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EP1087667 - APPARATUS AND PROCEDURES FOR FORMING AN EXTRUDED FROZEN NOVELTY WITH INCLUSIONS FROM A MOULDABLE MATERIAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2001/14]APPARATUS AND PROCEDURES FOR FORMING AN EXTRUDED FROZEN NOVELTY WITH HIGH INCLUSIONS FROM A MOULDABLE MATERIAL
[2006/24]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.11.2007
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.03.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 30.04.2008  [2008/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Fonterra Co-Operative Group Limited
9 Princes Street
Auckland / NZ
[2007/18]
Former [2007/03]For all designated states
Tip Top Ice Cream Company Ltd.
113 Carbine Road, Mt. Wellington
Auckland / NZ
Former [2001/14]For all designated states
Tip Top Ice Cream Company Ltd.
113 Carbine Road, Mt.
Wellington, Auckland / NZ
Inventor(s)01 / TUCKER, John, Vincent
25 Ganymede Place
Half Moon Bay, Auckland / NZ
02 / TAYLOR, Murray, Roundtree
83B Atkin Avenue
Mission Bay, Auckland / NZ
03 / MORCOM, Selma, Elizabeth
1/120 Orakei Road
Remuera, Auckland / NZ
04 / MARTIN, John, Charles
12 Harding Avenue
Mt. Wellington, Auckland / NZ
 [2001/14]
Representative(s)Alexander, Thomas Bruce, et al
Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam gardens
70, Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2001/14]Alexander, Thomas Bruce, et al
BOULT WADE TENNANT, Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date99928260.117.06.1999
[2001/14]
WO1999NZ00087
Priority number, dateNZ1998033075919.06.1998         Original published format: NZ 33075998
[2001/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9965325
Date:23.12.1999
Language:EN
[1999/51]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1087667
Date:04.04.2001
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.12.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2001/14]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1087667
Date:17.01.2007
Language:EN
[2007/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:AU23.12.1999
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.05.2003
ClassificationIPC:A23G9/26, A23P1/10, A23G9/14, A23G9/22, A23L3/36
[2003/23]
CPC:
A23G9/283 (EP,US); A23G9/14 (KR); A23G9/26 (EP,US);
A23G9/285 (EP,US); A23G9/287 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2001/14]A23G9/26, A23P1/10
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IT,   SE [2001/14]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG SOWIE VERFAHREN ZUR FORMUNG VON EXTRUDIERTEM GEFRORENEM MIT EINSCHLUESSEN VON FORMBAREM MATERIAL[2006/24]
English:APPARATUS AND PROCEDURES FOR FORMING AN EXTRUDED FROZEN NOVELTY WITH INCLUSIONS FROM A MOULDABLE MATERIAL[2006/24]
French:APPAREIL ET PROCEDES PERMETTANT DE FORMER UNE NOUVEAUTE SURGELEE EXTRUDEE PRESENTANT DES ADJONCTIONS ET OBTENUE A PARTIR D'UN MATERIAU MOULABLE[2001/14]
Former [2001/14]VORRICHTUNG SOWIE VERFAHREN ZUR FORMUNG VON EXTRUDIERTEM GEFRORENEM MIT HOHEN EINSCHLUESSEN VON FORMBAREM MATERIAL
Former [2001/14]APPARATUS AND PROCEDURES FOR FORMING AN EXTRUDED FROZEN NOVELTY WITH HIGH INCLUSIONS FROM A MOULDABLE MATERIAL
Entry into regional phase19.12.2000National basic fee paid 
19.12.2000Search fee paid 
19.12.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
19.12.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.10.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: AU
19.12.2000Examination requested  [2001/14]
31.03.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.10.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.10.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
26.04.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.07.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.11.2006Fee for grant paid
09.11.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)18.10.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/52]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.05.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
31.05.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
02.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
18.06.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
06.06.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
06.06.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipDK17.01.2007
FI17.01.2007
SE17.04.2007
[2008/18]
Documents cited:Search[Y]SU1026754  ;
 [X]JPS58170434  ;
 [A]SU1045879  ;
 [XY]FR2162781  (RECH APPLIC HYDRO MECA) [X] 1,2,4-7,10-12 * figure - * [Y] 3,8,9,13,14;
 [A]US4611468  (DEGN KAJ H [DK]);
 [Y]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 1984, no. 15, Database accession no. 1984-093750, XP002238211 & SU1026754 A 19830707 (CHERKASSY MECH ENG) [Y] 3,8,9,13,14 * abstract *
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19831223), vol. 007, no. 289, Database accession no. (C - 202), & JP58170434 A 19831007 (MINORU AOKI) [X] 1 * abstract *
 [A]  - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 1984, no. 24, Database accession no. 1984-151455, XP002238212 & SU1045879 A 19831007 (LENGD REFRIG IND) [A] 1,3,8 * abstract *
International search[A]US4546615  (GRAM KLAUS [DK]);
 [A]US4986080  (GRIGOLI FRANCO [IT], et al);
 [A]US5435143  (HEINRICH DAVID B [US])
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