(19)
(11) EP 2 041 206 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
24.11.2010 Bulletin 2010/47

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
22.09.2010 Bulletin 2010/38

(21) Application number: 07730302.2

(22) Date of filing: 22.06.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C08J 3/07(2006.01)
A23L 1/035(2006.01)
C11D 1/66(2006.01)
C08L 91/06(2006.01)
A23L 1/03(2006.01)
C09D 5/02(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2007/056247
(87) International publication number:
WO 2008/006691 (17.01.2008 Gazette 2008/03)

(54)

SURFACE-ACTIVE MATERIAL AND ITS APPLICATIONS

OBERFLÄCHENAKTIVES MATERIAL UND ANWENDUNGEN DAVON

MATÉRIAU TENSIOACTIF ET SES APPLICATIONS


(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 13.07.2006 EP 06117136

(43) Date of publication of application:
01.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/14

(73) Proprietors:
  • Unilever N.V.
    3013 AL Rotterdam (NL)
    Designated Contracting States:
    AT BE BG CH CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GR HU IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR 
  • Unilever PLC
    London EC4Y 0DY (GB)
    Designated Contracting States:
    CY GB IE 

(72) Inventors:
  • GOLDING, Matthew, Duncan
    Werribee, Victoria 3030 (AU)
  • PAUNOV, Vesselin, Nikolaev
    Hull Yorkshire HU6 7RX (GB)
  • STOYANOV, Simeon, Dobrev
    NL-3133 AT Vlaardingen (NL)

(74) Representative: Kan, Jacob Hendrik et al
Unilever Patent Group Olivier van Noortlaan 120
3133 AT Vlaardingen
3133 AT Vlaardingen (NL)


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