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EP1119345 - ENCAPSULATION OF SENSITIVE LIQUID COMPONENTS INTO A MATRIX TO OBTAIN DISCRETE SHELF-STABLE PARTICLES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 05.03.2010 Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	07.10.2011	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY	published on 09.11.2011 [2011/45]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states GENERAL MILLS, INC. Number One General Mills Boulevard Minneapolis Minnesota 55426 / US
	[2009/18]
Former [2001/31]	For all designated states GENERAL MILLS, INC. Number One General Mills Boulevard Minneapolis Minnesota 55426 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / VAN LENGERICH, Bernhard, H. 18005 33rd Place N. Plymouth, MN 55447 / US
	[2001/31]
Representative(s)	Wilson Gunn Blackfriars House The Parsonage 5th Floor Manchester M3 2JA / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2001/31]	Quest, Barry, et al Wilson, Gunn, M'Caw, 41-51 Royal Exchange, Cross Street Manchester M2 7BD / GB
Application number, filing date	99951433.4	06.10.1999
	[2001/31]
	WO1999US20905
Priority number, date	US19980103700P	09.10.1998 Original published format: US 103700 P
	US19980109696P	24.11.1998 Original published format: US 109696 P
	US19990233443	20.01.1999 Original published format: US 233443
	[2001/31]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0021504
	Date:	20.04.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/16]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1119345
	Date:	01.08.2001
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.04.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2001/31]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1119345
	Date:	29.04.2009
	Language:	EN
	[2009/18]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	20.04.2000
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	07.05.2004
Classification	IPC:	A21D13/00, A23L1/00, A23L1/03, A21D13/08, A23L1/164, A23L1/22, A61K9/00, A61K9/16	[2004/25]
	CPC:	A23L27/72 (EP); A21D13/28 (EP); A23L29/065 (EP); A23L7/135 (EP); A23L9/10 (EP); A23P10/25 (EP); (+) A23P10/30 (EP); A61K9/0056 (EP); A61P1/00 (EP); A61P3/02 (EP); A61P43/00 (EP); B29B7/007 (EP); B29B7/46 (EP); B29B9/12 (EP); B29C48/40 (EP); A23C2220/204 (EP); B29B9/06 (EP); Y02A50/30 (EP) (-)
	Former IPC [2001/31]	A61K9/10
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2001/31]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	04.04.2001
	LV	04.04.2001
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	04.04.2001
	SI	04.04.2001
Title	German:	VERKAPSELUNG EMPFINDLICHER FLÜSSIGER KOMPONENTEN IN EINE MATRIX ZUR GEWINNUNG DISKRETER LAGERBESTÄNDIGER PARTIKEL	[2001/31]
	English:	ENCAPSULATION OF SENSITIVE LIQUID COMPONENTS INTO A MATRIX TO OBTAIN DISCRETE SHELF-STABLE PARTICLES	[2001/31]
	French:	PARTICULES DISCRETES DE LONGUE CONSERVATION OBTENUES PAR ENCAPSULATION DE COMPOSANTS LIQUIDES SENSIBLES DANS UNE MATRICE	[2001/31]
Entry into regional phase	04.04.2001	National basic fee paid
	04.04.2001	Search fee paid
	04.04.2001	Designation fee(s) paid
	04.04.2001	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	09.05.2000	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	09.04.2001	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	09.04.2001	Examination requested [2001/31]
	13.07.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	20.01.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.02.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	26.06.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	04.10.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	12.04.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.11.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	10.05.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	14.07.2008	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	24.11.2008	Fee for grant paid
	24.11.2008	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	22.12.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	12.03.2009	Reply to a communication from the examining division
Opposition(s)	01.02.2010	No opposition filed within time limit [2010/14]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	22.10.2001	Renewal fee patent year 03
	21.10.2002	Renewal fee patent year 04
	06.10.2003	Renewal fee patent year 05
	06.10.2004	Renewal fee patent year 06
	07.10.2005	Renewal fee patent year 07
	05.10.2006	Renewal fee patent year 08
	29.10.2007	Renewal fee patent year 09
	27.10.2008	Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CY	29.04.2009
	FI	29.04.2009
	LU	06.10.2009
	MC	31.10.2009
	[2011/45]
Former [2011/29]	FI	29.04.2009
	LU	06.10.2009
	MC	31.10.2009
Former [2010/28]	FI	29.04.2009
	MC	31.10.2009
Former [2010/06]	FI	29.04.2009
Documents cited:	Search	[X]GB191015312 (HUTCHEON JOHN) [X] 1,2,5,6,9,11-15 * page 1, line 39 - page 2, line 39 *;
		[X]EP0202409 (MILES LAB [US]) [X] 1-15 * column 2, lines 20-53 * * column 3, line 28 - column 5, line 40 * * example - *;
		[X]WO9015537 (NABISCO BRANDS INC [US]) [X] 1-15 * page 20, line 13 - page 24, line 12 * * page 36, line 16 - page 37, line 8 * * page 43, lines 3-10 * * page 45, lines 19-25 * * page 50, lines 17-24 *;
		[X]US5074902 (CONNICK JR WILLIAM J [US], et al) [X] 1-15 * column 1, line 63 - column 4, line 15 * * example - *;
		[X]US5079012 (LENGERICH BERNHARD V [US], et al) [X] 1-15 * column 7, lines 12-28 * * column 8, lines 36-47 * * column 9, lines 7-31 * * column 16, lines 50-55 * * column 23, lines 23-34 *;
		[X]DE4041752 (HENKEL KGAA [DE]) [X] 1-15 * page 2, line 44 - page 4, line 31 * * example - *;
		[X]US5314692 (HAARASILTA ASKO N O [FI], et al) [X] 1-15 * column 2, line 28 - column 4, line 42 * * example - *;
		[X]EP0705541 (KRAFT FOODS INC [US]) [X] 1-15 * page 3, line 13 - page 5, line 44 * * example 3 *;
		[XD]WO9818610 (LENGERICH BERNHARD H VAN [US]) [XD] 1-15 * page 8, lines 2-21 * * page 24, line 24 - page 25, line 30 * * pages 26-31 * * page 33, line 10 - page 34, line 9 *;
		[XP]WO9854980 (GIST BROCADES NV [NL], et al) [XP] 1-15 * page 4, line 21 - page 5, line 10 * * page 5, line 21 - page 6, line 29 * * page 8, line 21 - page 9, line 13 * * page 9, line 28 - page 10, line 8 * * page 10, line 19 - page 11, line 17 * * page 12, lines 14-27 * * example - *;
		[XP]WO9948372 (GEN MILLS INC [US], et al) [XP] 1-15 * page 3, line 8 - page 16, line 9 * * page 25, line 1 - page 28, line 19 * * page 30, line 1 - page 31, line 20 ** example - *
	International search	[A]US3786123 (KATZEN S)
	by applicant	GB191015312
		EP0202409
		WO9015537
		US5074902
		DE4041752
		US5314692
		EP0705541
		WO9854980
		WO9948372

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