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EP0342786 - Viscoelastic cleaning compositions with long relaxation times [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 08.01.1996 Database last updated on 24.03.2026
Most recent event Tooltip	23.12.1999	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): GR, LU	published on 09.02.2000 [2000/06]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states The Clorox Company 1221 Broadway Oakland, California 94612 / US
	[N/P]
Former [1989/47]	For all designated states The Clorox Company 1221 Broadway Oakland California 94612 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Smith, William L. 3227 Runnymede Court Pleasanton California 94566 / US
	[1989/47]
Representative(s)	Smith, Sydney, et al Elkington and Fife Prospect House 8 Pembroke Road Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1989/47]	Smith, Sydney, et al Elkington and Fife Prospect House 8 Pembroke Road Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR / GB
Application number, filing date	89303268.0	03.04.1989
	[1989/47]
Priority number, date	US19880196907	20.05.1988 Original published format: US 196907
	[1989/47]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0342786
	Date:	23.11.1989
	Language:	EN
	[1989/47]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0342786
	Date:	19.12.1990
	Language:	EN
	[1990/51]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0342786
	Date:	15.02.1995
	Language:	EN
	[1995/07]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	29.10.1990
Classification	IPC:	C11D1/90, C11D1/92, C11D17/00, C11D3/395	[1990/48]
	CPC:	C11D1/90 (EP,US); C11D1/92 (EP,US); C11D17/003 (EP,US); C11D3/3956 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [1989/47]	C11D1/90, C11D17/00
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, GR, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE [1989/47]
Title	German:	Viskoelastische Detergentzusammensetzungen mit langen Relaxationszeiten	[1989/47]
	English:	Viscoelastic cleaning compositions with long relaxation times	[1989/47]
	French:	Compositions détergentes viscoelastiques avec un long temps de relaxation	[1995/07]
	Former [1989/47]	Compositions détergentes viscoelastiques avec un long temp de relaxation
Examination procedure	29.01.1991	Examination requested [1991/13]
	16.06.1993	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	22.12.1993	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.04.1994	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
	16.08.1994	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
	22.08.1994	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	21.11.1994	Fee for grant paid
	21.11.1994	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	16.11.1995	No opposition filed within time limit [1996/06]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	25.03.1991	Renewal fee patent year 03
	16.03.1992	Renewal fee patent year 04
	23.03.1993	Renewal fee patent year 05
	18.03.1994	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	15.02.1995
	BE	15.02.1995
	CH	15.02.1995
	GR	15.02.1995
	LI	15.02.1995
	NL	15.02.1995
	LU	30.04.1995
	SE	15.05.1995
	[2000/04]
Former [1996/04]	AT	15.02.1995
	BE	15.02.1995
	CH	15.02.1995
	LI	15.02.1995
	NL	15.02.1995
	SE	15.05.1995
Former [1995/49]	AT	15.02.1995
	CH	15.02.1995
	LI	15.02.1995
	NL	15.02.1995
Former [1995/40]	AT	15.02.1995
	CH	15.02.1995
	LI	15.02.1995
Former [1995/35]	CH	15.02.1995
	LI	15.02.1995

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