The patent EP2198924 was granted to L'Oreal on May 24, 2017. The application was originally filed on Dec 18, 2009 under application number EP09179899A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Opposition Rejected".

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| DESCRIPTION | - K. SHINODA; H. SAITO, J. COLLOïD INTERFACE SCI., (1969), vol. 30, page 258 | 
| DESCRIPTION | - K. SHINODA, J. CHEM. SOC. JPN., (1968), vol. 89, page 435 | 
| DESCRIPTION | - MITSUI; T. MITSUI; Y. MACHIDA; F. HARUSAWA ET AL., "Application of the phase-inversion-temperature method to the emulsification of cosmetics", AMERICAN. COSMET. PERFUM., (1972), vol. 87, page 33 | 
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