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EP0489515
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| EP0489515 - Process for the production of chocolate [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | Patent revoked Status updated on 06.01.2006 Database last updated on 29.03.2025 | Most recent event Tooltip | 06.01.2006 | Revocation of patent | published on 22.02.2006 [2006/08] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states CERESTAR HOLDING BV Nijverheidsstraat 1 P.O. Box 9 4550 AA Sas Van Gent / NL | [N/P] |
| Former [1992/24] | For all designated states CERESTAR HOLDING BV Nijverheidsstraat 1 P.O. Box 9 NL-4550 AA Sas Van Gent / NL | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Van der Schueren F. P. Corneliskaai 29 B-9300 Aalst / BE | 02 /
Rapaille, A. Lippenslaan 389 B-9300 Knokke-Heist / BE | 03 /
Gonze, M. Ave du Forum 15, Bte3 B-1020 Bruxelles / BE | [1992/24] | Representative(s) | Wilkinson, Stephen John, et al Stevens, Hewlett & Perkins 1 St. Augustine's Place Bristol BS1 4UD / GB | [N/P] |
| Former [1992/24] | Wilkinson, Stephen John, et al Stevens, Hewlett & Perkins 1 St. Augustine's Place Bristol BS1 4UD / GB | Application number, filing date | 91310627.4 | 19.11.1991 | [1992/24] | Priority number, date | GB19900025435 | 22.11.1990 Original published format: GB 9025435 | GB19910010337 | 13.05.1991 Original published format: GB 9110337 | [1992/24] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP0489515 | Date: | 10.06.1992 | Language: | EN | [1992/24] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0489515 | Date: | 20.09.1995 | Language: | EN | [1995/38] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 13.04.1992 | Classification | IPC: | A23G1/00, A23G1/16 | [1992/24] | CPC: |
A23G1/40 (EP,US);
A23G1/10 (EP,US);
A23G1/16 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL, SE [1992/24] | Title | German: | Verfahren zur Herstellung von Schokolade | [1992/24] | English: | Process for the production of chocolate | [1992/24] | French: | Procédé de fabrication de chocolat | [1992/24] | Examination procedure | 02.12.1992 | Examination requested [1993/05] | 13.06.1994 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 26.09.1994 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 28.02.1995 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 27.03.1995 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 25.04.1995 | Fee for grant paid | 25.04.1995 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | Opponent(s) | 01
19.06.1996
28.06.1996
ADMISSIBLE ROQUETTE FRERES, S.A. F-62136 Lestrem / FR Opponent's representative Boulinguiez, Didier Cabinet Plasseraud ATTENTION : ADDRESS INACTIVE - USE ASS-NR - CDR Paris / FR | [N/P] |
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| Opponent(s) | 01
19.06.1996
28.06.1996
ADMISSIBLE ROQUETTE FRERES, S.A. F-62136 Lestrem / FR Opponent's representative Boulinguiez, Didier Cabinet Plasseraud 52, rue de la Victoire 75440 Paris Cedex 09 / FR | 24.07.1996 | Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition | 03.03.1997 | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition | 12.10.1999 | Date of oral proceedings | 28.10.1999 | Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings | 30.09.2003 | Date of oral proceedings | 28.10.2003 | Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings | 09.07.2004 | Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M04) | 19.11.2004 | Reply to a communication from the opposition division | 30.06.2005 | Date of oral proceedings | 30.06.2005 | Legal effect of revocation of patent [2006/08] | 21.07.2005 | Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings | 21.07.2005 | Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked | Appeal following opposition | 18.01.2000 | Appeal received No. T0048/00 | 27.03.2000 | Statement of grounds filed | 04.08.2001 | Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M02) [2001/31] | 05.10.2001 | Date of receipt of observations in an appeal [2001/40] | 12.06.2002 | Result of appeal procedure: continuation of opposition procedure | 12.06.2002 | Date of oral proceedings | 24.06.2002 | Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 21.10.1993 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 22.10.1994 | Renewal fee patent year 04 |
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| Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Documents cited: | Search | [A]JP2104243 ; | [A]FR1075012 ; | [Y]US3544328 (DUNNING HERBERT N, et al); | [Y]CH551157 (QUAKER OATS CO); | [A]US4151308 (NOZNICK PETER P [US], et al); | [A]WO8500957 (CLEXTRAL [FR]); | [A]WO9007002 (SHOWA DENKO KK [JP]) | [A] - CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTION, vol. 51, no. 8, August 1985, pages 429,430,436, Surbiton, Surrey, GB; R. FRISSE et al:"The enrichment of chocolate mass, comparison and judgement of conching systems" | [A] - DERWENT FILE SUPPLIER WPI(L), 1990, accession no. 90-161237 [21], Derwent Publications Ltd, London, GB; & JP-A-2 104 243 (NIKKEN CHEM et al.), & JP2104243 A 00000000 | Examination | US5017400 | by applicant | JPH02104243 |