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EP1175165 - PACKAGE FOR DISPENSING A FLOWABLE COSMETIC COMPOSITION AND PRODUCT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 15.01.2010 Database last updated on 05.04.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	01.11.2013	Change - lapse in a contracting state State(s) deleted from list of lapses: IT	published on 04.12.2013 [2013/49]
Applicant(s)	For:CY GB IE Unilever PLC Unilever House Blackfriars London Greater London EC4P 4BQ / GB
	For:AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GR IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Unilever N.V. Weena 455 3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
	[N/P]
Former [2002/05]	For:CY GB IE UNILEVER PLC Unilever House, Blackfriars London EC4P 4BQ / GB
	For:AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GR IT LI LU MC NL PT SE UNILEVER N.V. Weena 455 3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
Inventor(s)	01 / SIRNA, Jorge Unilever de Argentina S.A., Fraga 1163 Buenos Aires / AR
	02 / GONZALEZ, Daniel, Omar Unilever de Argentina S.A., Fraga 1163 Buenos Aires / AR
	03 / LEON DE LA BARRA ROMERO, Antonio Unilever de Argentina S.A., Fraga 1163 Buenos Aires / AR
	04 / BAINES, Roger Anthony Elida Faberge Limited, Coal Road, Seacroft Leeds LS14 2AR / GB
	05 / PATTISON, Nicholas David 422 Long Lane, East Finchley London N2 8JL / GB
	06 / OATES, Benjamin Phalan 69 Burwash House, Weston Street London SE1 3RP / GB
	[2002/05]
Representative(s)	Whaley, Christopher Unilever PLC Unilever Patent Group Bronland 14 6708 WH Wageningen / NL
	[N/P]
Former [2009/44]	Whaley, Christopher Unilever Patent Group Colworth House Sharnbrook Bedford MK44 1LQ / GB
Former [2008/28]	Pearce, Timothy, et al Unilever Patent Group Colworth House Sharnbrook Bedford MK44 1LQ / GB
Former [2006/03]	Pearce, Timothy, et al Unilever Patent Group Colworth House Sharnbrook Bedford, MK44 1LQ / GB
Former [2002/05]	Pearce, Timothy Unilever PLC, Patent Division, Colworth House Sharnbrook, Bedford, MK44 1LQ / GB
Application number, filing date	00917183.6	06.04.2000
	[2002/05]
	WO2000GB01292
Priority number, date	GB19990009440	23.04.1999 Original published format: GB 9909440
	[2002/05]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0064302
	Date:	02.11.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/44]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1175165
	Date:	30.01.2002
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.11.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2002/05]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1175165
	Date:	20.04.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/16]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	02.11.2000
Classification	IPC:	A45D34/04	[2002/05]
	CPC:	A45D34/041 (EP,US); A45D2034/007 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2002/05]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
	SI	Not yet paid
Title	German:	SPENDERVERPACKUNG FÜR EINE FLIESSFÄHIGE KOSMETISCHE ZUSAMMENSETZUNG UND PRODUKT	[2002/05]
	English:	PACKAGE FOR DISPENSING A FLOWABLE COSMETIC COMPOSITION AND PRODUCT	[2002/05]
	French:	EMBALLAGE DESTINE A LA DISTRIBUTION D'UNE COMPOSITION COSMETIQUE FLUIDE ET PRODUIT CORRESPONDANT	[2002/05]
Entry into regional phase	27.09.2001	National basic fee paid
	27.09.2001	Designation fee(s) paid
	27.09.2001	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	14.11.2000	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	27.09.2001	Examination requested [2002/05]
	08.04.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.07.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.12.2004	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	09.02.2005	Fee for grant paid
	09.02.2005	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	EP05001391.1 / EP1525819
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 19.01.2006 09.02.2006 ADMISSIBLE PLASTICOS GONZALEZ S.A. C. de la Costa Brava 33 17411 Vidreres / ES Opponent's representative Ponti Sales, Adelaida Oficina Ponti C. Consell de Cent, 322 08007 Barcelona / ES
		02 21.01.2006 09.02.2006 ADMISSIBLE Colgate-Palmolive Company 300 Park Avenue New York NY 10022-7499 / US Opponent's representative Jenkins, Peter David, et al, et al Page White & Farrer Limited Bedford House 21A John Street London WC1N 2BF / GB
		[N/P]
	Former [2009/29]
	Opponent(s)	01 19.01.2006 09.02.2006 ADMISSIBLE PLASTICOS GONZALEZ S.A. C. de la Costa Brava 33 17411 Vidreres / ES Opponent's representative Ponti Sales, Adelaida Oficina Ponti C. Consell de Cent 322 08007 Barcelona / ES
		02 21.01.2006 09.02.2006 ADMISSIBLE Colgate-Palmolive Company 300 Park Avenue New York, N.Y. 10022-7499 / US Opponent's representative Jenkins, Peter David, et al, et al PAGE WHITE & FARRER 54 Doughty Street London WC1N 2LS / GB
	Former [2006/30]
	Opponent(s)	01 19.01.2006 09.02.2006 ADMISSIBLE PLASTICOS GONZALEZ S.A. C. de la Costa Brava 33 17411 Vidreres / ES Opponent's representative Ponti Sales, Adelaida C. de Consell de Cent 322 08007 Barcelona / ES
		02 21.01.2006 09.02.2006 ADMISSIBLE Colgate-Palmolive Company 300 Park Avenue New York, N.Y. 10022-7499 / US Opponent's representative Jenkins, Peter David, et al, et al PAGE WHITE & FARRER 54 Doughty Street London WC1N 2LS / GB
	Former [2006/11]
	Opponent(s)	01 19.01.2006 PLASTICOS GONZALEZ S.A. C. de la Costa Brava 33 17411 Vidreres / ES Opponent's representative Ponti Sales, Adelaida C. de Consell de Cent 322 08007 Barcelona / ES
		02 21.01.2006 Colgate-Palmolive Company 300 Park Avenue New York, N.Y. 10022-7499 / US Opponent's representative Primo de Rivera y Urquijo, Jose A., et al, et al General Martinez Campos, 51 28010 Madrid / ES
	Former [2006/10]
	Opponent(s)	01 19.01.2006 PLASTICOS GONZALEZ S.A. C. de la Costa Brava 33 17411 Vidreres / ES Opponent's representative Ponti Sales, Adelaida C. de Consell de Cent 322 08007 Barcelona / ES
	07.02.2006	No. 01: Notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
	07.02.2006	No. 01: Reply to notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
	24.02.2006	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	30.06.2006	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	20.11.2007	Date of oral proceedings
	22.01.2008	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	22.01.2008	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	28.09.2009	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2010/07]
Appeal following opposition	20.03.2008	Appeal received No. T0567/08
	20.05.2008	Statement of grounds filed
	28.09.2009	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected
	28.09.2009	Date of oral proceedings
	20.10.2009	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	22.04.2002	Renewal fee patent year 03
	22.04.2003	Renewal fee patent year 04
	26.04.2004	Renewal fee patent year 05
	17.02.2005	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	20.04.2005
	CH	20.04.2005
	CY	20.04.2005
	FI	20.04.2005
	LI	20.04.2005
	NL	20.04.2005
	DK	20.07.2005
	PT	20.09.2005
	IE	06.04.2006
	LU	06.04.2006
	MC	30.04.2006
	[2013/49]
Former [2010/21]	AT	20.04.2005
	CH	20.04.2005
	CY	20.04.2005
	FI	20.04.2005
	IT	20.04.2005
	LI	20.04.2005
	NL	20.04.2005
	DK	20.07.2005
	PT	20.09.2005
	IE	06.04.2006
	LU	06.04.2006
	MC	30.04.2006
Former [2009/02]	AT	20.04.2005
	CY	20.04.2005
	FI	20.04.2005
	IT	20.04.2005
	NL	20.04.2005
	DK	20.07.2005
	PT	20.09.2005
	IE	06.04.2006
	LU	06.04.2006
	MC	30.04.2006
Former [2008/36]	AT	20.04.2005
	FI	20.04.2005
	IT	20.04.2005
	NL	20.04.2005
	DK	20.07.2005
	PT	20.09.2005
	IE	06.04.2006
	LU	06.04.2006
	MC	30.04.2006
Former [2007/35]	AT	20.04.2005
	FI	20.04.2005
	IT	20.04.2005
	NL	20.04.2005
	DK	20.07.2005
	PT	20.09.2005
	IE	06.04.2006
	MC	30.04.2006
Former [2007/12]	AT	20.04.2005
	FI	20.04.2005
	NL	20.04.2005
	DK	20.07.2005
	PT	20.09.2005
	IE	06.04.2006
	MC	30.04.2006
Former [2007/07]	AT	20.04.2005
	FI	20.04.2005
	NL	20.04.2005
	DK	20.07.2005
	PT	20.09.2005
	MC	30.04.2006
Former [2006/14]	AT	20.04.2005
	FI	20.04.2005
	NL	20.04.2005
	DK	20.07.2005
	PT	20.09.2005
Former [2006/13]	AT	20.04.2005
	FI	20.04.2005
	DK	20.07.2005
Former [2005/52]	FI	20.04.2005
Cited in	International search	[A]EP0066832 (AICHINGER ALFRED) [A] 1-3 * figures 1,2 *;
		[A]DE3121948 (IDEEE DESIGN GMBH [DE]) [A] 1,2 * figures 1,2 *;
		[A]DE3402614 (LANG LUDWIG [DE], et al) [A] 1-3,10,12-14,19,21 * the whole document *;
		[XA]EP0167110 (HENKEL KGAA [DE]) [X] 1,3,10,12,13,15-17 * page 4, line 14 - page 5, line 26; figures 1-4 * [A] 2;
		[DA]GB2272186 (EDE PETER [GB]);
		[A]GB2275024 (ROCKWARE PLASTICS LIMITED [GB]) [A] 1,2,10-13,15-17,19-21 * figure 1 *;
		[DA]GB2304607 (HUNTER ANITA FRANCESCA [GB])
	by applicant	GB1479480
		US4571106
		GB2272186
		GB2304607

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