The patent EP3339409 was granted to The Procter & Gamble on Oct 22, 2025. The application was originally filed on Dec 22, 2016 under application number EP16206285A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

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| DESCRIPTION | - DEARDEN JC, BRESNAN, "The Measurement of Partition Coefficients", MOLECULAR INFORMATICS, (1988), vol. 7, no. 3, pages 133 - 144 | - |
| OPPOSITION | - Basf, "Lutensol® XL types", BASF Technical Information, (20080701), pages 1 - 10, XP055896408 | - |
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