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EP About this file: EP0745665

EP0745665 - Personal cleaning composition [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  17.10.2008
Database last updated on 29.03.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip24.10.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 26.11.2008  [2008/48]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
PZ Cussons (International) Limited
PZ Cussons House, Bird Hall Lane
Stockport SK3 0XN / GB
[N/P]
Former [2003/15]For all designated states
PZ Cussons (International) Limited
PZ Cussons House, Bird Hall Lane
Stockport SK3 0XN / GB
Former [1996/49]For all designated states
Cussons (International) Limited
Cussons House, Bird Hall Lane
Stockport SK3 0XN / GB
Inventor(s)01 / Hall, Christopher John
24 Gladstone Avenue
Chester, Cheshire CH1 4JU / GB
[1996/49]
Representative(s)Wilson Gunn
Centurion House
129 Deansgate
Manchester M3 3WR / GB
[N/P]
Former [1996/49]Low, Peter John, et al
Wilson, Gunn, M'Caw, 41-51 Royal Exchange, Cross Street
Manchester, M2 7BD / GB
Application number, filing date96303793.228.05.1996
[1996/49]
Priority number, dateGB1995001085627.05.1995         Original published format: GB 9510856
[1996/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0745665
Date:04.12.1996
Language:EN
[1996/49]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0745665
Date:13.05.1998
[1998/20]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0745665
Date:25.04.2001
Language:EN
[2001/17]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.03.1998
ClassificationIPC:C11D17/04, C11D3/00, B65D81/32
[1998/18]
CPC:
B65D81/3283 (EP,US); B05B11/1081 (EP,US); C11D17/041 (EP,US);
C11D3/0052 (EP,US); C11D7/08 (EP,US); C11D7/12 (EP,US);
C11D7/265 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1996/49]C11D17/04
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   NL,   PT,   SE [1996/49]
Extension statesAL10.06.1996
LT10.06.1996
LV10.06.1996
SI10.06.1996
TitleGerman:Körperreinigungsmittel[1996/49]
English:Personal cleaning composition[1996/49]
French:Composition de nettoyage du corps[1996/49]
Examination procedure05.06.1998Examination requested  [1998/32]
13.06.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
11.10.2000Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.01.2001Fee for grant paid
18.01.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  07.11.2001  22.03.2002  ADMISSIBLE
KPSS-Kao Professional Salon Services GmbH
Zerninstrasse 10-18
D-64297 Darmstadt / DE
 02  21.01.2002  12.02.2002  ADMISSIBLE
The Procter & Gamble Company
One Procter & Gamble Plaza
Cincinnati, OHIO 45202 / US
Opponent's representative
Mather, Peter Geoffrey
NV Procter & Gamble Services Company SA
100 Temselaan
1853 Strombeek-Bever / BE
 03  24.01.2002  15.02.2002  ADMISSIBLE
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
1525 Howe Street
Racine, WI 53403-5011 / US
Opponent's representative
Ruschke, Hans Edvard
Ruschke Madgwick Seide & Kollegen
Patentanwälte Patent Attorney (UK) PartG mbB
Postfach 86 06 29
81633 München / DE
 04  25.01.2002  22.03.2002  ADMISSIBLE
HENKEL KGaA
VTP (Patente)
40191 Düsseldorf / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2008/36]
Opponent(s)01  07.11.2001  22.03.2002  ADMISSIBLE
KPSS-Kao Professional Salon Services GmbH
Zerninstrasse 10-18
D-64297 Darmstadt / DE
 02  21.01.2002  12.02.2002  ADMISSIBLE
The Procter & Gamble Company
One Procter & Gamble Plaza
Cincinnati, OHIO 45202 / US
Opponent's representative
Mather, Peter Geoffrey
NV Procter & Gamble Services Company SA, 100 Temselaan
1853 Strombeek-Bever / BE
 03  24.01.2002  15.02.2002  ADMISSIBLE
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
1525 Howe Street
Racine, WI 53403-5011 / US
Opponent's representative
Ruschke, Hans Edvard
RUSCHKE HARTMANN MADGWICK & SEIDE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Postfach 86 06 29
81633 München / DE
 04  25.01.2002  22.03.2002  ADMISSIBLE
Henkel KGaA
VTP (Patente)
40191 Düsseldorf / DE
Former [2003/21]
Opponent(s)01  07.11.2001  22.03.2002  ADMISSIBLE
KPSS-Kao Professional Salon Services GmbH
Zerninstrasse 10-18
D-64297 Darmstadt / DE
 02  21.01.2002  12.02.2002  ADMISSIBLE
The Procter & Gamble Company
One Procter & Gamble Plaza
Cincinnati, OHIO 45202 / US
Opponent's representative
Mather, Peter Geoffrey
NV Procter & Gamble Services Company SA, 100 Temselaan
1853 Strombeek-Bever / BE
 03  24.01.2002  15.02.2002  ADMISSIBLE
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
1525 Howe Street
Racine, WI 53403-5011 / US
Opponent's representative
Ruschke, Hans Edvard, Dipl.-Ing.
Ruschke Hartmann Becker Pienzenauerstrasse 2
81679 München / DE
 04  25.01.2002  22.03.2002  ADMISSIBLE
Henkel KGaA
VTP (Patente)
40191 Düsseldorf / DE
Former [2002/12]
Opponent(s)01  07.11.2001   
Goldwell GmbH
Zerninstrasse 10-18
64297 Darmstadt / DE
 02  21.01.2002   
The Procter & Gamble Company
One Procter & Gamble Plaza
Cincinnati, OHIO 45202 / US
Opponent's representative
Mather, Peter Geoffrey
NV Procter & Gamble Services Company SA, 100 Temselaan
1853 Strombeek-Bever / BE
 03  24.01.2002   
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
1525 Howe Street
Racine, WI 53403-5011 / US
Opponent's representative
Ruschke, Hans Edvard, Dipl.-Ing.
Ruschke Hartmann Becker Pienzenauerstrasse 2
81679 München / DE
 04  25.01.2002    ADMISSIBLE
Henkel KGaA
VTP (Patente)
40191 Düsseldorf / DE
Former [2002/11]
Opponent(s)01  07.11.2001   
Goldwell GmbH
Zerninstrasse 10-18
64297 Darmstadt / DE
 02  21.01.2002    ADMISSIBLE
The Procter & Gamble Company
One Procter & Gamble Plaza
Cincinnati, OHIO 45202 / US
Opponent's representative
Mather, Peter Geoffrey
NV Procter & Gamble Services Company SA, 100 Temselaan
1853 Strombeek-Bever / BE
Former [2002/01]
Opponent(s)01  07.11.2001   
Goldwell GmbH
Zerninstrasse 10-18
64297 Darmstadt / DE
27.03.2002Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
04.10.2002Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
20.04.2004Date of oral proceedings
14.05.2004Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
14.05.2004Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
21.02.2006Legal effect of revocation of patent [2008/47]
Appeal following opposition20.07.2004Appeal received No.  T0937/04
23.09.2004Statement of grounds filed
21.02.2006Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected
21.02.2006Date of oral proceedings
01.03.2006Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.04.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
24.05.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT25.04.2001
BE25.04.2001
CH25.04.2001
FI25.04.2001
IT25.04.2001
LI25.04.2001
NL25.04.2001
IE28.05.2001
DK25.07.2001
SE25.07.2001
PT26.07.2001
ES30.10.2001
[2008/48]
Former [2008/22]AT25.04.2001
BE25.04.2001
CH25.04.2001
FI25.04.2001
IT25.04.2001
LI25.04.2001
NL25.04.2001
IE28.05.2001
DK25.07.2001
SE25.07.2001
PT26.07.2001
ES30.10.2001
Former [2008/06]AT25.04.2001
BE25.04.2001
CH25.04.2001
FI25.04.2001
IT25.04.2001
LI25.04.2001
NL25.04.2001
IE28.05.2001
DK25.07.2001
SE25.07.2001
PT26.07.2001
ES30.10.2001
Former [2007/29]AT25.04.2001
BE25.04.2001
CH25.04.2001
FI25.04.2001
LI25.04.2001
NL25.04.2001
IE28.05.2001
DK25.07.2001
SE25.07.2001
PT26.07.2001
ES30.10.2001
Former [2004/04]AT25.04.2001
BE25.04.2001
CH25.04.2001
FI25.04.2001
LI25.04.2001
NL25.04.2001
IE28.05.2001
DK25.07.2001
SE25.07.2001
PT26.07.2001
ES30.10.2001
Former [2003/46]AT25.04.2001
BE25.04.2001
CH25.04.2001
FI25.04.2001
LI25.04.2001
NL25.04.2001
IE28.05.2001
DK25.07.2001
SE25.07.2001
PT26.07.2001
Former [2003/21]AT25.04.2001
BE25.04.2001
CH25.04.2001
FI25.04.2001
LI25.04.2001
NL25.04.2001
IE28.05.2001
SE25.07.2001
PT26.07.2001
Former [2003/09]AT25.04.2001
BE25.04.2001
CH25.04.2001
FI25.04.2001
LI25.04.2001
NL25.04.2001
IE28.05.2001
SE25.07.2001
PT26.07.2001
FR21.09.2001
Former [2002/48]AT25.04.2001
BE25.04.2001
CH25.04.2001
FI25.04.2001
LI25.04.2001
IE28.05.2001
SE25.07.2001
PT26.07.2001
FR21.09.2001
Former [2002/26]AT25.04.2001
BE25.04.2001
CH25.04.2001
FI25.04.2001
LI25.04.2001
SE25.07.2001
PT26.07.2001
FR21.09.2001
Former [2002/17]AT25.04.2001
BE25.04.2001
CH25.04.2001
FI25.04.2001
LI25.04.2001
SE25.07.2001
FR21.09.2001
Former [2002/15]AT25.04.2001
BE25.04.2001
CH25.04.2001
FI25.04.2001
LI25.04.2001
SE25.07.2001
Former [2002/14]AT25.04.2001
BE25.04.2001
SE25.07.2001
Former [2002/12]BE25.04.2001
SE25.07.2001
Former [2002/05]SE25.07.2001
Documents cited:Search[A]GB1180427  (DONOGUE ROBERT JOHN [US]) [A] 1,4-6 * page 1, column 9 - column 38 * * page 3, line 47 - line 54 * * claim - *;
 [Y]CA2040307  (JORIKI INC [CA]) [Y] 1,2,12,13 * page 8, lines 1-15 * * page 10, line 1 - line 4 * * claim - *;
 [Y]US5264146  (TOBIASON TIMOTHY W [US]) [Y] 1,2,12,13 * column 2, line 20 - line 27 * * claim - *;
 [X]WO9421535  (CHUNG KING TSANG [CN]) [X] 1-9,12,13 * figure - * * abstract *;
 [A]EP0623526  (CONDITIONNEMENT ASEPTIE CONSEI [FR]) [A] 1,4-6* claim - *;
 [PX]GB2293157  (CHUNG KING TSANG [CN]) [PX] 1-9,12,13 * page 8 - page 10 * * claim - *
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