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(43) Date of publication: 18.10.2023 Bulletin 2023/42 (21) Application number: 21798735.3 (22) Date of filing: 05.11.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01N 25/02(2006.01) A01N 25/30(2006.01) A01N 43/36(2006.01) A01P 1/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A01N 43/36; A01N 25/02; A01P 1/00; A01N 25/30   C-Sets: A01N 43/36, A01N 25/02; A01N 43/36, A01N 25/30; (86) International application number: PCT/EP2021/080766 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/122264 (16.06.2022 Gazette 2022/24)

(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: 09.12.2020 EP 20212767 (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: BROWNBILL, Nicholas, Joseph Wirral Merseyside CH63 3JW (GB) O'KEEFFE, Joanne, Clare Wirral Merseyside CH63 3JW (GB) PARRY, Neil, James Wirral Merseyside CH63 3JW (GB) (74) Representative: McHugh, Paul Edward  Unilever Patent Group Bronland 14 6708 WH Wageningen 6708 WH Wageningen (NL)