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EP3888608 - SMART ABSORBENT ARTICLES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The patent has been granted Status updated on 14.07.2023 Database last updated on 11.05.2024
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 14.03.2023
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 25.03.2022
Former	The application has been published Status updated on 03.09.2021
Most recent event Tooltip	03.05.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CZ, RO, SK	published on 05.06.2024 [2024/23]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Ontex BV Genthof 5 9255 Buggenhout / BE
	For all designated states Ontex Group NV Korte Keppestraat 21 9320 Erembodegem / BE
	[2021/40]
Inventor(s)	01 / WEBER, Ainas Himmelsburger Str. 52 53474 Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler / DE
	02 / HELLMOLD, Jens Christian-Morgenstern-Str. 11 59269 Beckum / DE
	03 / HEIRMAN, Lisa Genthof 5 9255 Buggenhout / BE
	04 / IDELSON, Alissa Brückenhofstr. 35 53359 Rheinbach / DE
	[2023/33]
Former [2021/40]	01 / WEBER, Ainas Himmelsburger Str. 52 53474 Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler / DE
	02 / Hellmold, Jens Christian-Morgenstern-Str. 11 59269 Beckum / DE
	03 / HEIRMAN, Lisa Genthof 5 9255 Buggenhout / BE
	04 / Idelson, Alissa Brückenhofstr. 35 53359 Rheinbach / DE
Representative(s)	Macchetta, Andrea Ontex BV Korte Keppestraat 21 9320 Erembodegem-Aalst / BE
	[2023/33]
Former [2021/40]	Macchetta, Andrea Ontex BVBA Korte Keppestraat 21 9320 Aalst-Erembodegem / BE
Application number, filing date	20168093.1	03.04.2020
	[2021/40]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3888608
	Date:	06.10.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/40]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3888608
	Date:	16.08.2023
	Language:	EN
	[2023/33]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	11.09.2020
Classification	IPC:	A61F13/42, A61F13/532	[2021/40]
	CPC:	A61F13/42 (EP,US); A61F13/532 (EP,US); A61F2013/422 (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 [2022/17]
Former [2021/40]	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:	INTELLIGENTE ABSORBIERENDE ARTIKEL	[2021/40]
	English:	SMART ABSORBENT ARTICLES	[2021/40]
	French:	ARTICLES ABSORBANTS INTELLIGENTS	[2021/40]
Examination procedure	17.03.2022	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	17.03.2022	Examination requested [2022/17]
	17.03.2022	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	15.03.2023	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	28.03.2023	Fee for grant paid
	28.03.2023	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	12.07.2023	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	16.03.2022	Renewal fee patent year 03
	21.03.2023	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CZ	16.08.2023
	HR	16.08.2023
	PL	16.08.2023
	RO	16.08.2023
	RS	16.08.2023
	SK	16.08.2023
	SM	16.08.2023
	NO	16.11.2023
	GR	17.11.2023
	IS	16.12.2023
	[2024/23]
Former [2024/20]	HR	16.08.2023
	PL	16.08.2023
	RS	16.08.2023
	SM	16.08.2023
	NO	16.11.2023
	GR	17.11.2023
	IS	16.12.2023
Former [2024/10]	HR	16.08.2023
	PL	16.08.2023
	RS	16.08.2023
	NO	16.11.2023
	GR	17.11.2023
	IS	16.12.2023
Former [2024/09]	NO	16.11.2023
	GR	17.11.2023
	IS	16.12.2023
Former [2024/08]	NO	16.11.2023
	GR	17.11.2023
Documents cited:	Search	[Y]JP2012125452 (KAO CORP) [Y] 1-15 * fig.5, par. 37 *;
		[Y]US2015173968 (JOSEPH LAVEETA [US]) [Y] 1-15 * paragraphs [0056] , [0062] , [0066] , [0069] - [0071] *;
		[Y]US2017079858 (WILLHAUS KEITH RICHARD [US], et al) [Y] 1-15 * paragraph [0030]; claims 1-17 *;
		[Y]EP3213727 (PROCTER & GAMBLE [US]) [Y] 1-15 * paragraph [0007] - paragraph [0049]; claims 1-14 *;
		[Y]WO2018229017 (ONTEX BVBA [BE], et al) [Y] 1-15* claims 1-16 *
	by applicant	US3860003
		US4515595
		US4681793
		US4710189
		US5151092
		US5221274
		WO9516746
		US5554145
		US5569234
		US5571096
		US5580411
		US5865823
		US5938648
		US6004306
		US6632504
		US6946585
		WO2008155699
		WO2011163582
		WO2012052172
		EP2740450
		EP2496197
		EP2582341
		EP2739254
		EP3415130
		WO2018228822
		WO2018229017
		EP3451988
		EP3461257
		EP20190178665

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