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EP0595928 - FLEXIBLE ABSORBENT SHEET [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 02.11.2001 Database last updated on 29.03.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	26.09.2008	Change - representative	published on 29.10.2008 [2008/44]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states JOHNSON & JOHNSON INC. 7101 Notre-Dame Street East Montreal Quebec H1N 2G4 / CA
	[N/P]
Former [1994/19]	For all designated states JOHNSON & JOHNSON INC. 7101 Notre-Dame Street East Montreal, Quebec H1N 2G4 / CA
Inventor(s)	01 / CHAUVETTE, Gaétan 3969 Gareau Street St-Hubert, Quebec J3Y 8Z3 / CA
	02 / RAMACIERI, Patricia 11640 Alfred Laurence Montreal, Quebec H1E 3J4 / CA
	[1994/19]
Representative(s)	Groening, Hans Wilhelm, et al Boehmert & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2008/44]	Groening, Hans Wilhelm, et al BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München / DE
Former [1998/06]	Groening, Hans Wilhelm, Dipl.-Ing., et al BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Franz-Joseph-Strasse 38 80801 München / DE
Former [1994/19]	Strehl Schübel-Hopf Groening & Partner Maximilianstrasse 54 D-80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date	92915932.5	20.07.1992
	[1994/19]
	WO1992CA00307
Priority number, date	US19910732852	19.07.1991 Original published format: US 732852
	[1994/19]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO9301730
	Date:	04.02.1993
	[1993/04]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0595928
	Date:	11.05.1994
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.02.1993 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1994/19]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0595928
	Date:	09.04.1997
	Language:	EN
	[1997/15]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	01.04.1993
Classification	IPC:	A61F13/15, A61L15/16, B65D65/38	[1994/19]
	CPC:	A61F13/531 (EP,US); A61F13/15 (KR); A61F13/53747 (EP,US); A61L15/28 (EP,US); A61F13/537 (EP,US); A61F2013/530051 (EP,US); (+) A61F2013/530087 (EP,US) (-)
	C-Set:	A61L15/28, C08L1/02 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, DE, DK, FR, GB, IT, LU, NL, SE [1994/19]
Title	German:	BIEGSAME ABSORBIERENDE SCHICHT	[1997/15]
	English:	FLEXIBLE ABSORBENT SHEET	[1994/19]
	French:	FEUILLE ABSORBANTE SOUPLE	[1994/19]
	Former [1994/19]	FLEXIBLER ABSORBIERENDER BOGEN
Entry into regional phase	21.01.1994	National basic fee paid
	21.01.1994	Designation fee(s) paid
	21.01.1994	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	18.02.1993	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	21.01.1994	Examination requested [1994/19]
	09.08.1995	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	27.03.1996	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	08.05.1996	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	02.07.1996	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	08.10.1996	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	30.12.1996	Fee for grant paid
	30.12.1996	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 09.01.1998 26.01.1998 ADMISSIBLE The Procter & Gamble Company One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati, OHIO 45202 / US Opponent's representative Canonici, Jean-Jacques Procter & Gamble European Service GmbH Sulzbacher Strasse 40-50 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus / DE
		02 08.01.1998 26.01.1998 ADMISSIBLE Paul Hartmann Aktiengesellschaft Paul-Hartmann-Strasse D-89522 Heidenheim / DE Opponent's representative DREISS Patentanwälte PartG mbB Postfach 10 37 62 70032 Stuttgart / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [1999/21]
	Opponent(s)	01 09.01.1998 26.01.1998 ADMISSIBLE The Procter & Gamble Company One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati, OHIO 45202 / US Opponent's representative Canonici, Jean-Jacques Procter & Gamble European Service GmbH Sulzbacher Strasse 40-50 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus / DE
		02 08.01.1998 26.01.1998 ADMISSIBLE Paul Hartmann Aktiengesellschaft Paul-Hartmann-Strasse D-89522 Heidenheim / DE Opponent's representative Dreiss, Fuhlendorf, Steimle & Becker, Patentanwälte Postfach 10 37 62 70032 Stuttgart / DE
	Former [1998/11]
	Opponent(s)	01 09.01.1998 26.01.1998 ADMISSIBLE The Procter & Gamble Company One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati, OHIO 45202 / US Opponent's representative Canonici, Jean-Jacques Procter & Gamble European Service GmbH Sulzbacher Strasse 40-50 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus / DE
		02 08.01.1998 26.01.1998 ADMISSIBLE Paul Hartmann Aktiengesellschaft Paul-Hartmann-Strasse D-89522 Heidenheim / DE Opponent's representative Friz, Oliver Dreiss Patentanwälte Postfach 10 37 62 70032 Stuttgart / DE
	12.02.1998	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	13.05.1998	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	25.01.1999	Date of oral proceedings
	04.03.1999	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	04.03.1999	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	27.09.2001	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2001/51]
Appeal following opposition	04.05.1999	Appeal received No. T0500/99
	13.07.1999	Statement of grounds filed
	26.10.2001	Interlocutory revision of appeal
	26.10.2001	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected
	27.09.2001	Date of oral proceedings
	05.10.2001	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Request for further processing for:	08.05.1996	Request for further processing filed
	08.05.1996	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	23.05.1996	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	07.07.1994	Renewal fee patent year 03
	11.07.1995	Renewal fee patent year 04
	11.07.1996	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	BE	31.07.1998
	LU	31.07.1998
	NL	01.02.1999
	[2000/07]
Former [1999/36]	BE	31.07.1998
	NL	01.02.1999
Former [1999/32]	BE	31.07.1998
Cited in	International search	[Y]US4144122 (EMANUELSSON JAN G, et al);
		[A]US4559050 (ISKRA MICHAEL J [US]);
		[A]US4596567 (ISKRA MICHAEL J [US]);
		[Y]US4853086 (GRAEF PETER A [US]);
		[Y]EP0342646 (KIMBERLY CLARK CO [US]);
		[XP]EP0458657 (JOHNSON & JOHNSON [CA])

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