Udo
Talstrasse 36
D-71706 Markgröningen / DE
02 / PÖHNL, Helmut
Paul-Heidelbauer-Strasse 26
D-74321 Bietigheim-Bissingen / DE
 [2002/15]
Representative(s)Thiel, Christian, et al
Schneiders & Behrendt PartmbB
Rechts- und Patentanwälte
Postfach 10 23 65
44723 Bochum / DE
[N/P]
Application number, filing date00910861.418.03.2000
[2001/51]
WO2000EP02421
Priority number, dateDE199911343725.03.1999         Original published format: DE 19913437
[2001/51]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0057728
Date:05.10.2000
Language:DE
[2000/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1162893
Date:19.12.2001
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.10.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2001/51]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1162893
Date:08.06.2005
Language:DE
[2005/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.10.2000
ClassificationIPC:A23L1/314, A23L1/317
[2001/51]
CPC:
A23B4/0235 (EP,US); A23B4/027 (EP,US); A23B4/22 (EP,US);
A23L13/426 (EP,US); A23L13/428 (EP,US); A23L13/45 (EP,US); (+)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2001/51]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:UMRÖTUNGSMISCHUNG FÜR FLEISCHERZEUGNISSE[2001/51]
English:MIXTURE FOR REDDENING MEAT PRODUCTS[2001/51]
French:MELANGE DESTINE A ROUGIR DES PRODUITS CARNES[2001/51]
Entry into regional phase22.09.2001National basic fee paid 
22.09.2001Designation fee(s) paid 
22.09.2001Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.10.2000Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
22.09.2001Examination requested  [2001/51]
20.03.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.04.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.09.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
06.05.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.11.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.03.2005Fee for grant paid
01.03.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  08.03.2006  20.03.2006  ADMISSIBLE
Chr. Hansen A/S
Boge Allé 10-12
2970 Horsholm / DK
Opponent's representative
Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
 [N/P]
deletedDeletion: Legal effect of rejection of opposition [ N /P ]
19.04.2006Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
02.09.2006Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
06.11.2007Date of oral proceedings
01.02.2008Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
01.02.2008Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
10.08.2010Legal effect of revocation of patent [2010/50]
10.08.2010Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Appeal following opposition04.03.2008Appeal received No.  T0460/08
09.05.2008Statement of grounds filed
10.08.2010Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
10.08.2010Date of oral proceedings
16.08.2010Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
26.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
30.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCH08.06.2005
CY08.06.2005
GB08.06.2005
IE08.06.2005
LI08.06.2005
GR08.09.2005
PT14.11.2005
LU31.03.2006
MC31.03.2006
[2011/10]
Cited inInternational search[A]JPH0923854  ;
 [A]US4304868  (GRYCZKA ALFRED J, et al);
 [Y]DE3509392  (TRINKL ANDREAS J R, et al) [Y] 6,15 * abstract * * page 2, line 1 - page 3, line 25 *;
 [A]EP0253158  (MICROLIFE TECHNICS [US]);
 [A]US4886673  (HAMMES WALTER P [DE]);
 [XY]DE4104710  (KOREA FOOD RES INST [KR]) [X] 1,2,11,16,19-22 * page 2, line 3 - page 3, line 39; figure 1; example -; claim -; table - * [Y] 3,6-10,15,17;
 [A]DE4035836  (LAB WIESBY GMBH & CO KG [DE]) [A] 1-22 * page 2, line 3 - page 4, line 13; example -; claim - *;
 [Y]EP0641857  (MUELLER KARL & CO KG [DE]) [Y] 3,7-10,17 * the whole document *;
 [A]  - HAUSER E ET AL, "Umrötung von Rindfleisch in Suppenkonserven.", FSTA, INTERNATIONAL FOOD INFORMATION SERVICE (IFIS), FRANFURT/MAIN, DE, Database accession no. 84-2-09-s1835, XP002142817 [A] 1,11,21,22 * abstract *
    [ ] - PROCEEDINGS OF THE EUROPEAN MEETING OF MEAT RESEARCH WORKERS 1983 CH-2500 BIEL, SWITZERLAND
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19970530), vol. 1997, no. 05, & JP09023854 A 19970128 (KOBAYASHI TOSHIHARU) [A] * abstract *
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