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EP1784083 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE MICROPARTICULATION OF FILTRATION RETENTATES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  08.01.2016
Database last updated on 29.03.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip11.11.2016Petition for review: decisionpublished on 14.12.2016  [2016/50]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
Avenue Général-Guisan 70
1009 Pully / CH
[2012/16]
Former [2007/20]For all designated states
Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance SA
Avenue Général-Guisan 70, P.O. Box 430
1009 Pully / CH
Inventor(s)01 / KRÜSEMANN, Dieter
Heinrich-Heine-Weg 36
21029 Hamburg / DE
 [2007/20]
Representative(s)Knoop, Philipp, et al
VKK Patentanwälte PartG mbB
An der Alster 84
20099 Hamburg / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/25]Kloiber, Thomas, et al
Vonnemann Kloiber & Kollegen An der Alster 84
20099 Hamburg / DE
Former [2007/20]Kloiber, Thomas, et al
Vonnemann Kloiber & Kollegen An der Alster 84
D-20099 Hamburg / DE
Application number, filing date05782792.517.08.2005
[2007/20]
WO2005EP08911
Priority number, dateDE2004104177028.08.2004         Original published format: DE102004041770
[2007/20]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2006024395
Date:09.03.2006
Language:DE
[2006/10]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1784083
Date:16.05.2007
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.03.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/20]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP09.03.2006
ClassificationIPC:A23J3/08, A23L1/00, A23C9/142, A23J1/20
[2007/20]
CPC:
A23J1/205 (EP,US); B01F23/41 (EP,US); A23J3/08 (EP,US);
B01F25/4412 (EP,US); B01F25/4422 (EP,US); A23V2002/00 (EP,US);
B01F23/413 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
A23V2002/00, A23V2200/124, A23V2250/54252 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2007/20]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
YUNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND EIN VERFAHREN ZUR MIKROPARTIKULIERUNG VON FILTRATIONSRETENTATEN[2007/20]
English:DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE MICROPARTICULATION OF FILTRATION RETENTATES[2007/20]
French:DISPOSITIF ET PROCEDE DE MICROPARTICULATION DE RETENTATS DE FILTRATION[2007/20]
Entry into regional phase28.03.2007National basic fee paid 
28.03.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
28.03.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.03.2007Examination requested  [2007/20]
17.04.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
31.07.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.03.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.06.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.07.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.09.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.01.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.05.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.02.2014Date of oral proceedings
03.03.2014Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
07.03.2014Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2016/06]
30.10.2015Application refused, date of legal effect [2016/06]
Appeal following examination30.04.2014Appeal received No.  T1787/14
07.07.2014Statement of grounds filed
30.10.2015Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
30.11.2015Interlocutory revision of appeal
30.10.2015Date of oral proceedings
05.11.2015Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Petition(s) for review:09.02.2016Petition for review received
 Number:  R0002/16
 for appeal No.  T1787/14-3309
 Petitioner:  APPR
28.10.2016Decision:  Petition for review obviously unsubstantiated only.
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  17.04.2008
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.08.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
25.08.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
25.08.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
17.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
11.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
10.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
19.08.2013Renewal fee patent year 09
13.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 10
10.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 11
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Cited inInternational search[X]US6270823  (JOLKIN VEIKKO [FI]) [X] 1-22 * column 3, line 3 - line 31; figure 2; claim 1 *;
 [X]FR2567366  (VIECO DE VELEZ STELLA MARIA [FR]) [X] 1-22 * page 8, line 20 - line L; claim 1 *;
 [X]US5494696  (HOLST HANS H [DK], et al) [X] 1-22 * examples 2-4; claims 11-16 *;
 [X]FR2361825  (LACTO SERUM FRANCE [FR]) [X] 1-22 * page 2, line 2 - line 17 *;
 [X]US5356639  (JAMESON GRAEME W [AU], et al) [X] 1-22 * column 11, line 32 - column 12, line 9; figure 1 *;
 [X]DE19906379  (HUS MANFRED [DE], et al) [X] 1-22 * page 2, line 41 - line 56 * * page 3, line 17 - line 18 * * page 4, line 13 - line 14; example 1; claims 1,4,8 *;
 [X]US4190721  (HERTEL DOUGLAS L [US]) [X] 1-3 * figure 1 *;
 [A]DE4423796  (BRAN & LUEBBE [DE]) [A] 9-11,21 * claim 1 *
ExaminationDE1113928
 US2004042336
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