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EP1032336 - DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH A SKIN CARE COMPOSITION ON AN APERTURED TOPSHEET [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 12.03.2010 Database last updated on 05.04.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	08.10.2010	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state	published on 10.11.2010 [2010/45]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati, OH 45202 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2010/15]	For all designated states THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 / US
Former [2003/34]	For all designated states THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 / US
Former [2000/36]	For all designated states THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / ROE, Donald, Carroll 6324 Emberwood Court West Chester, OH 45064 / US
	[2000/36]
Representative(s)	McGregor, Judit Ester Procter & Gamble Service GmbH IP Department Sulzbacher Straße 40-50 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2010/13]	McGregor, Judit Ester Procter & Gamble Service GmbH Sulzbacher Strasse 40-50 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus / DE
Former [2004/51]	Samuels, Lucy Alice Gill Jennings & Every Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH / GB
Former [2002/32]	McGregor, Judit Ester Procter & Gamble Service GmbH Sulzbacher Strasse 40-50 65924 Schwalbach am Taunus / DE
Former [2000/36]	Hirsch, Uwe Thomas, et al Procter & Gamble European Service GmbH, Sulzbacher Strasse 40-50 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus / DE
Application number, filing date	97949439.0	14.11.1997
	[2000/36]
	WO1997US20842
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9925288
	Date:	27.05.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/21]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1032336
	Date:	06.09.2000
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.05.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2000/36]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1032336
	Date:	20.08.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/34]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP1032336
	Date:	14.04.2010
	Language:	EN
	[2010/15]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	27.05.1999
Classification	IPC:	A61F13/15	[2000/36]
	CPC:	A61F13/512 (EP,KR); A61F13/51113 (KR); A61L15/20 (EP,KR); A61L15/34 (EP,KR); A61L15/46 (EP,KR); A61L2300/22 (KR); (+) A61L2300/452 (EP,KR) (-)
Designated contracting states	BE, DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, NL, SE [2003/33]
Former [2000/36]	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, NL, PT, SE
Title	German:	ABSORBIERENDER WEGWERFARTIKEL MIT HAUTPFLEGESALBE AUF DER PERFORIERTEN OBERSTEN SCHICHT	[2000/36]
	English:	DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH A SKIN CARE COMPOSITION ON AN APERTURED TOPSHEET	[2000/36]
	French:	ARTICLE ABSORBANT JETABLE CONTENANT UNE COMPOSITION POUR LE SOIN DE LA PEAU APPLIQUEE SUR UNE FEUILLE SUPERIEURE PERFOREE	[2000/36]
Entry into regional phase	13.06.2000	National basic fee paid
	13.06.2000	Designation fee(s) paid
	13.06.2000	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	01.06.1999	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	13.06.2000	Examination requested [2000/36]
	29.01.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	10.05.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	28.05.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	06.09.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.02.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	17.06.2003	Fee for grant paid
	17.06.2003	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 20.05.2004 02.06.2004 ADMISSIBLE KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 401 North Lake Street Neenah WI 54956 / US Opponent's representative Beacham, Annabel Rose Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD / GB
		02 20.05.2004 02.06.2004 ADMISSIBLE SCA Hygiene Products AB 405 03 Göteborg / SE Opponent's representative Stratmann, Klemens Hoffmann Eitle ATTENTION : ADDRESS INACTIVE - USE ASS-NR - CDR / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2008/39]
	Opponent(s)	01 20.05.2004 02.06.2004 ADMISSIBLE KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 401 North Lake Street Neenah WI 54956 / US Opponent's representative Beacham, Annabel Rose Frank B. Dehn & Co. St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD / GB
		02 20.05.2004 02.06.2004 ADMISSIBLE SCA Hygiene Products AB 405 03 Göteborg / SE Opponent's representative Stratmann, Klemens Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
	Former [2004/29]
	Opponent(s)	01 20.05.2004 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc 401 North Lake Street Neenah Wisconsin 54956 / US Opponent's representative Beacham, Annabel Rose Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL / GB
		02 20.05.2004 ADMISSIBLE SCA Hygiene Products AB 405 03 Göteborg / SE Opponent's representative Stratmann, Klemens Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München / DE
	deleted	Deletion: Legal effect of rejection of opposition [ N /P ]
	24.06.2004	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	04.01.2005	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	03.05.2007	Date of oral proceedings
	21.05.2007	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	21.05.2007	Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
	29.09.2009	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	29.09.2009	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	29.01.2010	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	04.03.2010	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	25.06.2007	Appeal received No. T1037/07
	10.09.2007	Statement of grounds filed
	29.09.2009	Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
	29.09.2009	Date of oral proceedings
	02.10.2009	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	13.06.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	10.11.2000	Renewal fee patent year 04
	07.11.2001	Renewal fee patent year 05
	07.11.2002	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	NL	13.04.2010
	[2010/45]
Cited in	International search	[X]US5643588 (ROE DONALD CARROLL [US], et al) [X] 1-18 * column 5, line 11 - line 29; claim - * * column 10, line 38 - line 63 *;
		[A]EP0040447 (PROCTER & GAMBLE [US]) [A] 2-8,17,18 * page 8, line 23 - line 30; table 1 *;
		[A]WO9517867 (KIMBERLY CLARK CO [US]) [A] 2-8,17,18 * page 6, line 1 - line 12 * * page 12, line 10 - line 14 * * page 11, line 13 - line 16 *;
		[X]DE4437165 (HPP & C MARKETING CONSULTANTS [DE]) [X] 1,5-7 * column 4, line 8 - line 16; figures 1A,1AB,2; claim - *;
		[A]DE3309530 (SCHICKEDANZ VER PAPIERWERK) [A] 1,9,10 * page 2, line 56 - line 59; claim - *;
		[A]GB2311727 (HANSON SHAW BEVERLEY JANE [GB]) [A] 1,9 * figure -; claim - *;
		[A]US3814101 (KOZAK T) [A] 1 * column 8, line 10 - line 17; figure -; example - *;
		[A]GB1498160 (DERMACIA AB) [A] 1,10 * claim - *
	Examination	US5342338
	by applicant	US3860003
		US5151092
		US4610678
		US4673402
		US4888231
	Opposition	WO9428843
		US3896807
		GB2270874
		EP0272683
		EP0165807
		WO9705909
		US5635191
		US5609587
		US607760
		DE3309530
		GB2033751
		EP0651738
		JPH0444762
		WO9639109
		EP0532005
		EP0207904

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