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EP3897496 - A SYSTEM COMPRISING A WEARABLE ABSORBENT HYGIENE ARTICLE AND A HYGIENE MONITORING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  23.12.2022
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.09.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  02.07.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  08.01.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip11.05.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
405 03 Göteborg / SE
[2021/43]
Inventor(s)01 / ÖBERG, Michael
c/o Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
405 03 Gothenburg / SE
02 / CARNEY, Joshua
Skallsjö Högars väg 8A
448 32 Floda / SE
03 / PETTERSSON-FALK, Henrik
Knaltenvägen 4
438 92 Härryda / SE
04 / OLSSON, Anders
c/o Alten Sverige AB Theres Svenssons gata 15
417 55 Gothenburg / SE
 [2021/43]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2021/43]
Application number, filing date18826035.020.12.2018
[2021/43]
WO2018EP86217
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020125999
Date:25.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/26]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3897496
Date:27.10.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.06.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP25.06.2020
ClassificationIPC:A61F13/42, A61F17/00
[2021/43]
CPC:
A61F13/42 (EP,KR,US); A61F13/44 (KR,US); A61F13/49007 (KR);
A61F13/505 (US); A61F13/53 (US); A61F17/00 (EP);
G01N27/02 (KR); A61F2013/424 (EP,KR,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 [2021/43]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM MIT EINEM TRAGBAREN ABSORBIERENDEN HYGIENEARTIKEL UND EINER HYGIENEÜBERWACHUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2021/43]
English:A SYSTEM COMPRISING A WEARABLE ABSORBENT HYGIENE ARTICLE AND A HYGIENE MONITORING DEVICE[2021/43]
French:SYSTÈME COMPRENANT UN ARTICLE D'HYGIÈNE ABSORBANT PORTABLE ET UN DISPOSITIF DE SURVEILLANCE DE L'HYGIÈNE[2021/43]
Entry into regional phase16.07.2021National basic fee paid 
16.07.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
16.07.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.07.2021Examination requested  [2021/43]
16.07.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
06.09.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.01.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.01.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.04.2023Observations by third parties
17.05.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.08.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.03.2024Observations by third parties
25.03.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.03.2024Observations by third parties
08.05.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
30.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
14.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
26.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[X]WO2012084924  (SCA HYGIENE PROD AB [SE], et al);
 [X]WO2012084987  (SCA HYGIENE PROD AB [SE], et al);
 [X]WO2016090492  (SENSASSURE [CA])
by applicantWO2017EP79675
otherWO2007128038
 WO2010049827
 WO2010123425
 WO2012114208
 WO2015102084
 WO2017152687
 EP3415130
 EP3897496
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