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EP About this file: EP2410979

EP2410979 - FORMULATIONS CONTAINING SORBITAN CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusOpposition rejected
Status updated on  26.07.2019
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  18.11.2016
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip06.03.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 08.04.2020  [2020/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Evonik Degussa GmbH
Rellinghauser Straße 1-11
45128 Essen / DE
[2019/09]
Former [2013/41]For all designated states
Evonik Degussa GmbH
Rellinghauser Strasse 1-11
45128 Essen / DE
Former [2012/05]For all designated states
Evonik Goldschmidt GmbH
Goldschmidtstrasse 100
45127 Essen / DE
Inventor(s)01 / HERRWERTH, Sascha
Frankenstraße 90
45134 Essen / DE
02 / PEGGAU, Jörg
Schienenspur 18
45357 Essen / DE
03 / GRÜNING, Burghard
Waldsaum 11
45134 Essen / DE
04 / KORTEMEIER, Uta
Moltkestr. 4
45128 Essen / DE
05 / SPRINGER, Oliver
Krumme Stege 23
46485 Wesel / DE
 [2012/05]
Representative(s)Evonik Patent Association
c/o Evonik Industries AG
IP Management
Bau 1042A/PB 15
Paul-Baumann-Straße 1
45772 Marl / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/05](deleted)
Application number, filing date10711362.323.02.2010
[2016/51]
WO2010EP52252
Priority number, dateDE2009100174823.03.2009         Original published format: DE102009001748
[2012/05]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2010108738
Date:30.09.2010
Language:DE
[2010/39]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2410979
Date:01.02.2012
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.09.2010 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2012/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2410979
Date:21.12.2016
Language:DE
[2016/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP29.09.2011
ClassificationIPC:A61K8/49, A61Q5/02, A61Q5/12, A61Q19/10
[2012/05]
CPC:
A61K8/4973 (EP,US); A61K8/498 (EP,US); A61P17/00 (EP);
A61Q19/10 (EP,US); A61Q5/02 (EP,US); A61Q5/12 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2012/05]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:FORMULIERUNGEN ENTHALTEND SORBITANCARBONSÄUREESTER[2012/05]
English:FORMULATIONS CONTAINING SORBITAN CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTER[2012/05]
French:COMPOSITIONS CONTENANT DES ESTERS D'ACIDE CARBOXYLIQUE DE SORBITANE[2012/05]
Entry into regional phase25.08.2011National basic fee paid 
25.08.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
25.08.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.08.2011Examination requested  [2012/05]
26.04.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.03.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
16.09.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.08.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.11.2016Fee for grant paid
11.11.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
11.11.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  26.03.2015
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  20.09.2017    ADMISSIBLE
Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbH
Brüningstrasse 50
65929 Frankfurt am Main / DE
Opponent's representative
Jacobi, Markus Alexander
Patentanwälte
Isenbruck Bösl Hörschler PartG mbB
Eastsite One
Seckenheimer Landstrasse 4
68163 Mannheim / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2017/43]
Opponent(s)01  20.09.2017    ADMISSIBLE
Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbH
Brüningstrasse 50
65929 Frankfurt am Main / DE
Opponent's representative
Jacobi, Markus Alexander
Isenbruck Bösl Hörschler LLP Eastsite One Seckenheimer Landstrasse 4
68163 Mannheim / DE
27.10.2017Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
02.03.2018Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
29.01.2019Date of oral proceedings
14.03.2019Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
14.03.2019Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
03.07.2019Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2019/35]
Appeal following opposition24.05.2019Appeal received No.  T1530/19
03.07.2019Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent withdrawn
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
21.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
20.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
23.02.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
22.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU23.02.2010
CY21.12.2016
CZ21.12.2016
DK21.12.2016
EE21.12.2016
ES21.12.2016
FI21.12.2016
HR21.12.2016
IT21.12.2016
LT21.12.2016
LV21.12.2016
MC21.12.2016
MK21.12.2016
MT21.12.2016
NL21.12.2016
PL21.12.2016
RO21.12.2016
SE21.12.2016
SI21.12.2016
SK21.12.2016
SM21.12.2016
TR21.12.2016
AT23.02.2017
IE23.02.2017
LU23.02.2017
BE28.02.2017
CH28.02.2017
LI28.02.2017
BG21.03.2017
NO21.03.2017
GR22.03.2017
IS21.04.2017
PT21.04.2017
[2020/15]
Former [2019/51]HU23.02.2010
CY21.12.2016
CZ21.12.2016
DK21.12.2016
EE21.12.2016
ES21.12.2016
FI21.12.2016
HR21.12.2016
IT21.12.2016
LT21.12.2016
LV21.12.2016
MC21.12.2016
MK21.12.2016
MT21.12.2016
NL21.12.2016
PL21.12.2016
RO21.12.2016
SE21.12.2016
SI21.12.2016
SK21.12.2016
SM21.12.2016
AT23.02.2017
IE23.02.2017
LU23.02.2017
BE28.02.2017
CH28.02.2017
LI28.02.2017
BG21.03.2017
NO21.03.2017
GR22.03.2017
IS21.04.2017
PT21.04.2017
Former [2019/46]HU23.02.2010
CY21.12.2016
CZ21.12.2016
DK21.12.2016
EE21.12.2016
ES21.12.2016
FI21.12.2016
HR21.12.2016
IT21.12.2016
LT21.12.2016
LV21.12.2016
MC21.12.2016
MT21.12.2016
NL21.12.2016
PL21.12.2016
RO21.12.2016
SE21.12.2016
SI21.12.2016
SK21.12.2016
SM21.12.2016
AT23.02.2017
IE23.02.2017
LU23.02.2017
BE28.02.2017
CH28.02.2017
LI28.02.2017
BG21.03.2017
NO21.03.2017
GR22.03.2017
IS21.04.2017
PT21.04.2017
Former [2019/31]HU23.02.2010
CZ21.12.2016
DK21.12.2016
EE21.12.2016
ES21.12.2016
FI21.12.2016
HR21.12.2016
IT21.12.2016
LT21.12.2016
LV21.12.2016
MC21.12.2016
MT21.12.2016
NL21.12.2016
PL21.12.2016
RO21.12.2016
SE21.12.2016
SI21.12.2016
SK21.12.2016
SM21.12.2016
AT23.02.2017
IE23.02.2017
LU23.02.2017
BE28.02.2017
CH28.02.2017
LI28.02.2017
BG21.03.2017
NO21.03.2017
GR22.03.2017
IS21.04.2017
PT21.04.2017
Former [2018/43]CZ21.12.2016
DK21.12.2016
EE21.12.2016
ES21.12.2016
FI21.12.2016
HR21.12.2016
IT21.12.2016
LT21.12.2016
LV21.12.2016
MC21.12.2016
MT21.12.2016
NL21.12.2016
PL21.12.2016
RO21.12.2016
SE21.12.2016
SI21.12.2016
SK21.12.2016
SM21.12.2016
AT23.02.2017
IE23.02.2017
LU23.02.2017
BE28.02.2017
CH28.02.2017
LI28.02.2017
BG21.03.2017
NO21.03.2017
GR22.03.2017
IS21.04.2017
PT21.04.2017
Former [2018/24]CZ21.12.2016
DK21.12.2016
EE21.12.2016
ES21.12.2016
FI21.12.2016
HR21.12.2016
IT21.12.2016
LT21.12.2016
LV21.12.2016
MC21.12.2016
NL21.12.2016
PL21.12.2016
RO21.12.2016
SE21.12.2016
SI21.12.2016
SK21.12.2016
SM21.12.2016
AT23.02.2017
IE23.02.2017
LU23.02.2017
BE28.02.2017
CH28.02.2017
LI28.02.2017
BG21.03.2017
NO21.03.2017
GR22.03.2017
IS21.04.2017
PT21.04.2017
Former [2018/13]CZ21.12.2016
DK21.12.2016
EE21.12.2016
ES21.12.2016
FI21.12.2016
HR21.12.2016
IT21.12.2016
LT21.12.2016
LV21.12.2016
MC21.12.2016
NL21.12.2016
PL21.12.2016
RO21.12.2016
SE21.12.2016
SI21.12.2016
SK21.12.2016
SM21.12.2016
IE23.02.2017
LU23.02.2017
BE28.02.2017
CH28.02.2017
LI28.02.2017
BG21.03.2017
NO21.03.2017
GR22.03.2017
IS21.04.2017
PT21.04.2017
Former [2018/04]CZ21.12.2016
DK21.12.2016
EE21.12.2016
ES21.12.2016
FI21.12.2016
HR21.12.2016
IT21.12.2016
LT21.12.2016
LV21.12.2016
MC21.12.2016
NL21.12.2016
PL21.12.2016
RO21.12.2016
SE21.12.2016
SK21.12.2016
SM21.12.2016
LU23.02.2017
BE28.02.2017
CH28.02.2017
LI28.02.2017
BG21.03.2017
NO21.03.2017
GR22.03.2017
IS21.04.2017
PT21.04.2017
Former [2017/51]CZ21.12.2016
DK21.12.2016
EE21.12.2016
ES21.12.2016
FI21.12.2016
HR21.12.2016
IT21.12.2016
LT21.12.2016
LV21.12.2016
MC21.12.2016
NL21.12.2016
PL21.12.2016
RO21.12.2016
SE21.12.2016
SK21.12.2016
SM21.12.2016
BE28.02.2017
CH28.02.2017
LI28.02.2017
BG21.03.2017
NO21.03.2017
GR22.03.2017
IS21.04.2017
PT21.04.2017
Former [2017/42]CZ21.12.2016
EE21.12.2016
ES21.12.2016
FI21.12.2016
HR21.12.2016
IT21.12.2016
LT21.12.2016
LV21.12.2016
MC21.12.2016
NL21.12.2016
PL21.12.2016
RO21.12.2016
SE21.12.2016
SK21.12.2016
SM21.12.2016
BE28.02.2017
BG21.03.2017
NO21.03.2017
GR22.03.2017
IS21.04.2017
PT21.04.2017
Former [2017/41]CZ21.12.2016
EE21.12.2016
ES21.12.2016
FI21.12.2016
HR21.12.2016
IT21.12.2016
LT21.12.2016
LV21.12.2016
NL21.12.2016
PL21.12.2016
RO21.12.2016
SE21.12.2016
SK21.12.2016
SM21.12.2016
BE28.02.2017
BG21.03.2017
NO21.03.2017
GR22.03.2017
IS21.04.2017
PT21.04.2017
Former [2017/36]CZ21.12.2016
EE21.12.2016
ES21.12.2016
FI21.12.2016
HR21.12.2016
LT21.12.2016
LV21.12.2016
NL21.12.2016
PL21.12.2016
RO21.12.2016
SE21.12.2016
SK21.12.2016
BE28.02.2017
NO21.03.2017
GR22.03.2017
IS21.04.2017
Former [2017/35]CZ21.12.2016
EE21.12.2016
FI21.12.2016
HR21.12.2016
LT21.12.2016
LV21.12.2016
NL21.12.2016
RO21.12.2016
SE21.12.2016
BE28.02.2017
NO21.03.2017
GR22.03.2017
Former [2017/31]FI21.12.2016
HR21.12.2016
LT21.12.2016
LV21.12.2016
NL21.12.2016
SE21.12.2016
BE28.02.2017
NO21.03.2017
GR22.03.2017
Former [2017/28]FI21.12.2016
HR21.12.2016
LT21.12.2016
LV21.12.2016
SE21.12.2016
BE28.02.2017
NO21.03.2017
GR22.03.2017
Former [2017/12]LV21.12.2016
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 JP2000239697
 JPS5156809
 AU654954B
 JP2003238396
 JP2008169123
 JPH0267247
 EP1762216
 EP1813251
 EP1770082
 US3928212
 US4861513
 WO9707189
 EP1700618
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