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EP1549699 - POLYMERIC FILM FOR WATER SOLUBLE PACKAGE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  04.07.2025
Database last updated on 26.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  27.03.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip04.07.2025Revocation of patentpublished on 06.08.2025  [2025/32]
Applicant(s)For:AT  BE  BG  CH  CZ  DK  EE  ES  FI  FR  GR  HU  LI  LU  MC  NL  PT  RO  SE  SI  SK  TR 
Unilever IP Holdings B.V.
Weena 455
3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
For:CY  DE  GB  IE  IT 
Unilever Global IP Limited
Port Sunlight
Wirral, Merseyside CH62 4ZD / GB
[2022/08]
Former [2021/39]For:AT  BE  BG  CH  CZ  DK  EE  ES  FI  FR  GR  HU  LI  LU  MC  NL  PT  RO  SE  SI  SK  TR 
Unilever IP Holdings B.V.
Weena 455
3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
For:CY  DE  GB  IE  IT 
Unilever Global IP Limited
Port Sunlight
Wirral, CH62 AZD / GB
Former [2014/08]For:CY  GB  IE 
Unilever PLC
Unilever House 100 Victoria Embankment London
EC4Y 0DY / GB
For:AT  BE  BG  CH  CZ  DE  DK  EE  ES  FI  FR  GR  HU  IT  LI  LU  NL  PT  RO  SE  SI  SK  TR 
Unilever N.V.
Weena 455
3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
Former [2009/03]For:CY  GB  IE 
Unilever PLC
Unilever House 100 Victoria Embankment London
EC4Y 0DY / GB
For:AT  BE  BG  CH  CZ  DE  DK  EE  ES  FI  FR  GR  HU  IT  LI  LU  NL  PT  RO  SE  SI  SK  TR 
Unilever N.V.
Weena 455
3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
Former [2005/27]For:CY  GB  IE 
UNILEVER PLC
Unilever House, Blackfriars
London EC4P 4BQ / GB
For:AT  BE  BG  CH  CZ  DE  DK  EE  ES  FI  FR  GR  HU  IT  LI  LU  NL  PT  RO  SE  SI  SK  TR 
UNILEVER N.V.
Weena 455
3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
Inventor(s)01 / BONE, Gavin
4 The Dairy
Grange View
Arlesey Road
Henlow, Bedfordshire SG16 6JD / GB
02 / FUSS, Robert, Walter
Platenenweg 32
D-65835 Liederbach / DE
03 / JONES, Craig, Warren, @Unilever R & D Port Sunlight
Quarry Road East
Bebington
Wirral, Merseyside CH63 3JW / GB
04 / RANNARD, Steven, P., @Unilever R & D Port Sunlight
Quarry Road East
Bebington
Wirral, Merseyside CH63 3JW / GB
05 / WHITE, Michael, S., @Unilever R & D Port Sunlight
Quarry Road East
Bebington
Wirral, Merseyside CH63 3JW / GB
06 / ROYLES, Brodyck J.L., @Unilever R & D Port Sunlight
Querry Road East
Bebington
Wirral, Merseyside CH63 3JW / GB
07 / EASON, Michael, Douglas
Unilever R&D Port Sunlight
Quarry Road East
Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside CH63 3JW / GB
 [2014/08]
Former [2005/27]01 / BONE, Gavin
4 The Dairy, Grange View, Arlesey Road
Henlow, Bedfordshire SG16 6JD / GB
02 / FUSS, Robert, Walter
Platenenweg 32
D-65835 Liederbach / DE
03 / JONES, Craig, Warren, Unilever R & D Port Sunlight
Quarry Road East, Bebington
Wirral, Merseyside CH63 3JW / GB
04 / RANNARD, Steven, P., Unilever R & D Port Sunlight
Quarry Road East, Bebington
Wirral, Merseyside CH63 3JW / GB
05 / WHITE, Michael, S., Unilever R & D Port Sunlight
Quarry Road East, Bebington
Wirral, Merseyside CH63 3JW / GB
06 / ROYLES, Brodyck J.L., Unilever R & D Port Sunlight
Querry Road East, Bebington
Wirral, Merseyside CH63 3JW / GB
07 / EASON, Michael, Douglas
Unilever R&D Port Sunlight, Quarry Road East
Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside CH63 3JW / GB
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/22]Elliott, Peter William, et al
Unilever Patent Group Colworth House Sharnbrook Bedford
MK44 1LQ / GB
Former [2006/03]Elliott, Peter William, et al
Unilever Patent Group Colworth House Sharnbrook
Bedford MK44 1LQ / GB
Former [2005/27]Elliott, Peter William, et al
Patent Department Unilever Research Colworth Laboratory Colworth House Sharnbrook
Bedford MK44 1LQ / GB
Application number, filing date03798909.217.09.2003
[2005/27]
WO2003EP10354
Priority number, dateGB2002002296403.10.2002         Original published format: GB 0222964
[2005/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2004031271
Date:15.04.2004
Language:EN
[2004/16]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1549699
Date:06.07.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.04.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1549699
Date:19.02.2014
Language:EN
[2014/08]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.08.2004
ClassificationIPC:C08J5/18, C11D17/04
[2005/27]
CPC:
C11D17/042 (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 [2005/27]
TitleGerman:POLYMER FILM FÜR WASSERLÖSLICHES VERPACKUNGSMATERIAL[2005/27]
English:POLYMERIC FILM FOR WATER SOLUBLE PACKAGE[2005/27]
French:FEUILLE POLYMERE POUR EMBALLAGE SOLUBLE A L'EAU[2005/27]
Entry into regional phase22.02.2005National basic fee paid 
22.02.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
22.02.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.04.2004Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
22.02.2005Examination requested  [2005/27]
18.12.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.06.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.07.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.01.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.03.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.07.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.04.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.07.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.09.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.12.2013Fee for grant paid
23.12.2013Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  18.12.2006
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  18.11.2014  24.11.2014  ADMISSIBLE
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
One Procter & Gamble Plaza
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 / US
Opponent's representative
Gill Jennings & Every LLP
The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
 [2016/11]
Former [2015/38]
Opponent(s)01  18.11.2014  24.11.2014  ADMISSIBLE
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
One Procter & Gamble Plaza
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 / US
Opponent's representative
Samuels, Lucy Alice
Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London
EC2A 2ES / GB
Former [2015/01]
Opponent(s)01  18.11.2014  24.11.2014  ADMISSIBLE
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
One Procter & Gamble Plaza
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 / US
Opponent's representative
Pickford, James Lawrence
Procter & Gamble
Technical Centres Limited
Whitley Road
Longbenton
Newcastle upon Tyne NE12 9TS / GB
08.01.2015Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
16.07.2015Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
12.10.2016Date of oral proceedings
31.10.2016Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
15.10.2021Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
22.02.2022Reply to a communication from the opposition division
11.03.2022Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04)
11.07.2022Reply to a communication from the opposition division
03.05.2024Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
13.05.2024Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
28.08.2024Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
28.03.2025Legal effect of revocation of patent [2025/32]
28.03.2025Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Appeal following opposition23.12.2016Appeal received No.  T0014/17
10.03.2017Statement of grounds filed
26.05.2021Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
30.07.2021Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
27.09.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
26.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
27.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
25.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
27.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
26.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
25.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
27.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 11
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 [AD] EP0284334  (CLOROX CO et al.) [AD] 1-14 * claims 1-20 *
 [X]   PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 0142, no. 36 (C - 0720) 18 May 1990 (1990-05-18) [X] 1,6-10,13 * abstract *
ExaminationJPH0260906
   D. YAFFE ET AL.: "Fuzzy ARTMAP and Back-Propagation Neural Networks Based Quantitative Structure-Property Relationships (QSPRs) for Octanol-Water Partition Coefficient of Organic Compounds", J. CHEM. INF. COMPUT. SCI., vol. 42, 2002, pages 162 - 183 * the whole document *
   J.S. JAWORSKA ET AL.: "Quantitative Structure-Toxicity Relationships and Volume Fraction Analysis for Selected Esters", ARCH. ENVIRON. CONTAM. TOXICOL., vol. 29, 1995, pages 86 - 93 * the whole document *
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   CHOLLET-KRUGLER M ET AL: "Thermodynamic investigation of the water/n-octanol partition coefficient value of a 5-formyl-1,2-dithiole-3-thione", THERMOCHIMICA ACTA, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, AMSTERDAM, NL, vol. 424, no. 1-2, 15 December 2004 (2004-12-15), pages 143 - 147, XP004611434, ISSN: 0040-6031, DOI: DOI:10.1016/J.TCA.2004.05.019 [A] 1 * table 2 *

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OppositionUS4844828
 EP0284191
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