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EP3361874 - DRY DAIRY PRODUCT IN SOLID FORM, AND PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2018/34]DRY DAIRY PRODUCT IN SOLID FORM AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME
[2020/51]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.02.2021
Database last updated on 26.06.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.12.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  27.04.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.07.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  21.04.2017
Formerunknown
Status updated on  08.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip22.04.2024New entry: Date of receipt of statement of grounds of an appeal 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Compagnie Laitiere Europeenne
50890 Conde-sur-Vire / FR
[2018/34]
Inventor(s)01 / MORELLE, Dominique
44 bis rue des Gouronnieres
49100 Angers / FR
02 / LAROCHE, Christophe
44 rue Pipon
35300 Fougeres / FR
03 / KERRIOU, Liliane
La belle rivière
35340 Liffre / FR
 [2018/34]
Representative(s)Gevers & Orès
Immeuble le Palatin 2
3 Cours du Triangle
CS 80165
92939 Paris La Défense Cedex / FR
[2021/10]
Former [2018/34]Gevers & Orès
41 avenue de Friedland
75008 Paris / FR
Application number, filing date16781790.714.10.2016
[2018/34]
WO2016EP74675
Priority number, dateFR2015005982315.10.2015         Original published format: FR 1559823
[2018/34]
Filing languageFR
Procedural languageFR
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017064239
Date:20.04.2017
Language:FR
[2017/16]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3361874
Date:22.08.2018
Language:FR
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.04.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3361874
Date:10.03.2021
Language:FR
[2021/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP20.04.2017
ClassificationIPC:A23C9/18, A23C9/20
[2018/34]
CPC:
A23C9/18 (EP); A23C9/16 (EP); A23V2002/00 (EP)
C-Set:
A23V2002/00, A23V2200/202, A23V2250/612, A23V2300/10 (EP)
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 [2018/34]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:FESTES TROCKENMILCHPRODUKT, UND VERFAHREN ZUR DESSEN HERSTELLUNG[2020/51]
English:DRY DAIRY PRODUCT IN SOLID FORM, AND PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE[2020/51]
French:PRODUIT LAITIER SEC SOUS FORME SOLIDE ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE PRÉPARATION[2018/34]
Former [2018/34]TROCKENES MILCHPRODUKT IN FESTER FORM UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DAVON
Former [2018/34]DRY DAIRY PRODUCT IN SOLID FORM AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME
Entry into regional phase13.04.2018National basic fee paid 
13.04.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
13.04.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.04.2018Examination requested  [2018/34]
13.04.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
27.11.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.04.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.07.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.12.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.01.2021Fee for grant paid
28.01.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.01.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  10.12.2021  14.12.2021  ADMISSIBLE
N.V. Nutricia
Eerste Stationsstraat 186
2712 HM Zoetermeer / NL
Opponent's representative
Wohlfahrt, Jan Günther, et al, et al
Gleiss Große Schrell und Partner mbB
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte
Leitzstraße 45
70469 Stuttgart / DE
 [2022/03]
03.01.2022Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
13.05.2022Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
27.11.2023Date of oral proceedings
20.12.2023Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
20.12.2023Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
Appeal following opposition20.02.2024Appeal received No.  T0290/24
20.02.2024Payment of appeal fee
19.04.2024Statement of grounds filed
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
25.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
23.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY10.03.2021
SM10.03.2021
[2023/30]
Former [2021/46]SM10.03.2021
Cited inInternational search[I]US3241975  (BROCHNER HENRY S) [I] 1-4,6-9,11 * column 1, lines 8-15,50-68 * * column 2, lines 1-7, 52-65 * * column 3, line 16 - column 4, line 17 * * claims 1-9 *;
 [A]GB1204445  (LAMB ANTHONY HENRY [US]) [A] 1-11* column 2, lines 12-36 *;
 [ID]EP1048216  (NESTLE SA [CH]) [ID] 1,3-7,9-11 * paragraphs [0005] - [0007] - [0010] - [0014] - [0018] - [0022] * * example 2 *;
 [I]CN102845526  (UNIV NANJING CHINESE MEDICINE) [I] 1-11 * examples 1,5,6,7,9,10 *;
 [IA]CN103238670  (UNIV JILIN) [I] 6-9,11 * the whole document * [A] 1-5;
 [IA]CN104719481  (INNER MONGOLIA YILI IND GROUP) [I] 6-11 * the whole document * [A] 1-5
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 US3241975
 JP2000279087
 EP1048216
 WO2004023896
 WO2011158480
 WO2012099471
 CN104719481
 WO2017064239
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