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Brown Anthocyanin-Containing Colorant - EP3027039

The patent EP3027039 was granted to Mars on Aug 31, 2022. The application was originally filed on Jul 31, 2014 under application number EP14832936A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

EP3027039

MARS
Application Number
EP14832936A
Filing Date
Jul 31, 2014
Status
Patent Maintained As Amended
Jul 29, 2022
Grant Date
Aug 31, 2022
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NESTLEJan 9, 2020LUMSDENADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (8) New

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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (14) New

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OPPOSITION- "#120603 color information", (2012), URL: https://www.colorhexa.com/120603, (20191217), XP055678173
OPPOSITION- "#271407 Color information", (2012), URL: https://www.colorhexa.com/271407, (20191217), XP055678165
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OPPOSITION- "#362514 Color Information", (20120000), Natural food Colours, EXBERRY, URL: https://www.colorhexa.com/362514, (20191217), XP055678162
OPPOSITION- "#541b0f Color information", (2012), URL: https://www.colorhexa.com/541b0f, (20191217), XP055678195
OPPOSITION- "Chocolate panning", pages 288 - 289
OPPOSITION- "Formulating with Natural Colorings", Prepared Foods, (20110200), URL: https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/109427-formulating-with-natural-colorings, (20191217), XP055678204
OPPOSITION- "Guidelines on approaches to the replacement of Tartrazine, Allura Red, Ponceau 4R, Quinoline Yellow, Sunset Yellow and Carmoisine in food and beverages", Food Standards Agency, (20110300), pages 1 - 38, XP055678126
OPPOSITION- MCDONALDS, "Our Food - Desserts", Food Ingredients M, (20120100), page 26, XP055678120
OPPOSITION- "Nestle Confectionary UK removes all artificial colours, flavours and preservatives from it's products", Nestle Confectionery Press Release, (20120300), URL: https://www.nestle.co.uk/en-gb/media/pressreleases/nestleukkicksartsoutofconfectionery, XP055677975
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OPPOSITION- "Smarties", Wikipedia, (20121216), URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smarties, XP055678122
OPPOSITION- Assous et al., "Evaluation of red pigment extracted from purple carrots and its utilization as antioxidant and natural food colorants", Annals of Agricultural Science, (20140719), pages 1 - 8, XP055678150
OPPOSITION- Cuevas Montilla, et al., "Anthocyanin Composition of Black Carrot (Daucus carota ssp. sativus var. atrorubens Alef.) Cultivars Antonina, Beta Sweet, Deep Purple, and Purple Haze", Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, (20110000), vol. 59, no. 7, pages 3385 - 3390, XP055533226

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