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EP About this file: EP1161152

EP1161152 - NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION INTENDED FOR SPECIFIC GASTRO-INTESTINAL MATURATION IN PREMATURE MAMMALS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  03.02.2012
Database last updated on 29.03.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip18.01.2013Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IE		published on 20.02.2013  [2013/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
Case postale 353
1800 Vevey / CH
[2012/10]
Former [2001/50]For all designated states
SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
Case postale 353
1800 Vevey / CH
Inventor(s)01 / GARCIA-RODENAS, Clara, L.
Résidence Le Frêne A
CH-1606 Forel / CH
02 / FINOT, Paul-André
Rte Tirage 1
CH-1806 St-Légier-La Chiésaz / CH
03 / MAIRE, Jean-Claude
1, ch. de Rueyres
CH-1092 Belmont s/Lausanne / CH
04 / BALLEVRE, Olivier
Rte de Cojonnex 16B
CH-1000 Lausanne 25 / CH
05 / DONNET-HUGHES, Anne
Rue Châtel-St-Denis 29B
CH-1806 Saint-Légier / CH
06 / HASCHKE, Ferdinand
Rte de Lavaux 254
CH-1095 Lutry / CH
 [2001/50]
Representative(s)Corticchiato, Olivier
Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Avenue Nestlé 55
1800 Vevey / CH
[N/P]
Former [2012/03]Corticchiato, Olivier
Avenue Nestlé 55
1800 Vevey / CH
Former [2010/44]Rupp, Christian
Mitscherlich & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Sonnenstrasse 33
80331 München / DE
Former [2008/34]Corticchiato, Olivier
Avenue Nestlé 55
CH-1800 Vevey / CH
Former [2006/10]Dixon, Sarah
Avenue Nestlé, 55
1800 Vevey / CH
Former [2001/50]Becker Kurig Straus
Patentanwälte Bavariastrasse 7
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date00916886.501.03.2000
[2001/50]
WO2000EP01744
Priority number, dateEP1999020075312.03.1999         Original published format: EP 99200753
[2001/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0054603
Date:21.09.2000
Language:EN
[2000/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1161152
Date:12.12.2001
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.09.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2001/50]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1161152
Date:13.10.2004
Language:EN
[2004/42]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP1161152
Date:07.03.2012
Language:EN
[2012/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP21.09.2000
ClassificationIPC:A23J3/34, A23L1/305
[2001/50]
CPC:
A23J3/344 (EP,US); A23J3/343 (EP,US); A23L33/18 (EP,US);
A23L33/19 (EP,US); A61P1/00 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2001/50]
TitleGerman:NAHRUNGSZUSAMMENSETZUNG INSBESONDERE FÜR DIE SPEZIFISCHE GASTROINTESTINALE REIFUNG IN FRÜHGEBORENEN SÄUGETIEREN[2001/50]
English:NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION INTENDED FOR SPECIFIC GASTRO-INTESTINAL MATURATION IN PREMATURE MAMMALS[2001/50]
French:COMPOSITION NUTRITIONNELLE DESTINEE A UNE MATURATION GASTRO-INTESTINALE SPECIFIQUE CHEZ DES MAMMIFERES PREMATURES[2001/50]
Entry into regional phase06.08.2001National basic fee paid 
06.08.2001Designation fee(s) paid 
06.08.2001Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.10.2000Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
06.08.2001Examination requested  [2001/50]
20.11.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
27.05.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.08.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
07.11.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.04.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.06.2004Fee for grant paid
22.06.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  13.07.2005    ADMISSIBLE
Numico Research B.V.
P.O. Box 7005
6700 CA WAGENINGEN / NL
Opponent's representative
Meekel, Arthur Augustinus P.
Nederlandsch Octrooibureau P.O. Box 29720
2502 LS Den Haag / NL
 [N/P]
Former [2005/38]
Opponent(s)01  13.07.2005    ADMISSIBLE
Numico Research B.V.
P.O. Box 7005
6700 CA WAGENINGEN / NL
Opponent's representative
Meekel, Arthur Augustinus P.
Nederlandsch Octrooibureau P.O. Box 29720
2502 LS Den Haag / NL
14.09.2005Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
09.03.2006Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
04.10.2007Date of oral proceedings
22.10.2007Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
22.10.2007Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
30.09.2010Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
15.11.2011Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
20.01.2012Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition21.12.2007Appeal received No.  T0182/08
29.02.2008Statement of grounds filed
30.09.2010Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected
30.09.2010Date of oral proceedings
05.10.2010Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
11.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
15.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY01.03.2005
MC31.03.2005
LU01.03.2010
AT01.03.2012
IE01.03.2012
[2013/08]
Former [2013/07]CY01.03.2005
MC31.03.2005
LU01.03.2010
AT01.03.2012
Former [2012/43]CY01.03.2005
MC31.03.2005
LU01.03.2010
Former [2007/20]CY01.03.2005
MC31.03.2005
Former [2006/14]MC31.03.2005
Cited inInternational search[DA]EP0322589  (NESTLE SA [CH]) [DA] 1-16 * claims 1-12 *;
 [X]US4977137  (NICHOLS BUFORD L [US], et al) [X] 1-16 * column 11, line 54 - column 12, line 23; claims 1-27 *;
 [A]EP0631731  (BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO [US]) [A] 1-16 * claims 1-22 *;
 [XY]US5514655  (DEWILLE NORMANELLA T [US], et al) [X] 1-8 * column 19, lines 1-67; claims 1,2 * [Y] 9-16;
 [XY]CA2163379  (HAHN DOUGLAS E [US], et al) [X] 1-8 * pages 4-5 * [Y] 9-16;
 [A]EP0827697  (NESTLE SA [CH]) [A] 1-3* claims 1-8 *;
 [Y]EP0852913  (NESTLE SA [CH]) [Y] 9-16 * claims 1-10 *;
 [Y]  - HAMOSH M, "Should infant formulas be supplemented with bioactive components and conditionally essential nutrients present in milk?", JOURNAL OF NUTRITION, Dep. of Pediatrics, Georgetown Univ. Med. Cent., Washington, DC 20007, USA, (1997), vol. 127, no. 5S, Suppl., pages 971S - 974S, XP002112500 [Y] 9-16 * table 1 *
 [Y]  - SCHANBACHER F L ET AL, "Milk-borne bioactive peptides.", 4691, USA, /6) 393-403 1998 Dep. of Animal Sci., Lab. of Molecular & Dev. Biol., Ohio Agric. Res. & Dev. Cent., Ohio State Univ., Wooster, OH 44691, USA, XP002112501 [Y] 9-16 * the whole document *

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