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EP0473842 - Flavouring composition containing gamma-jasmolactone, the use of such a flavouring composition or gamma-jasmolactone per se for flavouring foodstuffs as well as the flavoured foodstuffs obtained [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 21.03.2003 Database last updated on 05.04.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	25.04.2008	Change - representative	published on 28.05.2008 [2008/22]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states QUEST INTERNATIONAL B.V. Huizerstraatweg 28 1411 GP Naarden / NL
	[2003/19]
Former [1995/27]	For all designated states QUEST INTERNATIONAL B.V. Huizerstraatweg 28 NL-1411 GP Naarden / NL
Former [1993/09]	For all designated states UNILEVER N.V. Weena 455 NL-3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
Former [1992/11]	For all designated states UNILEVER N.V. Weena 455 NL-3013 AL Rotterdam / NL
Inventor(s)	01 / Vlas, Anton J.P. Thijssenpark 227 NL-1411 XP NAARDEN / NL
	02 / Wille, Hans Julius Zwarteweg 13 NL-1405 AA Bussum / NL
	[1992/11]
Representative(s)	van Westenbrugge, Andries, et al Nederlandsch Octrooibureau P.O. Box 29720 NL-2502 LS The Hague / NL
	[N/P]
Former [2008/22]	van Westenbrugge, Andries, et al Postbus 29720 2502 LS Den Haag / NL
Former [2003/16]	van Westenbrugge, Andries, et al Nederlandsch Octrooibureau P.O. Box 29720 2502 LS The Hague / NL
Former [1995/33]	Coppens, Johannes H.M., et al Nederlandsch Octrooibureau Scheveningseweg 82 P.O. Box 29720 NL-2505 LS Den Haag / NL
Former [1995/27]	(deleted)
Former [1992/11]	de Bruijn, Leendert C., et al Nederlandsch Octrooibureau P.O. Box 29720 NL-2502 LS Den Haag / NL
Application number, filing date	90202156.7	07.08.1990
	[1992/11]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0473842
	Date:	11.03.1992
	Language:	EN
	[1992/11]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0473842
	Date:	03.01.1996
	Language:	EN
	[1996/01]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP0473842
	Date:	07.05.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/19]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	16.12.1991
Classification	IPC:	A23L1/226, A23L2/56	[1996/01]
	CPC:	A23L2/56 (EP,US); A23L27/2052 (EP,US); A23L27/29 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [1992/11]	A23L1/226, A23D7/00, A23L2/26
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IT, LI, NL, SE [1992/24]
Former [1992/11]	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE
Title	German:	Aroma-Zusammensetzung enthaltende Gamma-Jasmolactone, die Verwendung solch einer Aromazusammensetzung oder Gamma-lactone für die Aromatisierung von Nahrungsmitteln, und die aromatisierte Nahrungsmitteln	[1992/11]
	English:	Flavouring composition containing gamma-jasmolactone, the use of such a flavouring composition or gamma-jasmolactone per se for flavouring foodstuffs as well as the flavoured foodstuffs obtained	[1992/11]
	French:	Composition d'arôme contenant de gamma-jasmolactone, l'utilisation de gamma-jasmolactone comme des arômes pour l'aromatisation de comestibles et les comestibles aromatisés	[1992/11]
Examination procedure	08.08.1991	Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
	15.01.1992	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) LU
	13.03.1992	Examination requested [1992/22]
	22.04.1993	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	20.07.1993	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	04.03.1994	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	23.08.1994	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	10.10.1994	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	13.01.1995	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	07.02.1995	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	06.07.1995	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	17.07.1995	Fee for grant paid
	17.07.1995	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 26.09.1996 ADMISSIBLE Bayer AG Konzernbereich RP Patente und Lizenzen D-51368 Leverkusen / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [1996/47]
	Opponent(s)	01 26.09.1996 ADMISSIBLE Bayer AG Konzernzentrale RP Patente Konzern - D-51368 Leverkusen / DE
	08.11.1996	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	07.05.1997	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	27.05.1997	Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M02)
	06.06.1997	Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
	28.10.1998	Date of oral proceedings
	18.11.1998	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	18.11.1998	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	08.10.2002	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	25.11.2002	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	26.02.2003	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	23.12.1998	Appeal received No. T0048/99
	19.03.1999	Statement of grounds filed
	08.10.2002	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected
	08.10.2002	Date of oral proceedings
	22.10.2002	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	13.08.1992	Renewal fee patent year 03
	30.07.1993	Renewal fee patent year 04
	16.08.1994	Renewal fee patent year 05
	05.08.1995	Renewal fee patent year 06
	Penalty fee
	Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
	29.10.1991	LU M01 Not yet paid
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	03.01.1996
	BE	03.01.1996
	DK	03.01.1996
	ES	03.01.1996
	GR	03.01.1996
	IT	03.01.1996
	SE	03.04.1996
	[2008/01]
Former [2002/24]	AT	03.01.1996
	BE	03.01.1996
	DK	03.01.1996
	ES	03.01.1996
	GR	03.01.1996
	IT	03.01.1996
	SE	03.04.1996
Former [2000/04]	AT	03.01.1996
	BE	03.01.1996
	DK	03.01.1996
	GR	03.01.1996
	IT	03.01.1996
	SE	03.04.1996
Former [1999/42]	AT	03.01.1996
	BE	03.01.1996
	DK	03.01.1996
	IT	03.01.1996
	SE	03.04.1996
Former [1998/15]	AT	03.01.1996
	BE	03.01.1996
	DK	03.01.1996
	SE	03.04.1996
Former [1996/51]	AT	03.01.1996
	BE	03.01.1996
	SE	03.04.1996
Former [1996/42]	AT	03.01.1996
	SE	03.04.1996
Former [1996/38]	SE	03.04.1996
Documents cited:	Search	[A]JPH0259563 ;
		[AD]GB743845 (UNILEVER LTD);
		[A]DE3211773 (SHISEIDO CO LTD [JP])
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19900518), vol. 014, no. 236, Database accession no. (C - 720)<4179>, & JP02059563 A 19900228 (TOYOTAMA KORYO K.K.)
		[A] - CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS vol. 109, no. 11, 12 September 1988, page 637, abstract no. 92232x, Columbus, Ohio, US; T. MIYAKOSHI: "Michael addition of nitroalkanes with methyl acrylate catalyzed by tributylphosphine and synthesis of gamma-jasmolactone" & Yukagaku 1988, vol. 37, no. 1, pages 19-22

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