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EP3344054 - WHEY PREPARATION OBTAINED BY CAVITATION AND USES THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.07.2020
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.06.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.03.2017
Formerunknown
Status updated on  13.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip11.04.2024New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Valio Ltd
Meijeritie 6
00370 Helsinki / FI
[2018/28]
Inventor(s)01 / RAJAKARI, Kirsi
c/o Valio Ltd
Meijeritie 6
00370 Helsinki / FI
02 / MYLLÄRINEN, Päivi
c/o Valio Ltd
Meijeritie 6
00370 Helsinki / FI
 [2018/28]
Representative(s)Kolster Oy Ab
(Salmisaarenaukio 1)
P.O. Box 204
00181 Helsinki / FI
[2018/28]
Application number, filing date16766332.731.08.2016
[2018/28]
WO2016FI50604
Priority number, dateFI2015000562131.08.2015         Original published format: FI 20155621
[2018/28]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017037345
Date:09.03.2017
Language:EN
[2017/10]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3344054
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]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP09.03.2017
ClassificationIPC:A23C21/00, A23C9/13, A23J3/10, B01F5/06
[2018/28]
CPC:
A23J3/10 (EP,US); A23C21/00 (EP,FI,US); A01J11/16 (RU);
A23C19/053 (US); A23C21/06 (RU,US); A23C9/00 (RU);
A23C9/1307 (EP,US); A23C9/1422 (US); A23J1/205 (FI);
A23J3/08 (FI,US); A23V2002/00 (US); A23V2250/54252 (US);
A23V2300/08 (US); A23V2300/24 (US); A23V2300/31 (US);
A23V2300/34 (US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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]
TitleGerman:DURCH KAVITATION ERHALTENES MOLKEPRÄPARAT UND VERWENDUNGEN DAVON[2018/28]
English:WHEY PREPARATION OBTAINED BY CAVITATION AND USES THEREOF[2018/28]
French:PRÉPARATION DE LACTOSÉRUM OBTENUE PAR CAVITATION ET UTILISATIONS DE CELLE-CI[2018/28]
Entry into regional phase15.03.2018National basic fee paid 
15.03.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
15.03.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.02.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
15.03.2018Examination requested  [2018/28]
16.10.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.07.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.11.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.04.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
20.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
24.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
20.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
16.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
15.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
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