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EP0185511 - Gel system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 29.08.2003 Database last updated on 22.11.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	05.10.2005	Change: Appeal number
Applicant(s)	For all designated states MARS UK LIMITED 3D Dundee Road Slough Berkshire SL1 4LG / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1997/05]	For all designated states MARS UK LIMITED 3D Dundee Road Slough, Berkshire SL1 4LG / GB
Former [1986/26]	For all designated states Mars G.B. Limited 143-149 Fenchurch Street London EC3M 6BN / GB
Inventor(s)	01 / Prest, Colin T. Holly Cottage Penn Lane Stathern Nr. Melton Mowbray Leicestershire / GB
	02 / Buckley, Keith 2 Baldocks Lane Melton Mowbray Leicestershire / GB
	[1986/26]
Representative(s)	Marlow, Nicholas Simon, et al Reddie & Grose LLP The White Chapel Building 10 Whitechapel High Street London E1 8QS / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2001/38]	Marlow, Nicholas Simon, et al Reddie & Grose 16, Theobalds Road London WC1X 8PL / GB
Former [2001/34]	Wakerley, Helen Rachael, et al Reddie & Grose, 16 Theobalds Road London WC1X 8PL / GB
Former [1986/26]	Day, Jeremy John, et al REDDIE & GROSE 16 Theobalds Road London, WC1X 8PL / GB
Application number, filing date	85309010.8	11.12.1985
	[1986/26]
Priority number, date	GB19840031699	14.12.1984 Original published format: GB 8431699
	[1986/26]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0185511
	Date:	25.06.1986
	Language:	EN
	[1986/26]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0185511
	Date:	23.12.1987
	Language:	EN
	[1987/52]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0185511
	Date:	20.02.1991
	Language:	EN
	[1991/08]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	03.11.1987
Classification	IPC:	A23L1/05, A23K1/18, C08L5/00	[1991/08]
	CPC:	A61K8/73 (EP,US); A23K50/48 (EP,US); A23L29/244 (EP,US); A23L29/272 (EP,US); A61K8/737 (EP,US); A61Q19/00 (EP,US); (+) A61K2800/10 (EP,US); A61K2800/5922 (EP,US); A61Q11/00 (EP,US); Y10S426/805 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [1986/26]	A23L1/04, A23K1/18, C08L5/00
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, FR, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE [1986/26]
Title	German:	Gelsystem	[1986/26]
	English:	Gel system	[1986/26]
	French:	Système de gel	[1986/26]
Examination procedure	11.12.1986	Examination requested [1987/06]
	03.02.1989	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	10.02.1989	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	19.01.1990	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
	16.07.1990	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
	01.08.1990	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	20.09.1990	Fee for grant paid
	20.09.1990	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 20.11.1991 24.01.1992 ADMISSIBLE Monsanto Company 800 North Lindbergh Boulevard St. Louis, Missouri 63167 / US Opponent's representative Hansen, Bernd Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2001/05]
	Opponent(s)	01 20.11.1991 24.01.1992 ADMISSIBLE Monsanto Company 800 North Lindbergh Boulevard St. Louis, Missouri 63167 / US Opponent's representative Hansen, Bernd, Dr. Dipl.-Chem. Hoffmann Eitle, Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
	Former [1997/22]
	Opponent(s)	01 20.11.1991 24.01.1992 ADMISSIBLE Monsanto Company 800 North Lindbergh Boulevard St. Louis, Missouri 63167 / US Opponent's representative Nash, Brian Walter Monsanto Europe S.A. Patent Department Avenue de Tervuren 270-272 Letter Box No 1 B-1150 Brussels / BE
	Former [1995/24]
	Opponent(s)	01 20.11.1991 24.01.1992 ADMISSIBLE Merck & Co., Inc. 126, East Lincoln Avenue P.O. Box 2000 Radway, New Jersey 07065 / US Opponent's representative Nash, Brian Walter Monsanto Europe S.A. Patent Department Avenue de Tervuren 270-272 Letter Box No 1 B-1150 Brussels / BE
	Former [1994/10]
	Opponent(s)	01 20.11.1991 24.01.1992 ADMISSIBLE Merck & Co., Inc. 126, East Lincoln Avenue P.O. Box 2000 Radway, New Jersey 07065 / US Opponent's representative Cole, William Gwyn European Patent Department Merck & Co., Inc. Terlings Park Eastwick Road Harlow Essex CM20 2QR / GB
	Former [1992/04]
	Opponent(s)	01 20.11.1991 Merck & Co., Inc. 126, East Lincoln Avenue P.O. Box 2000 Radway, New Jersey 07065 / US Opponent's representative Hesketh, Alan, Dr. European Patent Department Merck & Co., Inc. Terlings Park Eastwick Road Harlow Essex, CM20 2QR / GB
	04.12.1991	No. 01: Notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
	13.12.1991	No. 01: Reply to notification indicating deficiencies in the notice of opposition
	29.01.1992	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	10.08.1992	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	26.09.1996	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M06)
	27.03.1997	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	24.09.1997	Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M04)
	30.01.1998	Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
	08.11.1999	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	27.06.2003	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2003/42]
Appeal following opposition	10.01.2000	Appeal received No. T0013/00
	20.03.2000	Statement of grounds filed
	27.06.2003	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected
	10.08.1993	Appeal received No. T0751/93
	11.10.1993	Statement of grounds filed
	15.09.1995	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected
	27.06.2003	Date of oral proceedings
	08.07.2003	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
	15.09.1995	Date of oral proceedings
	22.09.1995	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	09.12.1987	Renewal fee patent year 03
	16.12.1988	Renewal fee patent year 04
	18.12.1989	Renewal fee patent year 05
	11.12.1990	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]DE2159439 (GEN FOODS CORP [US]);
		[A]EP0001192 (CECA SA [FR]);
		[A]GB2137066 (GROVE TURKEYS LTD);
		[AP]EP0139913 (DIAMALT AG [DE]);
		[AP]US4517216 (SHIM JAEWON L [US])
	Examination	JPS5988051

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