EP2872088A4

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Abstract

This record has no abstract on file.

EP2872088A4, drawing sheet 1 — Sheet 1 of 54

Term

6.8 yearsto projected expiry

Projected expiry 10 July 2033, counted from filing; an application has no term until it is granted.

Parties

Owner: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
Inventors: JOHNSTON, Angela, Ann, New London, Wisconsin 54961, United States of America
DE BRUIN, Paula, Katherine, Sherwood, Wisconsin 54169, United States of America
EVENSON, Stacy, Elaine, Neenah, Wisconsin 54956, United States of America
SHAW, Katherine, Carol, Sherwood, Wisconsin 54169, United States of America
and 8 more inventorsShow fewer
JAUQUET, Kevin, Michael, De Pere, Wisconsin 54115, United States of America
LABERGE, Kevin, Leon, Sherwood, Wisconsin 54169, United States of America
MCMORROW, Connie, May, Menasha, Wisconsin 54952, United States of America
ROBAIDEK, Brooke, Ann, Menasha, Wisconsin 54952, United States of America
WOLF, Gay, Lynn, Neenah, Wisconsin 54956, United States of America
RUMAN, Marcille, Faye, Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901, United States of America
MINOTTI, Nicole, Roswell, GS 30076, United States of America
BAUMGARTNER, Stephen, Carl, Neenah, Wisconsin 54956, United States of America

Examination

Examiner: Gennari, Silvia
Agent: Mabey, Katherine Frances

Reach

Cites: 5 earlier patents⁠
Family: 55 members in 9 offices⁠EP9WO7AU6BR6CN6KR6MX6US6+1

Classification

CPC: A61F13/49006A61F13/505A61F13/49406A61F13/49473A61F13/496A61F13/55105+2 more
IPC: A61F13 15A61F13 49A61F13 496A61F13 505A61F13 551

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Every citation, both ways

Citations
Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
US2003216705A1	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	1-7
US2009264851A1	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	8-15
US5707364A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	1-7
US6229061B1	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	8-15
WO9833465A1	Cites	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A	Search report	1-7

55 members in 9 offices

This recordMember, by publication datePriority claim

Priority claims3

Priority claims
Document	Office	Kind	Date
201213548012	United States of America	–	2012-07-12
201213548012	United States of America	A	2012-07-12
2013055668	International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	W	2013-07-10

Members55

Family members, oldest first
Document	Office	Kind
US2014018760A1	United States of America	A1	2014-01-16
US2014018761A1	United States of America	A1	2014-01-16
US2014018764A1	United States of America	A1	2014-01-16
WO2014009898A2	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A2	2014-01-16
WO2014009902A2	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A2	2014-01-16
WO2014009903A2	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A2	2014-01-16
WO2014009898A3	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A3	2014-04-17
WO2014009902A3	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A3	2014-04-17
WO2014009902A3	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A3	2014-04-17
WO2014009903A3	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A3	2014-04-17
AU2013288295A1	Australia	A1	2015-02-05
AU2013288296A1	Australia	A1	2015-02-05
AU2013288291A1	Australia	A1	2015-02-12
MX2015000313A	Mexico	A	2015-04-10
MX2015000388A	Mexico	A	2015-04-10
MX2015000390A	Mexico	A	2015-04-10
US9011398B2	United States of America	B2	2015-04-21
KR20150048714A	Republic of Korea	A	2015-05-07
KR20150048717A	Republic of Korea	A	2015-05-07
KR20150048718A	Republic of Korea	A	2015-05-07
CN104619294A	China	A	2015-05-13
CN104619295A	China	A	2015-05-13
CN104619296A	China	A	2015-05-13
EP2872088A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2015-05-20
EP2872091A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2015-05-20
EP2872092A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2015-05-20
US9192524B2	United States of America	B2	2015-11-24
US9226862B2	United States of America	B2	2016-01-05
EP2872091A4	European Patent Office (EPO)	A4	2016-02-17
EP2872088A4This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A4	2016-02-24
EP2872092A4	European Patent Office (EPO)	A4	2016-03-16
RU2586203C1	Russian Federation	C1	2016-06-10
RU2586205C1	Russian Federation	C1	2016-06-10
RU2586208C1	Russian Federation	C1	2016-06-10
MX340729B	Mexico	B	2016-07-21
MX342399B	Mexico	B	2016-09-27
MX342400B	Mexico	B	2016-09-27
KR101662964B1	Republic of Korea	B1	2016-10-05
AU2013288295B2	Australia	B2	2016-11-10
AU2013288291B2	Australia	B2	2017-03-30
AU2013288296B2	Australia	B2	2017-06-01
CN104619294B	China	B	2017-06-09
BR112015000458A2	Brazil	A2	2017-06-27
BR112015000522A2	Brazil	A2	2017-06-27
BR112015000477A2	Brazil	A2	2017-08-08
EP2872088B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2017-10-04
EP2872092B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2017-11-01
CN104619296B	China	B	2017-12-22
CN104619295B	China	B	2018-02-16
EP2872091B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2019-07-03
KR102181754B1	Republic of Korea	B1	2020-11-24
KR102181798B1	Republic of Korea	B1	2020-11-25
BR112015000477B1	Brazil	B1	2021-06-29
BR112015000522B1	Brazil	B1	2021-07-13
BR112015000458B1	Brazil	B1	2021-07-27

87 legal events, as 9 offices reported them to INPADOC

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Events

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2025-10-16	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2025-10-10	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2024-10-14	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2023-06-14	Opt-out of the competence of the unified patent court (upc) registeredP01	P01	EP
2020-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-06-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-06-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-05-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-05-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-03-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2020-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-04-17	Patent lapsedLapsedMM4A	MM4A	IE
2019-04-01	Lapsed because of non-payment of the annual feeLapsedMM	MM	BE
2019-03-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-03-29	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2019-02-28	Patent ceasedCeasedPL	PL	CH
2018-11-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-09-12	No opposition filedOpposition26N	26N	EP
2018-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-08-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-08-10	No opposition filed within time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009261PLBE	PLBE	EP
2018-08-10	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMITSTAA	STAA	EP
2018-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-07-05	No opposition filed against granted patent, or epo opposition proceedings concluded without decisionGrantedR097	R097	DE
2018-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-05-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-03-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2018-03-15	Deletion acc. to par. 5 (withdrawal of the translation of the ep patent)MK05	MK05	AT
2018-02-26	Invalidated european patentMG4D	MG4D	LT
2018-02-07	Patent invalid in the netherlands as no translation has been filedMP	MP	NL
2017-11-16	Dpma publication of mentioned ep patent grantGrantedR096	R096	DE
2017-11-01	European patents granted designating irelandGrantedFG4D	FG4D	IE
2017-10-15	Reference to at number (ep patent validated in austria)REF	REF	AT
2017-10-13	European patent takes effect as a national patent in ch/liEP	EP	CH
2017-10-04	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2017-10-04	European patent grantedGrantedFG4D	FG4D	GB
2017-09-01	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
2017-09-01	Grant fee paidORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3GRAS	GRAS	EP
2017-09-01	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: THE PATENT HAS BEEN GRANTEDSTAA	STAA	EP
2017-05-17	Intention to grant announcedINTG	INTG	EP
2017-04-23	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patentORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1GRAP	GRAP	EP
2017-04-23	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: GRANT OF PATENT IS INTENDEDSTAA	STAA	EP
2017-01-31	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: EXAMINATION IS IN PROGRESSSTAA	STAA	EP
2016-10-19	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q	EP
2016-02-24	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatchedA4	A4	EP
2016-02-24	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
2016-02-24	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
2016-02-24	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
2016-02-24	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
2016-02-24	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1	EP
2015-10-21	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)DAX	DAX	EP
2015-08-19	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1	EP
2015-08-19	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1	EP
2015-08-19	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1	EP
2015-08-19	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1	EP
2015-08-19	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1	EP
2015-08-19	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1	EP
2015-08-19	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1	EP
2015-08-19	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1	EP
2015-08-19	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1	EP
2015-08-19	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1	EP
2015-08-19	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1	EP
2015-08-19	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1	EP
2015-05-20	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
2015-05-20	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2015-05-20	Request for extension of the european patentAX	AX	EP
2015-04-17	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP