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EP0598817 - PROCESS FOR MAKING GRANULAR AUTOMATIC DISHWASHING DETERGENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Opposition rejected Status updated on 07.06.2002 Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Most recent event Tooltip	05.10.2005	Change: Appeal number
Applicant(s)	For all designated states THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati, OH 45202 / US
	[N/P]
Former [1994/22]	For all designated states THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / RALEIGH, Mary, Ellen 9535 Swan Place Mason, OH 45040 / US
	02 / PAINTER, Jeffrey, Donald 11652 Enyart Road Loveland, OH 45140 / US
	[1994/22]
Representative(s)	Lawrence, Peter Robin Broughton, et al Gill Jennings & Every LLP Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1997/14]	Lawrence, Peter Robin Broughton, et al GILL JENNINGS & EVERY, Broadgate House, 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH / GB
Former [1994/22]	Gibson, Tony Nicholas, et al Procter & Gamble (NTC) Limited Whitley Road Longbenton Newcastle upon Tyne NE12 9TS / GB
Application number, filing date	92917958.8	11.08.1992
	[1994/22]
	WO1992US06718
Priority number, date	US19910744610	13.08.1991 Original published format: US 744610
	[1994/22]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9304153
	Date:	04.03.1993
	Language:	EN
	[1993/06]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0598817
	Date:	01.06.1994
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.03.1993 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1994/22]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0598817
	Date:	20.12.1995
	Language:	EN
	[1995/51]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	04.03.1993
Classification	IPC:	C11D3/08, C11D11/02, C11D11/00	[1994/22]
	CPC:	C11D11/0082 (EP,US); C11D1/72 (EP,US); C11D11/0088 (EP,US); C11D11/02 (EP,US); C11D3/08 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE [1994/22]
Title	German:	VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES GRANULAREN MASCHINENGESCHIRRSPUELMITTELS	[1994/22]
	English:	PROCESS FOR MAKING GRANULAR AUTOMATIC DISHWASHING DETERGENT	[1994/22]
	French:	PROCEDE DE PRODUCTION D'UN DETERGENT GRANULAIRE DE LAVAGE AUTOMATIQUE DE VAISELLE	[1994/22]
Entry into regional phase	21.02.1994	National basic fee paid
	21.02.1994	Designation fee(s) paid
	21.02.1994	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	24.02.1993	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	21.02.1994	Examination requested [1994/22]
	15.07.1994	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	26.10.1994	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	31.01.1995	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	14.06.1995	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	12.09.1995	Fee for grant paid
	12.09.1995	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 09.09.1996 19.09.1996 ADMISSIBLE HENKEL KGaA Henkelstrasse 67 D-40589 Düsseldorf / DE Opponent's representative Wilk, Hans-Christoph C/o Henkel KGaA TTP/Patentabteilung 40191 Düsseldorf / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [1996/45]
	Opponent(s)	01 09.09.1996 19.09.1996 ADMISSIBLE HENKEL KGaA Henkelstrasse 67 D-40589 Düsseldorf / DE Opponent's representative Wilk, Hans-Christof c/o Henkel KGaA TTP/Patentabteilung 40191 Düsseldorf / DE
	Former [1996/44]
	Opponent(s)	01 09.09.1996 Henkel KGaA Henkelstrasse 67 D-40589 Düsseldorf / DE Opponent's representative Debrabandere, René BUREAU DE RYCKER Vereenigde Octrooibureaux Belgie N.V. Arenbergstraat 13 B-2000 Antwerpen / BE
	24.10.1996	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	07.05.1997	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	25.06.1998	Date of oral proceedings
	21.07.1998	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	21.07.1998	Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
	03.05.2002	Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2002/30]
Appeal following opposition	03.08.1998	Appeal received No. T0773/98
	19.11.1998	Statement of grounds filed
	03.05.2002	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected
	03.05.2002	Date of oral proceedings
	14.05.2002	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	21.02.1994	Renewal fee patent year 03
	09.08.1995	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	20.12.1995
	BE	20.12.1995
	CH	20.12.1995
	DK	20.12.1995
	GR	20.12.1995
	LI	20.12.1995
	NL	20.12.1995
	SE	20.03.1996
	IE	11.08.1996
	LU	31.08.1996
	[2003/07]
Former [2001/05]	AT	20.12.1995
	BE	20.12.1995
	CH	20.12.1995
	DK	20.12.1995
	GR	20.12.1995
	LI	20.12.1995
	SE	20.03.1996
	IE	11.08.1996
	LU	31.08.1996
Former [2000/05]	AT	20.12.1995
	BE	20.12.1995
	CH	20.12.1995
	DK	20.12.1995
	GR	20.12.1995
	LI	20.12.1995
	SE	20.03.1996
	LU	31.08.1996
Former [1998/15]	AT	20.12.1995
	BE	20.12.1995
	CH	20.12.1995
	DK	20.12.1995
	LI	20.12.1995
	SE	20.03.1996
Former [1997/28]	AT	20.12.1995
	BE	20.12.1995
	CH	20.12.1995
	LI	20.12.1995
	SE	20.03.1996
Former [1996/42]	AT	20.12.1995
	BE	20.12.1995
	SE	20.03.1996
Former [1996/32]	BE	20.12.1995
	SE	20.03.1996
Former [1996/31]	BE	20.12.1995
Cited in	International search	[A] US3920586 (BONAPARTE LEO R et al.) [A]
		[A] EP0330060 (COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO et al.) [A]
		[A] GB2082620 (COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO et al.) [A]
		[A] EP0364067 (CLOROX CO et al.) [A]
		[A] EP0066924 (UNILEVER NV et al.) [A]
		[AP] WO9201035 (PROCTER & GAMBLE et al.) [AP]

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