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SEALING JAWS AND WATER-SOLUBLE UNIT DOSE ARTICLE COMPRISING A FIBROUS NON-WOVEN SHEET

Publication No. EP4364929

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App No. EP22204947

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Filed by The Procter & Gamble Company

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Filed on 2022-11-01

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Issued/Published on 2026-01-28

Official EPO Register

Publication No. EP4364929 A1

Application No. EP22204947 Filed: 2022-11-01

Grant Date 2026-01-28 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

B29C65/18, B29C65/22, B29C65/24, B29C65/30, B29C65/74, B65B1/02, B65B9/20, B65B9/213, B65B51/30, // B65B51/10 B29C65/18, B29C65/22, B29C65/24, B29C65/30, B29C65/74, B65B51/30

Priority Claims

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Designated Contracting States (39 EPC States)

Albania (AL)

Austria (AT)

Belgium (BE)

Bulgaria (BG)

Switzerland (CH)

Cyprus (CY)

Czech Republic (CZ)

Germany (DE)

Denmark (DK)

Estonia (EE)

Spain (ES)

Finland (FI)

France (FR)

United Kingdom (GB)

Greece (GR)

Croatia (HR)

Hungary (HU)

Ireland (IE)

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Norway (NO)

Poland (PL)

Portugal (PT)

Romania (RO)

Serbia (RS)

Sweden (SE)

Slovenia (SI)

Slovakia (SK)

San Marino (SM)

Turkey (TR)

Parties & Representation

Applicants

The Procter & Gamble Company

One Procter & Gamble Plaza, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Inventors (6)

AHMED, Ahmed Ibrahim Sayed

11371 Cairo

BEDER, Fatma Amen Abdelhalem

11371 Cairo

CAUFIELD, William Alexander

Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 9BZ

LANG, Helen Amy

Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 9BZ

MAHDALLY, Yara Tarek Mohamed

11371 Cairo

TANTAWY, Hossam Hassan

Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 9BZ

Representatives / Agents

P&G Patent Belgium UK

N.V. Procter & Gamble Services Company S.A., Temselaan 100

Henkel IP Department

c/o Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Henkelstraße 67

Key Procedural Dates

Request-For-Examination 2024-11-08

Mention Of Grant Published 2026-01-28

First-Examination-Report-Despatched 2025-08-14

Patent Oppositions

Official opposition proceedings filed against European Patent EP4364929 under EPC Article 99.

1 ACTIVE OPPONENT

Opponent Company

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

Henkelstrasse 67, DE

Representative

Henkel IP Department

Filing Date

2026-10-27

Opposition in Progress

Patent & Non-Patent Citations

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30 Citations

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Non-Patent Scientific Literature (NPL)

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"Colloids and Surfaces A", PHYSICO CHEMICAL & ENGINEERING ASPECTS, vol. 162, 2000, pages 107 - 121

Official File Inspection EPC Art. 128 Public Dossier

Complete European Patent Register Dossier (148 Total Documents)

The full inspection file for Application EP22204947 contains 148 total documents, including all notices of opposition, proprietor counter-statements, examination communications, third-party observations, and procedural forms. Below are all major recorded procedural filings and publication specifications.

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Patent Abstract / Summary

IPC Classifications

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Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

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Complete European Patent Register Dossier (148 Total Documents)

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