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Publication No. EP4199896

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App No. EP22719157

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Filed by Colgate-Palmolive Company

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Filed on 2022-04-06

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Issued/Published on 2026-01-21

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Publication No. EP4199896 A1

Application No. EP22719157 Filed: 2022-04-06

Grant Date 2026-01-21 Mention of grant

Active Oppositions 1 Active EPO Oppositions

Patent Abstract / Summary

Patent abstract is being processed or was not provided in English by the publishing office.

IPC Classifications

A61K8/46, A61K8/44, A61Q19/10, A61K8/37, A61K8/04

Priority Claims

US 202163201040P Date: 2021-04-09

Designated Contracting States (38 EPC States)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Parties & Representation

Applicants

Colgate-Palmolive Company

300 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022

Inventors (2)

NWOSISI, Juliana

Plainfield, New Jersey 07080

LESNIAK, Ewelina

Linden, New Jersey 07036

Representatives / Agents

Wichmann, Hendrik

Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff, Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB

Key Procedural Dates

Request-For-Examination 2023-03-24

Mention Of Grant Published 2026-01-21

First-Examination-Report-Despatched 2024-05-17

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Patent & Non-Patent Citations

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5 Citations

Cited Patent Documents

WO2017142626 2017-08-24

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WO2015076816 2015-05-28

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WO2020182318 2020-09-17

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Non-Patent Scientific Literature (NPL)

- ANONYMOUS: "TECHNICAL DATA SHEET Glucamate LT Thickener TDS-541", TECHNICAL DATA SHEET, LUBRIZOL ADVANCED MATERIALS, INC., 14 July 2006 (2006-07-14), pages 1 - 1, XP093446161, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:https://web.archive.org/web/20141013184920/http://lubrizol.com/Personal-Care/Documents/Technical-Data-Sheets/TDS-541-Glucamate™-LT-Thickener.pdf>

- ANONYMOUS: "Versathix DS-265-2", DATA SHEET, CRODA INC, 1 February 2016 (2016-02-01), pages 1 - 14, XP093446170, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:http://www.crodapersonalcare.com>

Worldwide Patent Family

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8 Family Members

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EP	EP4199896A1	A1	2023-06-28	Espacenet
EP	EP4199896B1	B1	2026-01-21	Espacenet
BR	BR112023020908A2	A2	2023-12-12	Espacenet
CA	CA3213374A1	A1	2022-10-13	Espacenet
CN	CN117157048A	A	2023-12-01	Espacenet
MX	MX2023011764A	A	2023-10-10	Espacenet
US	US20240189203A1	A1	2024-06-13	Espacenet
WO	WO2022216791A1	A1	2022-10-13	Espacenet

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Designated Contracting States (38 EPC States)

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Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

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Complete European Patent Register Dossier (148 Total Documents)

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