The patent EP3686118 was granted to The Procter & Gamble on Nov 10, 2021. The application was originally filed on Oct 16, 2019 under application number EP19203544A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Opposition Rejected".

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| Citation Phase | Publication Number |
|---|---|
| DESCRIPTION | EP20170204557 |
| DESCRIPTION | EP20180151770 |
| DESCRIPTION | CN1507827 |
| DESCRIPTION | CN2784322Y |
| DESCRIPTION | DE10122557 |
| DESCRIPTION | EP3492400 |
| DESCRIPTION | US2008029548 |
| DESCRIPTION | US2016244222 |
| DESCRIPTION | US5213236 |
| EXAMINATION | JP2007176594 |
| EXAMINATION | US10131473 |
| EXAMINATION | US2008029548 |
| OPPOSITION | CN105802757 |
| OPPOSITION | EP1873068 |
| OPPOSITION | EP3321199 |
| OPPOSITION | EP3493400 |
| OPPOSITION | EP3686118 |
| OPPOSITION | GB2098959 |
| OPPOSITION | JP2007176594 |
| OPPOSITION | US10131473 |
| OPPOSITION | US2008029548 |
| OPPOSITION | US2013270301 |
| OPPOSITION | US2016075476 |
| OPPOSITION | US3342379 |
| OPPOSITION | US4728006 |
| OPPOSITION | US5213236 |
| OPPOSITION | US5632420 |
| OPPOSITION | WO0146365 |
| OPPOSITION | WO02077143 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2005012474 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2014011223 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2016022786 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2017097913 |
| OPPOSITION | WO9911746 |
| OPPOSITION | WO9927062 |
| OPPOSITION | XHDM042626S |
| SEARCH | EP1873068 |
| SEARCH | EP3321199 |
| SEARCH | US2012080450 |
| SEARCH | US2016075476 |
NPL citations refer to non-patent references such as research papers, articles, or other publications cited during examination or opposition phases.
| Citation Phase | Reference Text |
|---|---|
| OPPOSITION | - Admin, "Flip-It Cap System", Our Daily Ideas, (20141020), Our Daily Ideas, URL: http://ourdailyideas.com:80/flip-it-cap-system/ , (20220823), XP055953874 |
| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "Mir supra gel : Flacon", INA, (19990628), INA, URL: https://www.ina.fr/ina-eclaire-actu/publicite/pub1185318087/mir-supra-gel-flacon, (20220823), XP055953886 |
| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "P & G Professional FAIRY Manual Washing Up Liquid", P & G Professional, (20150128), pages 1 - 9, P & G Professional , (20220905), XP055957777 |
| OPPOSITION | - Buck Chemicals, "Washing-Up Liquid", GNPD, MINTEL, (20020918), Database accession no. 168006, XP055953872 |
| OPPOSITION | - Der Maz-Schatz, "Werbeblock Sat 1 1998 - Sony PlayStation, Dr. Oetker, Danone Fruchtzwerge", Youtube, (20161203), URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLYrzm27J-I, XP055953882 |
| OPPOSITION | - Henkel, "Mir Supra Gel", GNPD, (19990630), Database accession no. 8633, URL: Mintel, XP055953870 |
| OPPOSITION | - Henkel, "Pril Kraft Gel", GNPD, (19980624), Database accession no. 63429, URL: Mintel, XP055953869 |
| OPPOSITION | - Smulders E., Sung E., "Laundry Detergents, 2. Ingredients and Products", Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Wiley-VCH Verlag, (20020101), pages 393 - 449, XP055957776 |
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