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EP About this file: EP3389404

EP3389404 - MIXTURE OF HMOS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  04.07.2024
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  30.08.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.04.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.09.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  23.06.2017
Formerunknown
Status updated on  21.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip05.07.2024Revocation of patentpublished on 07.08.2024  [2024/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Entre-deux-Villes
1800 Vevey / CH
[2019/28]
Former [2018/43]For all designated states
Nestec S.A.
Avenue Nestlé 55
1800 Vevey / CH
Inventor(s)01 / MCCONNELL, Bruce
2 Chemin du Crêt à l'Aigle
1814 La Tour de Peilz / CH
02 / VIGSNÆS, Louise Kristine
Ravneholmsvej 20
2400 København NV / DK
 [2018/43]
Representative(s)Plougmann Vingtoft a/s
Strandvejen 70
2900 Hellerup / DK
[N/P]
Former [2019/40]Gagliardi, Tatiana
Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Avenue Nestlé 55
1800 Vevey / CH
Former [2018/43]Corticchiato, Olivier
Nestec S.A.
Centre de Recherche Nestlé
Vers-chez-les-Blanc
Case Postale 44
1000 Lausanne 26 / CH
Application number, filing date16809851.515.12.2016
[2018/43]
WO2016EP81308
Priority number, dateEP2015020006715.12.2015         Original published format: EP 15200067
EP2016015414403.02.2016         Original published format: EP 16154144
[2018/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017103019
Date:22.06.2017
Language:EN
[2017/25]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3389404
Date:24.10.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.06.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3389404
Date:02.10.2019
Language:EN
[2019/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP22.06.2017
ClassificationIPC:A61P31/12, A23L33/00, A61K31/702, A61P31/04
[2021/43]
CPC:
A23L33/40 (EP,US); A61K31/7012 (CN); A23L33/135 (US);
A23L33/21 (CN); A61K31/702 (EP,CN,US); A61P1/00 (CN);
A61P1/08 (CN); A61P1/12 (CN); A61P11/00 (CN);
A61P11/02 (CN); A61P11/04 (CN); A61P25/00 (CN);
A61P29/00 (CN); A61P31/04 (EP,CN,US); A61P31/12 (EP,CN,US);
A61P35/00 (CN); A23L33/12 (US); A23L33/19 (US);
A23L33/195 (US); A23V2002/00 (CN); Y02A50/30 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
A61K31/7012, A61K2300/00 (CN);
A61K31/702, A61K2300/00 (EP,CN,US);
A23V2002/00, A23V2200/3202, A23V2250/284, A23V2200/30, A23V2200/308, A23V2200/322 (CN)
Former IPC [2018/43]A23L33/00, A61K31/702
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 [2018/43]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:MISCHUNG AUS HMOS[2018/43]
English:MIXTURE OF HMOS[2018/43]
French:MÉLANGE D'OLH[2018/43]
Entry into regional phase16.07.2018National basic fee paid 
16.07.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
16.07.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.06.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
16.07.2018Examination requested  [2018/43]
24.01.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.04.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.08.2019Fee for grant paid
21.08.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.08.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  24.06.2020  26.06.2020  ADMISSIBLE
FrieslandCampina Nederland B.V.
Stationsplein 4
3818 LE Amersfoort / NL
Opponent's representative
FrieslandCampina IP Department
Bronland 20
6708 WH Wageningen / NL
 02  02.07.2020  06.07.2020  ADMISSIBLE
N.V. Nutricia
Eerste Stationsstraat 186
2712 HM Zoetermeer / NL
Opponent's representative
Wohlfahrt, Jan Günther
Gleiss Große Schrell und Partner mbB
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte
Leitzstraße 45
70469 Stuttgart / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2020/33]
Opponent(s)01  24.06.2020  26.06.2020  ADMISSIBLE
FrieslandCampina Nederland B.V.
Stationsplein 4
3818 LE Amersfoort / NL
Opponent's representative
FrieslandCampina Nederland B.V.
IP Department
Bronland 20
6708 WH Wageningen / NL
 02  02.07.2020  06.07.2020  ADMISSIBLE
N.V. Nutricia
Eerste Stationsstraat 186
2712 HM Zoetermeer / NL
Opponent's representative
Wohlfahrt, Jan Günther
Gleiss Große Schrell und Partner mbB
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte
Leitzstraße 45
70469 Stuttgart / DE
Former [2020/31]
Opponent(s)01  24.06.2020    ADMISSIBLE
FrieslandCampina Nederland B.V.
Stationsplein 4
3818 LE Amersfoort / NL
Opponent's representative
FrieslandCampina Nederland B.V.
IP Department
Bronland 20
6708 WH Wageningen / NL
16.07.2020Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
16.11.2020Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
07.03.2024Legal effect of revocation of patent [2024/32]
19.06.2024Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Appeal following opposition17.01.2022Appeal received No.  T0168/22
17.01.2022Payment of appeal fee
18.03.2022Statement of grounds filed
07.03.2024Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
19.06.2024Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
05.01.2022Appeal received No.  T0168/22
05.01.2022Payment of appeal fee
17.02.2022Statement of grounds filed
07.03.2024Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
19.06.2024Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
16.09.2021Date of oral proceedings
10.11.2021Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
07.03.2024Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU15.12.2016
AL02.10.2019
AT02.10.2019
CY02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
DK02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
MC02.10.2019
MK02.10.2019
MT02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SI02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
SM02.10.2019
IE15.12.2019
LU15.12.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
[2022/32]
Former [2021/34]HU15.12.2016
AL02.10.2019
AT02.10.2019
CY02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
DK02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
MC02.10.2019
MT02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SI02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
SM02.10.2019
IE15.12.2019
LU15.12.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
Former [2021/32]HU15.12.2016
AL02.10.2019
AT02.10.2019
CY02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
DK02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
MC02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SI02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
SM02.10.2019
IE15.12.2019
LU15.12.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
Former [2021/26]AL02.10.2019
AT02.10.2019
CY02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
DK02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
MC02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SI02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
SM02.10.2019
IE15.12.2019
LU15.12.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
Former [2020/51]AL02.10.2019
AT02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
DK02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
MC02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SI02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
SM02.10.2019
IE15.12.2019
LU15.12.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
Former [2020/46]AL02.10.2019
AT02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
DK02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
MC02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
SM02.10.2019
IE15.12.2019
LU15.12.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
Former [2020/39]AL02.10.2019
AT02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
DK02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
MC02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
SM02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
Former [2020/37]AL02.10.2019
AT02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
DK02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
SK02.10.2019
SM02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
Former [2020/36]AL02.10.2019
AT02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
DK02.10.2019
EE02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RO02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
IS02.02.2020
Former [2020/32]AL02.10.2019
AT02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/25]AT02.10.2019
CZ02.10.2019
HR02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
RS02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/24]AT02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/23]AT02.10.2019
LT02.10.2019
LV02.10.2019
PL02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
Former [2020/22]LT02.10.2019
BG02.01.2020
NO02.01.2020
Former [2020/21]NO02.01.2020
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 [I]US2012172307  (DAVIS STEVEN R [US], et al);
 [I]US2012172331  (BUCK RACHAEL [US], et al);
 [I]WO2015071401  (NESTEC SA [CH]);
 [Y]WO2015071403  (NESTEC SA [CH])
OppositionWO2009059996
 WO2009082216
 WO2013185780
 WO9843494
 WO2012076323
 WO2013032674
 WO2013154725
 WO2014090261
 WO2014100191
 WO2015071401
 WO2015071403
 WO2015071391
 WO2015071389
 WO2015100091
 WO2017103019
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