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EP About this file: EP1520569

EP1520569 - Absorbent article with elastomeric material [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.05.2011
Database last updated on 26.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.10.2012Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 21.11.2012  [2012/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
One Procter & Gamble Plaza
Cincinnati, OH 45202 / US
[2010/28]
Former [2005/14]For all designated states
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
One Procter & Gamble Plaza
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Mueller, Joerg
Alte Haingasse 15
61184 Karben / DE
02 / Hippe, Matthias Konrad
Starkeradweg 44
65843 Sulzbach / DE
03 / Martynus, Cornelia
Friedlandstrasse 9
63486 Bruchköbel / DE
04 / Schmidt, Mattias
Charlotte-Rosenthal-Strasse 21
65510 Idstein / DE
05 / Birkmann, Simone
Niebergallweg 17
65824 Schwalbach / DE
06 / Geilich, Ralf
Im Hirtengarten 37
65817 Eppstein / DE
 [2005/14]
Representative(s)McGregor, Judit Ester
Procter & Gamble Service GmbH
IP Department
Sulzbacher Straße 40-50
65824 Schwalbach am Taunus / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/50]McGregor, Judit Ester
Procter & Gamble Service GmbH Sulzbacher Strasse 40-50
65824 Schwalbach am Taunus / DE
Former [2008/33]McGregor, Judit Ester
Procter & Gamble Service GmbH
65823 Schwalbach am Taunus / DE
Former [2005/14]McGregor, Judit Ester
Procter & Gamble Service GmbH, Sulzbacher Strasse 40
65823 Schwalbach / DE
Application number, filing date03022089.102.10.2003
[2005/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1520569
Date:06.04.2005
Language:EN
[2005/14]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1520569
Date:14.07.2010
Language:EN
[2010/28]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.04.2004
ClassificationIPC:A61F13/494, A61F13/495, A61F13/49
[2005/14]
CPC:
A61F13/495 (EP,US); A61F13/15203 (EP,US); A61F13/15593 (EP,US);
A61F13/15699 (EP,US); A61F13/4902 (EP,US); Y10T442/601 (EP,US);
Y10T442/643 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2006/05]
Former [2005/52]AT 
Former [2005/14]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Absorbierender Artikel mit elastomerischem Material[2005/14]
English:Absorbent article with elastomeric material[2005/14]
French:Article absorbant avec matériau élastique[2005/14]
Examination procedure29.04.2005Examination requested  [2005/26]
09.11.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.03.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.06.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.10.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.02.2010Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.05.2010Fee for grant paid
27.05.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)15.04.2011No opposition filed within time limit [2011/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
05.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
15.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
07.10.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
07.10.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
15.11.2005BE   M01   Fee paid on   08.12.2005
15.11.2005BG   M01   Fee paid on   08.12.2005
15.11.2005CH   M01   Fee paid on   08.12.2005
15.11.2005CY   M01   Fee paid on   08.12.2005
15.11.2005CZ   M01   Fee paid on   08.12.2005
15.11.2005DE   M01   Fee paid on   08.12.2005
15.11.2005DK   M01   Fee paid on   08.12.2005
15.11.2005EE   M01   Fee paid on   08.12.2005
15.11.2005ES   M01   Fee paid on   08.12.2005
15.11.2005FI   M01   Fee paid on   08.12.2005
15.11.2005FR   M01   Fee paid on   08.12.2005
15.11.2005GB   M01   Fee paid on   08.12.2005
15.11.2005GR   M01   Fee paid on   08.12.2005
15.11.2005HU   M01   Fee paid on   08.12.2005
15.11.2005IE   M01   Fee paid on   08.12.2005
15.11.2005IT   M01   Fee paid on   08.12.2005
15.11.2005LU   M01   Fee paid on   08.12.2005
15.11.2005MC   M01   Fee paid on   08.12.2005
15.11.2005NL   M01   Fee paid on   08.12.2005
15.11.2005PT   M01   Fee paid on   08.12.2005
15.11.2005RO   M01   Fee paid on   08.12.2005
15.11.2005SE   M01   Fee paid on   08.12.2005
15.11.2005SI   M01   Fee paid on   08.12.2005
15.11.2005SK   M01   Fee paid on   08.12.2005
15.11.2005TR   M01   Fee paid on   08.12.2005
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT14.07.2010
BE14.07.2010
CY14.07.2010
CZ14.07.2010
DK14.07.2010
EE14.07.2010
FI14.07.2010
IT14.07.2010
NL14.07.2010
RO14.07.2010
SE14.07.2010
SI14.07.2010
SK14.07.2010
TR14.07.2010
IE02.10.2010
LU02.10.2010
BG14.10.2010
GR15.10.2010
ES25.10.2010
CH31.10.2010
LI31.10.2010
MC31.10.2010
PT15.11.2010
HU15.01.2011
[2012/47]
Former [2012/44]AT14.07.2010
BE14.07.2010
CY14.07.2010
CZ14.07.2010
DK14.07.2010
EE14.07.2010
FI14.07.2010
IT14.07.2010
NL14.07.2010
RO14.07.2010
SE14.07.2010
SI14.07.2010
SK14.07.2010
IE02.10.2010
LU02.10.2010
BG14.10.2010
GR15.10.2010
ES25.10.2010
CH31.10.2010
LI31.10.2010
MC31.10.2010
PT15.11.2010
HU15.01.2011
Former [2012/42]AT14.07.2010
BE14.07.2010
CY14.07.2010
CZ14.07.2010
DK14.07.2010
EE14.07.2010
FI14.07.2010
IT14.07.2010
NL14.07.2010
RO14.07.2010
SE14.07.2010
SI14.07.2010
SK14.07.2010
IE02.10.2010
BG14.10.2010
GR15.10.2010
ES25.10.2010
CH31.10.2010
LI31.10.2010
MC31.10.2010
PT15.11.2010
HU15.01.2011
Former [2011/47]AT14.07.2010
BE14.07.2010
CY14.07.2010
CZ14.07.2010
DK14.07.2010
EE14.07.2010
FI14.07.2010
IT14.07.2010
NL14.07.2010
RO14.07.2010
SE14.07.2010
SI14.07.2010
SK14.07.2010
IE02.10.2010
BG14.10.2010
GR15.10.2010
ES25.10.2010
CH31.10.2010
LI31.10.2010
MC31.10.2010
PT15.11.2010
Former [2011/38]AT14.07.2010
BE14.07.2010
CY14.07.2010
CZ14.07.2010
DK14.07.2010
EE14.07.2010
FI14.07.2010
IT14.07.2010
NL14.07.2010
RO14.07.2010
SE14.07.2010
SI14.07.2010
SK14.07.2010
BG14.10.2010
GR15.10.2010
ES25.10.2010
CH31.10.2010
LI31.10.2010
MC31.10.2010
PT15.11.2010
Former [2011/31]AT14.07.2010
BE14.07.2010
CY14.07.2010
CZ14.07.2010
DK14.07.2010
EE14.07.2010
FI14.07.2010
IT14.07.2010
NL14.07.2010
RO14.07.2010
SE14.07.2010
SI14.07.2010
SK14.07.2010
BG14.10.2010
GR15.10.2010
ES25.10.2010
MC31.10.2010
PT15.11.2010
Former [2011/24]AT14.07.2010
BE14.07.2010
CY14.07.2010
CZ14.07.2010
DK14.07.2010
EE14.07.2010
FI14.07.2010
NL14.07.2010
SE14.07.2010
SI14.07.2010
SK14.07.2010
BG14.10.2010
GR15.10.2010
MC31.10.2010
PT15.11.2010
Former [2011/23]AT14.07.2010
BE14.07.2010
CY14.07.2010
CZ14.07.2010
DK14.07.2010
EE14.07.2010
FI14.07.2010
NL14.07.2010
SE14.07.2010
SI14.07.2010
SK14.07.2010
BG14.10.2010
GR15.10.2010
PT15.11.2010
Former [2011/19]AT14.07.2010
BE14.07.2010
CY14.07.2010
DK14.07.2010
FI14.07.2010
NL14.07.2010
SE14.07.2010
SI14.07.2010
BG14.10.2010
GR15.10.2010
PT15.11.2010
Former [2011/16]AT14.07.2010
BE14.07.2010
CY14.07.2010
FI14.07.2010
NL14.07.2010
SE14.07.2010
SI14.07.2010
BG14.10.2010
GR15.10.2010
PT15.11.2010
Former [2011/15]AT14.07.2010
CY14.07.2010
FI14.07.2010
NL14.07.2010
SE14.07.2010
SI14.07.2010
BG14.10.2010
GR15.10.2010
PT15.11.2010
Former [2011/13]AT14.07.2010
CY14.07.2010
FI14.07.2010
NL14.07.2010
SI14.07.2010
BG14.10.2010
PT15.11.2010
Former [2011/11]AT14.07.2010
FI14.07.2010
NL14.07.2010
SI14.07.2010
BG14.10.2010
PT15.11.2010
Former [2011/10]AT14.07.2010
FI14.07.2010
NL14.07.2010
SI14.07.2010
PT15.11.2010
Former [2011/08]AT14.07.2010
NL14.07.2010
Documents cited:Search[A]EP0556749  (JAPAN ABSORBENT TECH INST [JP]) [A] 2 * page 5, line 19 - line 44 * * page 8, line 30 - line 39 *;
 [X]WO9316669  (PROCTER & GAMBLE [US]) [X] 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,17,19 * page 3, line 26 - line 30; claim 7 * * page 37, line 22 - line 24 * * page 41, line 17 - page 42, line 17; figures 1-5 * * page 39, line 7 *;
 [A]US6248097  (BEITZ MARK JOHN [US], et al) [A] 2 * column 36, line 62 - column 37, line 5 *;
 [A]EP1201212  (PROCTER & GAMBLE [US]) [A] 18* figure 1 *;
 [A]US6465073  (MORMAN MICHAEL TOD [US], et al) [A] 9,10 * column 3, line 27 - line 45; figures 2a-3b * * column 7, line 19 - line 42 *
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