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EP0170091 - Liquid detergent compositions [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 03.10.1997 Database last updated on 29.03.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	05.10.2005	Change: Appeal number
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Albright & Wilson Limited Albright & Wilson House Hagley Road West Oldbury Warley West Midlands, B68 ONN / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1986/06]	For all designated states Albright & Wilson Limited Albright & Wilson House Hagley Road West Oldbury Warley West Midlands, B68 ONN / GB
Inventor(s)	01 / Akred, Brian John 12 Cross Lane Whitehaven Cumbria CA28 6TW / GB
	02 / Messenger, Edward Tunstall Ramsey House Camerton Workington Cumbria / GB
	03 / Nicholson, William John 24 Earls Raod Bransty Whitehaven Cumbria / GB
	[1986/06]
Representative(s)	Savidge, Roger Gordon Madgwick, et al ALBRIGHT & WILSON UK LIMITED Patents Department P O Box 3 210-222 Hagley Road Oldbury, Warley, West Midlands B68 0NN / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1986/06]	Savidge, Roger Gordon Madgwick, et al ALBRIGHT & WILSON UK LIMITED Patents Department P O Box 3 210-222 Hagley Road Oldbury, Warley, West Midlands B68 0NN / GB
Application number, filing date	85108260.2	07.02.1983
	[1986/06]
Priority number, date	GB19820003398	05.02.1982 Original published format: GB 8203398
	GB19820010670	13.04.1982 Original published format: GB 8210670
	GB19820019227	02.07.1982 Original published format: GB 8219227
	GB19820036664	23.12.1982 Original published format: GB 8236664
	[1986/06]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0170091
	Date:	05.02.1986
	Language:	EN
	[1986/06]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0170091
	Date:	12.04.1989
	Language:	EN
	[1989/15]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP0170091
	Date:	19.11.1997
	Language:	EN
	[1997/47]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	05.12.1985
Classification	IPC:	C11D17/00	[1986/06]
	CPC:	C11D17/0017 (EP); C11D17/0026 (EP)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, FR, GB, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE [1986/06]
Title	German:	Flüssige Detergenszusammensetzungen	[1986/06]
	English:	Liquid detergent compositions	[1986/06]
	French:	Compositions détergentes liquides	[1986/06]
Examination procedure	04.07.1985	Examination requested [1986/06]
	28.11.1986	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	24.03.1987	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	29.06.1987	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	26.10.1987	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.12.1987	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	15.03.1988	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.08.1988	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
	08.09.1988	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
	15.09.1988	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	21.10.1988	Fee for grant paid
	21.10.1988	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP83300605.9 / EP0086614
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 27.11.1989 11.12.1989 ADMISSIBLE Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien TFP / Patentabteilung D-40191 Düsseldorf / DE
		02 08.01.1990 06.03.1990 ADMISSIBLE Colgate-Palmolive Company 300 Park Avenue New York NY 10022-7499 / US Opponent's representative van Gennip, Johannes Simeon W. Vereenigde Postbus 87930 2508 DH Den Haag / NL
		03 09.01.1990 26.01.1990 ADMISSIBLE PROCTER & GAMBLE E.T.C. Temselaan, 100 B-1820 Strombeck-Bever / BE
		04 10.01.1990 15.02.1990 ADMISSIBLE RHONE-POULENC CHIMIE 25, Quai Paul-Doumer F-92408 Courbevoie Cedex / FR Opponent's representative Martin, Jean-Jacques Cabinet Régimbeau 20, rue de Chazelles 75847 Paris Cedex 17 / FR
		05 12.01.1990 15.02.1990 ADMISSIBLE Unilever N.V. P.O. Box 760 3000 DK Rotterdam / NL Opponent's representative Joppe, Hermina Laura Petronella Unilever Patent Group Olivier van Noortlaan 120 3133 AT Vlaardingen / NL
		[N/P]
	Former [1992/14]
	Opponent(s)	01 27.11.1989 11.12.1989 ADMISSIBLE Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien TFP / Patentabteilung D-40191 Düsseldorf / DE
		02 08.01.1990 06.03.1990 ADMISSIBLE Colgate-Palmolive Company 300 Park Avenue New York, N.Y. 10022 / US Opponent's representative van Gennip, Johannes Simeon Wilhelmus Vereenigde Octrooibureaux Nieuwe Parklaan 97 NL-2587 BN 's-Gravenhage / NL
		03 09.01.1990 26.01.1990 ADMISSIBLE PROCTER & GAMBLE E.T.C. Temselaan, 100 B-1820 Strombeck-Bever / BE
		04 10.01.1990 15.02.1990 ADMISSIBLE RHONE-POULENC CHIMIE 25, Quai Paul-Doumer F-92408 Courbevoie Cedex / FR Opponent's representative Martin, Jean-Jacques Cabinet REGIMBEAU 26, Avenue Kléber F-75116 Paris / FR
		05 12.01.1990 15.02.1990 ADMISSIBLE Unilever N.V. P.O. Box 760 NL-Rotterdam / NL Opponent's representative Joppe, Hermina L. P. Unilever N.V. Patent Division P.O. Box 137 NL-3130 AC Vlaardingen / NL
	Former [1990/11]
	Opponent(s)	01 27.11.1989 Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien TFP / Patentabteilung D-40191 Düsseldorf / DE
		02 08.01.1990 Colgate-Palmolive Company 300 Park Avenue New York, N.Y. 10022 / US Opponent's representative Kearney, Kevin David Nicholas KILBURN & STRODE 30 John Street London, WC1N 2DD / GB
		03 09.01.1990 PROCTER & GAMBLE E.T.C. Temselaan, 100 B-1820 Strombeck-Bever / BE
		04 10.01.1990 RHONE-POULENC CHIMIE 25, Quai Paul-Doumer F-92408 Courbevoie Cedex / FR Opponent's representative Martin, Jean-Jacques Cabinet REGIMBEAU 26, Avenue Kléber F-75116 Paris / FR
		05 12.01.1990 ADMISSIBLE Unilever N.V. P.O. Box 760 NL-Rotterdam / NL Opponent's representative Joppe, Hermina L. P. Unilever N.V. Patent Division P.O. Box 137 NL-3130 AC Vlaardingen / NL
	Former [1990/10]
	Opponent(s)	01 27.11.1989 Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien TFP / Patentabteilung D-40191 Düsseldorf / DE
		02 08.01.1990 Colgate-Palmolive Company 300 Park Avenue New York, N.Y. 10022 / US Opponent's representative Kearney, Kevin David Nicholas KILBURN & STRODE 30 John Street London, WC1N 2DD / GB
		03 09.01.1990 ADMISSIBLE PROCTER & GAMBLE E.T.C. Temselaan, 100 B-1820 Strombeck-Bever / BE
		04 10.01.1990 ADMISSIBLE RHONE-POULENC CHIMIE 25, Quai Paul-Doumer F-92408 Courbevoie Cedex / FR Opponent's representative Martin, Jean-Jacques Cabinet REGIMBEAU 26, Avenue Kléber F-75116 Paris / FR
	Former [1990/04]
	Opponent(s)	01 27.11.1989 ADMISSIBLE Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien TFP / Patentabteilung D-40191 Düsseldorf / DE
	12.03.1990	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	11.09.1990	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	21.04.1992	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	09.08.1996	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
	17.03.1997	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	27.03.1997	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	26.06.1997	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	12.09.1997	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	25.05.1992	Appeal received No. T0492/92
	28.08.1992	Statement of grounds filed
	18.01.1996	Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
	18.01.1996	Date of oral proceedings
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	04.07.1985	Renewal fee patent year 03
	14.01.1986	Renewal fee patent year 04
	15.01.1987	Renewal fee patent year 05
	31.12.1987	Renewal fee patent year 06
	07.01.1989	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:	Search	[AD]US3075922 (EUGENE WIXON HAROLD);
		[A]GB930394 (COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO);
		[AD]US3346503 (HUGGINS JAMES M);
		[AD]US3574122 (PAYNE THOMAS AQUINAS JR, et al);
		[AD]US4018720 (LENGYEL STEPHEN PRICE, et al);
		[A]DE2921366 (ALBRIGHT & WILSON);
		[A]GB2031941 (ALBRIGHT & WILSON)

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