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(43) Date of publication: 18.01.2023 Bulletin 2023/03 (21) Application number: 21710325.8 (22) Date of filing: 12.03.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01N 27/00(2006.01) A01N 31/08(2006.01) A61K 8/00(2006.01) A61Q 11/00(2006.01) A61K 8/34(2006.01) A61K 31/00(2006.01) C11D 11/00(2006.01) C11D 3/18(2006.01) C11D 3/48(2006.01) A01N 31/06(2006.01) A01N 33/12(2006.01) A61K 36/00(2006.01) A61K 8/31(2006.01) A61K 8/41(2006.01) A61Q 17/00(2006.01) C11D 3/20(2006.01) C11D 1/62(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A01N 31/08; A01N 31/06; A01N 27/00; A01N 33/12; A61Q 11/00; A61K 8/31; A61K 8/34; A61K 8/347; A61K 8/416; A61Q 17/005; C11D 3/48; C11D 1/62; C11D 3/2037; C11D 3/188; C11D 11/0023; C11D 3/2034   C-Sets: A01N 27/00, A01N 31/06, A01N 31/08, A01N 33/12; (86) International application number: PCT/EP2021/056302 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/180909 (16.09.2021 Gazette 2021/37)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 13.03.2020 EP 20162999 (71) Applicants: Unilever IP Holdings B.V. 3013 AL Rotterdam (NL) AL AT BE BG CH CZ DK EE ES FI FR GR HR HU IS LI LT LU LV MC MK NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM  Unilever Global IP Limited Wirral, Merseyside CH62 4ZD (GB) CY DE GB IE IT MT RS TR

(72) Inventors: ACHARYA, Nagaraja Bangalore 560 066 (IN) APPAVOO, Shanthi Bangalore 560 066 (IN) GEORGE, Manu Bangalore 560 066 (IN) MAHAPATRA, Samiran Bangalore 560 066 (IN) MENON, Suma Bangalore 560 066 (IN) (74) Representative: Corsten, Michael Allan  Unilever N.V. Unilever Patent Group Bronland 14 6708 WH Wageningen 6708 WH Wageningen (NL)