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EP1740135 - ABSORBENT GARMENT CHARACTERISTICS FOR DROOP ELIMINATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 02.04.2022 Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	02.04.2022	Patent maintained (B2 publication)	published on 04.05.2022 [2022/18]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 401 North Lake Street Neenah, WI 54956 / US
	[2010/18]
Former [2007/02]	For all designated states KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 401 North Lake Street Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / DATTA, Paul, Joseph N2005 Mayflower Appleton, Wisconsin 54915 / US
	02 / HANCOCK-COOKE, Catherine, Marquerite 216 Bosworth Court Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
	[2007/02]
Representative(s)	Dehns 10 Old Bailey London EC4M 7NG / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2022/18]	Dehns St. Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Former [2007/02]	Davies, Christopher Robert Frank B. Dehn & Co. St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Application number, filing date	05712448.9	26.01.2005
	[2007/02]
	WO2005US03012
Priority number, date	US20040837251	30.04.2004 Original published format: US 837251
	[2007/02]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2005110313
	Date:	24.11.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/47]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1740135
	Date:	10.01.2007
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.11.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2007/02]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1740135
	Date:	05.05.2010
	Language:	EN
	[2010/18]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP1740135
	Date:	04.05.2022
	Language:	EN
	[2022/18]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	24.11.2005
Classification	IPC:	A61F13/15	[2007/02]
	CPC:	A61F13/15203 (EP,US); A61F13/496 (KR); A61F13/15 (KR); A61F13/49 (EP,KR,US); A61F2013/15365 (EP,US); A61F2013/49082 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [2022/18]
Former [2007/21]	DE, FR, GB
Former [2007/02]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
Title	German:	EIGENSCHAFTEN SAUGFÄHIGER KLEIDUNGSSTÜCKE ZUR ELIMINIERUNG VON REGELDIFFERENZ	[2007/02]
	English:	ABSORBENT GARMENT CHARACTERISTICS FOR DROOP ELIMINATION	[2007/02]
	French:	CHARACTÉRISTIQUES DE VÊTEMENTS ABSORBANTS POUR ÉLIMINATION DE L'AFFAISSEMENT	[2007/02]
Entry into regional phase	06.11.2006	National basic fee paid
	06.11.2006	Designation fee(s) paid
	06.11.2006	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	06.11.2006	Examination requested [2007/02]
	01.12.2006	Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
	10.01.2007	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
	26.02.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	06.07.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	27.05.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	06.10.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.11.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	27.05.2009	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.11.2009	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	22.03.2010	Fee for grant paid
	22.03.2010	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 07.02.2011 16.02.2011 ADMISSIBLE Procter & Gamble, Inc. One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati, OH 45202 / US Opponent's representative Elkington and Fife LLP, et al, et al Prospect House 8 Pembroke Road Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR / GB
		02 04.02.2011 15.02.2011 ADMISSIBLE Uni-Charm Corporation 182 Shimobun Kinsei-cho Shikokuchuo-City Ehime / JP Opponent's representative Maiwald GmbH, et al, et al Elisenhof Elisenstraße 3 80335 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2018/51]
	Opponent(s)	01 07.02.2011 16.02.2011 ADMISSIBLE Procter & Gamble, Inc. One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati, OH 45202 / US Opponent's representative Elkington & Fife LLP, et al, et al Prospect House 8 Pembroke Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1XR / GB
		02 04.02.2011 15.02.2011 ADMISSIBLE Uni-Charm Corporation 182 Shimobun Kinsei-cho Shikokuchuo-City Ehime / JP Opponent's representative Maiwald Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, et al, et al Elisenhof Elisenstraße 3 80335 München / DE
	Former [2018/27]
	Opponent(s)	01 07.02.2011 16.02.2011 ADMISSIBLE Procter & Gamble, Inc. One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati, OH 45202 / US Opponent's representative Anderson, James Edward George, et al, et al Elkington and Fife LLP Prospect House 8 Pembroke Road Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR / GB
		02 04.02.2011 15.02.2011 ADMISSIBLE Uni-Charm Corporation 182 Shimobun Kinsei-cho Shikokuchuo-City Ehime / JP Opponent's representative Maiwald Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, et al, et al Elisenhof Elisenstraße 3 80335 München / DE
	Former [2011/11]
	Opponent(s)	01 07.02.2011 Procter & Gamble, Inc. One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati, OH 45202 / US Opponent's representative Anderson, James Edward George, et al, et al Elkington and Fife LLP Prospect House 8 Pembroke Road Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR / GB
		02 04.02.2011 Uni-Charm Corporation 182 Shimobun Kinsei-cho Shikokuchuo-City Ehime / JP Opponent's representative Möller, Christoph, et al, et al Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH Elisenhof Elisenstraße 3 DE-80335 München / DE
	17.03.2011	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	21.12.2011	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	21.04.2015	Date of oral proceedings
	29.05.2015	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	09.08.2019	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
	18.12.2019	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	10.03.2020	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
	16.04.2020	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	24.07.2020	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
	11.08.2020	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	21.01.2021	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	31.01.2021	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	21.01.2022	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	24.03.2022	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	10.08.2015	Appeal received No. T1592/15
	05.10.2015	Statement of grounds filed
	17.05.2019	Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
	07.08.2015	Appeal received No. T1592/15
	30.09.2015	Statement of grounds filed
	17.05.2019	Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
	17.05.2019	Date of oral proceedings
	27.05.2019	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	06.11.2006	Renewal fee patent year 03
	08.01.2008	Renewal fee patent year 04
	30.01.2009	Renewal fee patent year 05
	25.01.2010	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited in	International search	[X]WO9514453 (PROCTER & GAMBLE [US]) [X] 1,9,11 * figures 1,15; tables IV,V *;
		[X]WO0232361 (JOHNSON & JOHNSON IND COM [BR], et al) [X] 1-11 * page 9, lines 4-9; figure 1 *;
		[X]US2002177829 (FELL DAVID ARTHUR [US], et al) [X] 1-11* paragraphs [0179] , [0180] , [0168] , [0182] , [0183] , [0226]; figures 1a,10 *
	Opposition	US4050462
		EP0398992
		WO9621412
		JPH1057414
		WO0113852
		WO0232361
		US2002165517
		US2002177829
		WO03007863
		- ASTM D 2433-93

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