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EP1450619 - METHOD FOR HIGH SPEED COATING OF CONFECTIONERY CORES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  23.05.2014
Database last updated on 05.04.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip24.10.2014Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): DK		published on 26.11.2014  [2014/48]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Cadbury Adams USA LLC
2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400
Wilmington, DE 19808 / US
[2008/35]
Inventor(s)01 / VAN NIEKERK, Miles, John
Pfizer Inc., 201 Tabor Road
Morris Plains, NJ 07950 / US
02 / ERRANDONEA, Francois, Pierre
Pfizer Inc., 201 Tabor Road
Morris Plains, NJ 07950 / US
03 / BILKA, Kenneth, Paul
Pfizer Inc., 201 Tabor Road
Morris Plains, NJ 07950 / US
 [2004/36]
Representative(s)Wilson Gunn
Centurion House
129 Deansgate
Manchester M3 3WR / GB
[N/P]
Application number, filing date02779842.011.11.2002
[2004/36]
WO2002IB04710
Priority number, dateUS2001001190404.12.2001         Original published format: US 11904
[2004/36]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO03047361
Date:12.06.2003
Language:EN
[2003/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1450619
Date:01.09.2004
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.06.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/36]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1450619
Date:27.08.2008
Language:EN
[2008/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP12.06.2003
ClassificationIPC:A23G3/26, A23G3/00, A23G3/20, A23G4/02
[2008/16]
CPC:
A23G4/025 (EP,US); A23G3/0089 (EP,US); A23G3/0095 (EP,US);
A23G3/2092 (EP,US); A23G3/26 (EP,US); A23G3/343 (EP,US); (+)
C-Set:
A23G3/343, A23G2200/06 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   SK,   TR [2004/36]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM HOCHGESCHWINDIGKEITSBESCHICHTEN VON SÜSSWARENKERNEN[2004/36]
English:METHOD FOR HIGH SPEED COATING OF CONFECTIONERY CORES[2004/36]
French:PROCEDE D'ENROBAGE GRANDE VITESSE DE NOYAUX A BASE DE GOMME[2004/36]
Entry into regional phase18.05.2004National basic fee paid 
18.05.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
18.05.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.05.2004Examination requested  [2004/36]
03.12.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.02.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.03.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.07.2008Fee for grant paid
15.07.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  27.05.2009  15.06.2009  ADMISSIBLE
Mars Incorporated
6885 Elm Street
McLean, Virginia 22101-3883 / US
Opponent's representative
Marlow, Nicholas Simon, et al, et al
Reddie & Grose LLP The White Chapel Building
10 Whitechapel High Street
London E1 8QS / GB
 02  27.05.2009  15.06.2009  ADMISSIBLE
Gumlink A/S
Dandyvej 19
7100 Vejle / DK
Opponent's representative
Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
 [N/P]
01.07.2009Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
11.01.2010Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
26.03.2010Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M06)
27.09.2010Reply to a communication from the opposition division
16.11.2011Date of oral proceedings
30.01.2012Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
30.01.2012Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
01.04.2014Legal effect of revocation of patent [2014/26]
Appeal following opposition02.04.2012Appeal received No.  T0782/12
01.06.2012Statement of grounds filed
01.04.2014Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected
01.04.2014Date of oral proceedings
08.04.2014Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.11.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
14.11.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
13.11.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
16.11.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT27.08.2008
BE27.08.2008
CY27.08.2008
CZ27.08.2008
EE27.08.2008
FI27.08.2008
NL27.08.2008
SK27.08.2008
IE11.11.2008
LU11.11.2008
BG27.11.2008
SE27.11.2008
GR28.11.2008
CH30.11.2008
LI30.11.2008
MC30.11.2008
PT27.01.2009
IT11.11.2009
DK30.11.2013
[2014/48]
Cited inInternational search[A]US3085914  (WADSWORTH DANIEL V, et al) [A] 1 * column 5, line 46 - line 56; example -; claims 1-3,7 *;
 [X]US4317838  (CHERUKURI SUBRAMAN R, et al) [X] 1-14 * column 4, line 12 - line 34; example -; claim - * * column 5, line 61 - column 6, line 8 * * column 6, line 29 - line 49 * * column 7, line 3 - line 5 * * column 6, line 51 - column 7, line 24 *;
 [Y]US4499113  (MOCHIZUKI KEIZO [JP], et al) [Y] 4,5 * column 4, line 1 - line 23; example 1; claim 1 *;
 [XY]US4563363  (YOON YOUNG-NO [KR]) [X] 1,2 * column 2, line 3 - line 6; examples 1-3; claim 1 * * column 4, line 21 - line 39 * [Y] 4,5;
 [A]EP0348103  (CARGILL INC [US]) [A] 1 * examples 1,3-5; claim 1 *;
 [A]EP0473478  (MIDIAL [FR]) [A] 1 * page 2, line 40 - line 47; table 1 *;
 [A]US5716652  (BARKALOW DAVID G [US], et al) [A] 1,6* column 8, line 9 - line 26; example 6; claim 1 *;
 [X]WO0111984  (WARNER LAMBERT CO [US]) [X] 1-14 * page 15, line 7 - line 21 * * page 8, line 18 - line 22 * * page 11, line 14 - line 23 * * page 1, line 14 - line 22; figures 4,5 * * page 4, line 23 - page 5, line 2 *;
 [XP]US2002009517  (DEGADY MARC [US], et al) [XP] 1-14 * page 4, paragraph 55 - paragraph 61 *;
 [PX]US6365203  (DEGADY MARC [US], et al) [PX] 1-14 * column 7, line 16 - line 30; claims 1,5 *;
 [XP]US2002086092  (NIEKERK MILES VAN [US], et al) [XP] 1-14 * claims 1,4,5,17,18,21 *;
 [XP]US2002086091  (DEGADY MARC [US], et al) [XP] 1-14 * paragraphs [0058] - [0062] *;
 [PX]US2002090417  (DEGADY MARC [US], et al) [PX] 1-14 * paragraphs [0055] - [0061] *
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