Method for Evaluating Cosmetic Composition Patent
ChangeBridge: EPO Bulletin - Health Informatics (G16H)
Summary
The European Patent Office published patent application EP4367259A1 for Unilever's method of evaluating cosmetic compositions or components. The patent covers molecular evaluation techniques using nucleic acid analysis (C12Q classification) and health informatics methods (G16H classification). The application designates multiple European member states for potential patent protection.
What changed
Unilever IP Holdings B.V. and Unilever Global IP Limited filed and published European Patent Application EP4367259A1 titled 'Method for Evaluating a Cosmetic Composition or Component Thereof.' The patent describes evaluation methods using molecular biology techniques (C12Q 1/6809, C12Q 1/689) and health informatics approaches (G16B 45/00, G16H 20/00). The inventors include Luonan Chen, Chung-Ching Chu, Mingming Pu, Lu Wang, and Yining Xining Xu.
Patent publications are informational notices and do not impose compliance obligations. Companies in the cosmetics, personal care, or health technology sectors may wish to review this patent to assess potential freedom-to-operate implications or identify emerging evaluation methodologies in cosmetic composition analysis.
Source document (simplified)
METHOD FOR EVALUATING A COSMETIC COMPOSITION OR COMPONENT THEREOF
Publication EP4367259A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026
Applicants
Unilever IP Holdings B.V., Unilever Global IP Limited
Inventors
CHEN, Luonan, CHU, Chung-Ching, PU, Mingming, WANG, Lu, XU, Yining
IPC Classifications
C12Q 1/6809 20180101AFI20230113BHEP C12Q 1/689 20180101ALI20230113BHEP G16B 45/00 20190101ALI20230113BHEP G16H 20/00 20180101ALI20230113BHEP
Designated 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
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