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EP1221867 - NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING AN ANANDAMIDE PRECURSOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2002/29]	NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION
	[2004/17]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 18.07.2008 Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	20.11.2009	Change - opposition data/opponents data or that of the opponents representative	published on 23.12.2009 [2009/52]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A. Case postale 353 1800 Vevey / CH
	[2008/34]
Former [2002/29]	For all designated states SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A. Case postale 353 1800 Vevey / CH
Inventor(s)	01 / BERGER, Alvin, Nestlé Research Center Vers-Chez-Les-Blanc CH-1000 Lausanne 26 / CH
	02 / CROZIER, Gayle, Nestlé Research Center Vers-Chez-Les-Blanc CH-1000 Lausanne 26 / CH
	[2002/29]
Representative(s)	Becker Kurig & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Bavariastraße 7 80336 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2002/29]	Becker Kurig Straus Patentanwälte Bavariastrasse 7 80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date	00964172.1	14.09.2000
	[2002/29]
	WO2000EP08995
Priority number, date	GB19990023738	07.10.1999 Original published format: GB 9923738
	[2002/29]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0124645
	Date:	12.04.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/15]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1221867
	Date:	17.07.2002
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.04.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2002/29]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1221867
	Date:	17.11.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/47]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP1221867
	Date:	20.08.2008
	Language:	EN
	[2008/34]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	12.04.2001
Classification	IPC:	A23L1/30, A61K31/20	[2002/29]
	CPC:	A61K31/231 (EP,US); A23L33/115 (EP,US); A23L33/12 (EP,US); A61K31/00 (EP,US); A61K31/16 (EP,US); A61K31/164 (EP,US); (+) A61K31/20 (EP,US); A61K31/201 (EP,US); A61K31/202 (EP,US); A61K31/23 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2002/29]
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:	ERNAEHRUNGSZUSAMMENSETZUNG, DIE EINEN VORLAEUFER VON ANANDAMIDE ENTHAELT	[2008/25]
	English:	NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING AN ANANDAMIDE PRECURSOR	[2004/17]
	French:	COMPOSITION NUTRITIONNELLE COMPRENANT UN PRECURSEUR D'ANANDAMIDE	[2004/17]
	Former [2002/29]	ERNÄHRUNGSZUSAMMENSETZUNG
	Former [2002/29]	NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION
	Former [2002/29]	COMPOSITION NUTRITIONNELLE
Entry into regional phase	07.05.2002	National basic fee paid
	07.05.2002	Designation fee(s) paid
	07.05.2002	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	11.04.2001	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	07.05.2002	Examination requested [2002/29]
	31.03.2004	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	22.06.2004	Fee for grant paid
	22.06.2004	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 17.08.2005 05.09.2005 ADMISSIBLE BTG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 10 Fleet Place, Limeburner Lane London EC4M 7SB / GB Opponent's representative Dolan, Anthony Patrick BTG International Limited 5 Fleet Place London EC4M 7RD / GB
		[N/P]
	Former [2009/52]
	Opponent(s)	01 17.08.2005 05.09.2005 ADMISSIBLE BTG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 10 Fleet Place, Limeburner Lane London EC4M 7SB / GB Opponent's representative Dolan, Anthony Patrick BTG International Ltd., 10 Fleet Place, Limeburner Lane London EC4M 7SB / GB
	Former [2005/41]
	Opponent(s)	01 17.08.2005 BTG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 10 Fleet Place, Limeburner Lane London EC4M 7SB / GB Opponent's representative Dolan, Anthony Patrick BTG International Limited 10 Fleet Place Limeburner Lane GB-London EC4M 7SB / GB
	08.09.2005	No. 01: Notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
	18.11.2005	No. 01: Reply to notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
	25.11.2005	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	27.06.2006	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	18.10.2007	Date of oral proceedings
	30.11.2007	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	30.11.2007	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	20.02.2008	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	19.05.2008	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	07.07.2008	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	11.02.2008	Appeal received No. T0312/08
	20.02.2008	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent withdrawn
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	12.09.2002	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.09.2003	Renewal fee patent year 04
	14.09.2004	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	FI	17.11.2004
	CY	14.09.2005
	LU	30.09.2005
	MC	30.09.2005
	[2007/20]
Former [2007/08]	FI	17.11.2004
	LU	30.09.2005
	MC	30.09.2005
Former [2006/30]	FI	17.11.2004
	MC	30.09.2005
Former [2005/24]	FI	17.11.2004
Cited in	International search	[X]EP0409559 (EFAMOL HOLDINGS [GB]) [X] 1-3,6,14-17 * page 5, line 5 - line 55; example -; claim - *;
		[X]EP0490561 (EFAMOL HOLDINGS [GB]) [X] 1-3,6,14-17* example -; claim - *;
		[A]WO9412466 (YISSUM RES DEV CO [IL], et al) [A] 1,8-10 * claim - *;
		[X]WO9428913 (MARTEK BIOSCIENCES CORP [US]) [X] 1-4,6,7,12,14-17 * page 6, line 18 - line 28; claim - *;
		[X]EP0733360 (SCOTIA HOLDINGS PLC [GB]) [X] 1-4,6,7,12,14-17 * example -; claim - *;
		[X]WO9637200 (SCOTIA HOLDINGS PLC [GB], et al) [X] 1-3,6,7,12,14-17 * page 1 - page 3, paragraph 1; example -; claim - *;
		[X]WO9640106 (MARTEK BIOSCIENCES CORP [US], et al) [X] 1-4,6,7,12,14-17 * claims 30-78 *;
		[DA]US5874459 (MAKRIYANNIS ALEXANDROS [US], et al) [DA] 1 * the whole document *

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