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EP About this file: EP2145947

EP2145947 - Laundry treatment compositions [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.01.2013
Database last updated on 08.04.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip18.07.2014Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 20.08.2014  [2014/34]
Applicant(s)For:CY  GB  IE 
Unilever PLC, A Company Registered in England and Wales under Company no. 41424
Unilever House
100 Victoria Embankment
London EC4Y 0DY
Greater London / GB
For:AT  BE  BG  CH  CZ  DE  DK  EE  ES  FI  FR  GR  HU  IT  LI  LU  MC  NL  PL  PT  RO  SE  SI  SK  TR 
Unilever N.V.
Weena 455
3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
[N/P]
Former [2012/12]For:CY  GB  IE 
Unilever PLC, A Company Registered in England and Wales under Company no. 41424
Unilever House 100 Victoria Embankment London EC4Y 0DY
Greater London / GB
For:AT  BE  BG  CH  CZ  DE  DK  EE  ES  FI  FR  GR  HU  IT  LI  LU  MC  NL  PL  PT  RO  SE  SI  SK  TR 
Unilever N.V.
Weena 455
3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
Former [2010/03]For:CY  GB  IE 
Unilever Plc, A Company Registered In England And Wales under company no. 41424 of Unilever House
100 Victoria Embankment London EC4Y 0DY
Greater London / GB
For:AT  BE  BG  CH  CZ  DE  DK  EE  ES  FI  FR  GR  HU  IT  LI  LU  MC  NL  PL  PT  RO  SE  SI  SK  TR 
Unilever N.V.
Weena 455
3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
Inventor(s)01 / Barbizan, Danielle, Santinho
Rua Claudio 213 Apt. 142 Vila Romana
05043-000 Sao Paulo SP / BR
02 / Batchelor, Stephen, Norman
Unilever R&D Port Sunlight
Quarry Road East
Bebington Wirral Merseyside CH63 3JW / GB
03 / Grigolon, Lisanne, Beatriz
Unilever Brazil Ltda
Av. Invernada 401
JD Nova Suica
Valinhos 13271-450 Sao Paulo SP / BR
04 / Sorze, Andrea, Dias
Unilever R&D Vlaardingen
Oliver van Noortlaan 120
3133 AT Vlaardingen / NL
05 / Steel, Andrew, Thomas
Unilever R&D Port Sunlight
Quarry Road East
Bebington Wirral Merseyside CH63 3JW / GB
 [2012/12]
Former [2011/49]01 / Barbizan, Danielle, Santinho
Rua Claudio 213 Apt. 142 Vila Romana
05043-000 Sao Paulo SP / BR
02 / Batchelor, Stephen, Norman
Unilever R&D Port Sunlight
Quarry Road East
Bebington Wirral Merseyside CH63 3JW / GB
03 / Grigolon, Lisanne, Beatriz
Unilever Brazil Ltda
Av. Invernada 401 JD Nova Sui
13271-450 Sao Paulo SP / BR
04 / Sorze, Andrea, Dias
Unilever R&D Vlaardingen
Oliver van Noortlaan 120
3133 AT Vlaardingen / NL
05 / Steel, Andrew, Thomas
Unilever R&D Port Sunlight
Quarry Road East
Bebington Wirral Merseyside CH63 3JW / GB
Former [2010/03]01 / Barbizan, Danielle, Santinho
Rua Claudio 213 Apt. 142 Vila Romana
05043-000 Sao Paulo SP / BR
02 / Batchelor, Stephen, Norman
Unilever R&D Port Sunlight Quarry Road East
Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside CH63 3JW / GB
03 / Grigolon, Lisanne, Beatriz
Unilever Brazil Ltda Av. Invernada 401 JD Nova Sui
13271-450 Sao Paulo SP / BR
04 / Sorze, Andrea, Dias
Unilever R&D Vlaardingen Oliver van Noortlaan 120
3133 AT Vlaardingen / NL
05 / Steel, Andrew, Thomas
Unilever R&D Port Sunlight Quarry Road East
Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside CH63 3JW / GB
Representative(s)Avila, David Victor
Unilever PLC
Unilever Patent Group
Colworth House
Sharnbrook, Bedford
Bedfordshire MK44 1LQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2012/12]Avila, David Victor
Unilever PLC Unilever Patent Group Colworth House Sharnbrook Bedford
Bedfordshire MK44 1LQ / GB
Former [2010/03]Avila, David Victor
Unilever PLC Unilever Patent Group Colworth House Sharnbrook Bedford
Bedfordshire MK44 1LQ / GB
Application number, filing date09175521.504.06.2004
[2010/03]
Priority number, dateGB2003001421018.06.2003         Original published format: GB 0314210
[2010/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2145947
Date:20.01.2010
Language:EN
[2010/03]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2145947
Date:24.02.2010
[2010/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2145947
Date:21.03.2012
Language:EN
[2012/12]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.01.2010
ClassificationIPC:C11D3/40
[2010/03]
CPC:
C11D3/40 (EP,US); C11D3/001 (EP,US); C11D3/0063 (EP,US);
C11D3/349 (EP,US); C11D3/3932 (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,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2010/03]
TitleGerman:Wäschebehandlungsmittel[2010/03]
English:Laundry treatment compositions[2010/03]
French:Compositions pour le traitement du linge[2010/03]
Examination procedure10.11.2009Examination requested  [2010/03]
01.04.2010Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.04.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.06.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.07.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.10.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.02.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.02.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.09.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.10.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.12.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.01.2012Fee for grant paid
31.01.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP04739630.4  / EP1633842
EP08151578.5  / EP1921132
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 (EP20040739630) is  09.08.2007
Opposition(s)02.01.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/09]
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
10.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
10.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
10.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
25.06.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
27.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU04.06.2004
AT21.03.2012
BE21.03.2012
CY21.03.2012
CZ21.03.2012
DK21.03.2012
EE21.03.2012
FI21.03.2012
NL21.03.2012
PL21.03.2012
RO21.03.2012
SE21.03.2012
SI21.03.2012
SK21.03.2012
IE04.06.2012
LU04.06.2012
BG21.06.2012
GR22.06.2012
CH30.06.2012
LI30.06.2012
MC30.06.2012
ES02.07.2012
PT23.07.2012
[2014/34]
Former [2014/27]AT21.03.2012
BE21.03.2012
CY21.03.2012
CZ21.03.2012
DK21.03.2012
EE21.03.2012
FI21.03.2012
NL21.03.2012
PL21.03.2012
RO21.03.2012
SE21.03.2012
SI21.03.2012
SK21.03.2012
IE04.06.2012
LU04.06.2012
BG21.06.2012
GR22.06.2012
CH30.06.2012
LI30.06.2012
MC30.06.2012
ES02.07.2012
PT23.07.2012
Former [2013/33]AT21.03.2012
BE21.03.2012
CY21.03.2012
CZ21.03.2012
DK21.03.2012
EE21.03.2012
FI21.03.2012
NL21.03.2012
PL21.03.2012
RO21.03.2012
SE21.03.2012
SI21.03.2012
SK21.03.2012
IE04.06.2012
BG21.06.2012
GR22.06.2012
CH30.06.2012
LI30.06.2012
MC30.06.2012
ES02.07.2012
PT23.07.2012
Former [2013/22]AT21.03.2012
BE21.03.2012
CY21.03.2012
CZ21.03.2012
DK21.03.2012
EE21.03.2012
FI21.03.2012
NL21.03.2012
PL21.03.2012
RO21.03.2012
SE21.03.2012
SI21.03.2012
SK21.03.2012
IE04.06.2012
GR22.06.2012
CH30.06.2012
LI30.06.2012
MC30.06.2012
ES02.07.2012
PT23.07.2012
Former [2013/20]AT21.03.2012
BE21.03.2012
CY21.03.2012
CZ21.03.2012
DK21.03.2012
EE21.03.2012
FI21.03.2012
NL21.03.2012
PL21.03.2012
RO21.03.2012
SE21.03.2012
SI21.03.2012
SK21.03.2012
IE04.06.2012
GR22.06.2012
CH30.06.2012
LI30.06.2012
MC30.06.2012
PT23.07.2012
Former [2013/08]AT21.03.2012
BE21.03.2012
CY21.03.2012
CZ21.03.2012
DK21.03.2012
EE21.03.2012
FI21.03.2012
NL21.03.2012
PL21.03.2012
RO21.03.2012
SE21.03.2012
SI21.03.2012
SK21.03.2012
GR22.06.2012
MC30.06.2012
PT23.07.2012
Former [2013/07]AT21.03.2012
BE21.03.2012
CY21.03.2012
CZ21.03.2012
EE21.03.2012
FI21.03.2012
PL21.03.2012
RO21.03.2012
SE21.03.2012
SI21.03.2012
SK21.03.2012
GR22.06.2012
PT23.07.2012
Former [2013/01]BE21.03.2012
CY21.03.2012
CZ21.03.2012
EE21.03.2012
FI21.03.2012
PL21.03.2012
RO21.03.2012
SE21.03.2012
SI21.03.2012
SK21.03.2012
GR22.06.2012
PT23.07.2012
Former [2012/50]BE21.03.2012
CY21.03.2012
CZ21.03.2012
EE21.03.2012
FI21.03.2012
PL21.03.2012
RO21.03.2012
SE21.03.2012
SI21.03.2012
SK21.03.2012
GR22.06.2012
Former [2012/49]BE21.03.2012
CY21.03.2012
CZ21.03.2012
EE21.03.2012
FI21.03.2012
PL21.03.2012
RO21.03.2012
SE21.03.2012
SI21.03.2012
GR22.06.2012
Former [2012/48]BE21.03.2012
CY21.03.2012
EE21.03.2012
FI21.03.2012
SE21.03.2012
GR22.06.2012
Former [2012/46]BE21.03.2012
CY21.03.2012
FI21.03.2012
GR22.06.2012
Former [2012/41]CY21.03.2012
FI21.03.2012
GR22.06.2012
Former [2012/37]FI21.03.2012
GR22.06.2012
Former [2012/36]GR22.06.2012
Documents cited:Search[X] US3958928  (LALA ROBERT J et al.)
 [X] US3755201  (TRIMMER R et al.)
 [EL] WO2006004870  (PROCTER & GAMBLE et al.)
 [EL] WO2009087034  (UNILEVER PLC et al.)
 [EL] WO2007084729  (PROCTER & GAMBLE et al.)
 [A] US3762859  (WIXON H et al.)
 [A] GB1247189  (UNILEVER NV et al.)
 [A] FR1163899  (UNION CHIMIQUE IND et al.)
 [X] WO2004003125  (RECKITT BENCKISER NV et al.) [X] 1-10 * column 1, lines 4-9 * * column 2, line 15 - column 3, line 15 * * column 7, lines 38-49 * * example -; claim - *
by applicantEP0384070
 GB2123044
 WO9532997
 US4137180
 WO0146513
 WO0146361
   "Industrial Dyes", 2003, WILEY-VCH
   "A compilation of available dyes is the Colour Index", 2002
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.