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EP3344426 - IMPROVING THE PURITY OF MATERIALS RECYCLED FROM DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 05.03.2021 Database last updated on 03.06.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 27.03.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 11.12.2019
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 08.06.2018
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 11.03.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	08.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 10.08.2022 [2022/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. 2300 Winchester Road Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
	[2020/18]
Former [2018/28]	For all designated states Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. 2300 Winchester Road Neenah, Wisconsin 54956 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / LEE, HoSun Trizium 308-1304 Songpa-gu Seoul 138891 / KR
	02 / KIM, KyungShin 758 (7/5) Banpo Apt. 56-303 Seocho-gu seoul 137040 / KR
	03 / KIM, HyungByum Naeson Jugong Apt. 106-1501 Uiwang-si Gyeonggi-do 437080 / KR
	[2018/28]
Representative(s)	Dehns St. Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD / GB
	[2020/18]
Former [2018/28]	Dehns St. Brides House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Application number, filing date	15903202.8	31.08.2015
	[2018/28]
	WO2015US47736
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2017039615
	Date:	09.03.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/10]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3344426
	Date:	11.07.2018
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.03.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2018/28]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3344426
	Date:	29.04.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/18]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	KR	09.03.2017
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	11.04.2019
Classification	IPC:	B29B17/02, B29B17/04	[2018/28]
	CPC:	B29B17/02 (EP,KR,US); B09B3/80 (RU,US); B29B17/04 (RU,US); C08J11/08 (RU,US); B29B2017/0251 (EP,KR,US); B29K2001/08 (US); (+) B29L2031/4878 (EP,US); C08J2300/14 (US); Y02W30/62 (EP,KR,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AL, AT, 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, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2018/28]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERBESSERUNG DER REINHEIT VON RECYCLING-MATERIALIEN AUS SAUGFÄHIGEN EINWEGARTIKELN	[2018/28]
	English:	IMPROVING THE PURITY OF MATERIALS RECYCLED FROM DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLES	[2018/28]
	French:	AMÉLIORATION DE LA PURETÉ DE MATÉRIAUX RECYCLÉS PROVENANT D'ARTICLES ABSORBANTS JETABLES	[2018/28]
Entry into regional phase	13.03.2018	National basic fee paid
	13.03.2018	Search fee paid
	13.03.2018	Designation fee(s) paid
	13.03.2018	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	13.03.2018	Examination requested [2018/28]
	13.03.2018	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	09.08.2019	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	12.12.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	20.03.2020	Fee for grant paid
	20.03.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	20.03.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	01.02.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/14]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	13.03.2018	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.08.2018	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.08.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	31.08.2015
	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CY	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	MK	29.04.2020
	MT	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SI	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	TR	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	FR	31.08.2020
	IE	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	LU	31.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
	[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]	HU	31.08.2015
	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CY	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	MT	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SI	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	TR	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	FR	31.08.2020
	IE	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	LU	31.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/37]	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SI	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	FR	31.08.2020
	IE	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	LU	31.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/36]	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SI	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	BE	31.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	FR	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	LU	31.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/35]	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SI	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	FR	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	LU	31.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/24]	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SI	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	LU	31.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/20]	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	CH	31.08.2020
	LI	31.08.2020
	LU	31.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/18]	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	MC	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/10]	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	PL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SK	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/09]	AL	29.04.2020
	AT	29.04.2020
	CZ	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	EE	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	IT	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/08]	AL	29.04.2020
	DK	29.04.2020
	ES	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	RO	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	SM	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/04]	AL	29.04.2020
	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	NL	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2021/01]	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	BG	29.07.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2020/51]	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	RS	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2020/50]	FI	29.04.2020
	HR	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	LV	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	GR	30.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	29.04.2020
	LT	29.04.2020
	SE	29.04.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
	PT	31.08.2020
Former [2020/47]	LT	29.04.2020
	NO	29.07.2020
	IS	29.08.2020
Former [2020/46]	IS	29.08.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[A]EP0525708 (INVENTA AG [CH]) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
		[A]DE4409334 (THUERINGISCHES INST TEXTIL [DE]) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
		[A]JP2009119456 (DAIKYO KASEI KOGYO KK) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
		[A]JP2011120962 (DAIKYO KASEI KOGYO KK) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
		[A]US2012056021 (GRIMES DAVID B [US]) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
		[A]JP2013202021 (JUJO PAPER CO LTD) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
		[A]WO2014203922 (JUJO PAPER CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-15* the whole document *
	International search	[A]WO9524967 (DIATEC RECYCLING TECH [IL], et al) [A] 1-20* See abstract; and claims 1, 9. *;
		[Y]US8436058 (GRIMES DAVID [US]) [Y] 1-20 * See abstract; claims 1, 3; column 1, lines 20, 21; and column 2, lines 4-7, 3 1-45. *;
		[Y]JP2013202021 (JUJO PAPER CO LTD) [Y] 1-20 * See abstract; claim 1; and paragraph [0022]. *;
		[A]WO2014077619 (KIMBERLY CLARK CO [US], et al) [A] 6, 7, 12-16, 20 * See abstract; and claim 1. *;
		[A]JP2014217835 (UNI CHARM CORP) [A] 1-20 * See abstract; and claims 2, 8, 11, 12. *;
		[A]KR20150034250 (NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.) [A] 1-20 * See abstract; and claims 1, 14. *
	by applicant	US2012056021

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