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EP3689178 - HAIR TREATMENT METHOD AND HAIR HOLDER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 02.09.2022 Database last updated on 27.07.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 24.09.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 06.07.2021
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 12.02.2021
Former	The application has been published Status updated on 03.07.2020
Most recent event Tooltip	14.06.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): TR	published on 17.07.2024 [2024/29]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states KAO CORPORATION 14-10, Nihonbashi Kayabacho 1-chome Chuo-Ku Tokyo 103-8210 / JP
	[2020/32]
Inventor(s)	01 / Kibe, Yoshiyuki c/o KAO CORPORATION 14-10, Nihonbashi-Kayabacho 1-chome Chuo-ku Tokyo, 103-8210 / JP
	02 / Sakashita, Manabu c/o KAO CORPORATION 14-10, Nihonbashi-Kayabacho 1-chome Chuo-ku Tokyo, 103-8210 / JP
	03 / Arnold, Nicole c/o Kao Germany GmbH Pfungstädter Strasse 98-100 64297 Darmstadt / DE
	04 / Heilmann, Jens c/o Kao Germany GmbH Pfungstädter Strasse 98-100 64297 Darmstadt / DE
	[2020/32]
Representative(s)	Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München / DE
	[2020/32]
Application number, filing date	19154957.5	01.02.2019
	[2020/32]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3689178
	Date:	05.08.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/32]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3689178
	Date:	27.10.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/43]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	08.08.2019
Classification	IPC:	A45D2/08	[2020/32]
	CPC:	A45D2/08 (EP); A45D7/02 (US); A45D2/146 (EP,US); A45D2002/006 (EP,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 [2021/11]
Former [2020/32]	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
Title	German:	HAARBEHANDLUNGSVERFAHREN UND HAARHALTER	[2020/32]
	English:	HAIR TREATMENT METHOD AND HAIR HOLDER	[2020/32]
	French:	PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT DES CHEVEUX ET SUPPORT DE CHEVEUX	[2020/32]
Examination procedure	04.02.2021	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	05.02.2021	Examination requested [2021/11]
	05.02.2021	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	07.07.2021	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	17.09.2021	Fee for grant paid
	17.09.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	17.09.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	28.07.2022	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/40]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	16.02.2021	Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	01.02.2019
	AL	27.10.2021
	AT	27.10.2021
	CY	27.10.2021
	CZ	27.10.2021
	DK	27.10.2021
	EE	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	IT	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	MC	27.10.2021
	MK	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RO	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	SI	27.10.2021
	SK	27.10.2021
	SM	27.10.2021
	TR	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IE	01.02.2022
	LU	01.02.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	BE	28.02.2022
	CH	28.02.2022
	LI	28.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
	[2024/29]
Former [2024/25]	HU	01.02.2019
	AL	27.10.2021
	AT	27.10.2021
	CY	27.10.2021
	CZ	27.10.2021
	DK	27.10.2021
	EE	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	IT	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	MC	27.10.2021
	MK	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RO	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	SI	27.10.2021
	SK	27.10.2021
	SM	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IE	01.02.2022
	LU	01.02.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	BE	28.02.2022
	CH	28.02.2022
	LI	28.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
Former [2024/23]	AL	27.10.2021
	AT	27.10.2021
	CY	27.10.2021
	CZ	27.10.2021
	DK	27.10.2021
	EE	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	IT	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	MC	27.10.2021
	MK	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RO	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	SI	27.10.2021
	SK	27.10.2021
	SM	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IE	01.02.2022
	LU	01.02.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	BE	28.02.2022
	CH	28.02.2022
	LI	28.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
Former [2024/20]	AL	27.10.2021
	AT	27.10.2021
	CY	27.10.2021
	CZ	27.10.2021
	DK	27.10.2021
	EE	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	IT	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	MC	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RO	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	SI	27.10.2021
	SK	27.10.2021
	SM	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IE	01.02.2022
	LU	01.02.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	BE	28.02.2022
	CH	28.02.2022
	LI	28.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
Former [2023/27]	AL	27.10.2021
	AT	27.10.2021
	CZ	27.10.2021
	DK	27.10.2021
	EE	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	IT	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	MC	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RO	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	SI	27.10.2021
	SK	27.10.2021
	SM	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IE	01.02.2022
	LU	01.02.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	BE	28.02.2022
	CH	28.02.2022
	LI	28.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
Former [2023/10]	AL	27.10.2021
	AT	27.10.2021
	CZ	27.10.2021
	DK	27.10.2021
	EE	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	MC	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RO	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	SI	27.10.2021
	SK	27.10.2021
	SM	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IE	01.02.2022
	LU	01.02.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	BE	28.02.2022
	CH	28.02.2022
	LI	28.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
Former [2023/09]	AL	27.10.2021
	AT	27.10.2021
	CZ	27.10.2021
	DK	27.10.2021
	EE	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	MC	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RO	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	SI	27.10.2021
	SK	27.10.2021
	SM	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IE	01.02.2022
	LU	01.02.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	CH	28.02.2022
	LI	28.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
Former [2023/01]	AL	27.10.2021
	AT	27.10.2021
	CZ	27.10.2021
	DK	27.10.2021
	EE	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	MC	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RO	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	SI	27.10.2021
	SK	27.10.2021
	SM	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	LU	01.02.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
Former [2022/49]	AL	27.10.2021
	AT	27.10.2021
	CZ	27.10.2021
	DK	27.10.2021
	EE	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	MC	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RO	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	SK	27.10.2021
	SM	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	LU	01.02.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
Former [2022/47]	AT	27.10.2021
	CZ	27.10.2021
	DK	27.10.2021
	EE	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	MC	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RO	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	SK	27.10.2021
	SM	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	LU	01.02.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
Former [2022/44]	AT	27.10.2021
	CZ	27.10.2021
	DK	27.10.2021
	EE	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	MC	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RO	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	SK	27.10.2021
	SM	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
Former [2022/35]	AT	27.10.2021
	CZ	27.10.2021
	DK	27.10.2021
	EE	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RO	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	SK	27.10.2021
	SM	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
Former [2022/34]	AT	27.10.2021
	EE	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RO	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	SM	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
Former [2022/33]	AT	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	SM	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
Former [2022/25]	AT	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	NO	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
Former [2022/24]	AT	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	NL	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	SE	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	GR	28.01.2022
	IS	27.02.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
Former [2022/23]	AT	27.10.2021
	ES	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	HR	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	LV	27.10.2021
	PL	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
	PT	28.02.2022
Former [2022/22]	AT	27.10.2021
	FI	27.10.2021
	LT	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
Former [2022/21]	AT	27.10.2021
	RS	27.10.2021
	BG	27.01.2022
Former [2022/19]	BG	27.01.2022
Documents cited:	Search	[A]WO9713425 (HABIBI MASOOD [US]) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
		[A]WO9912445 (HABIBI MASOOD [US]) [A] 1-15* the whole document *;
		[A]EP1535530 (KAO CORP [JP]) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
		[A]US2016367002 (KRASZEWSKI PAULA JOYCE [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *
	Examination	WO9713425
	by applicant	US3255765
		JPH10192036
		JP2007167192

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