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Constantine: Cosmetics To Go Held a Patent for Shampoo Bars

Mark Constantine · Lush Cosmetics: Mark Constantine · Oct 5, 2020 · at 50:43

Mark Constantine discusses the product innovations created at Cosmetics To Go before founding Lush.

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“We had a patent for shampoo bars.”

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The claim, plainly

Mark Constantine and his team held a patent for solid shampoo bars.

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Assessment

Patent records confirm that Mark Constantine's business and founding team held a patent for solid shampoo bars. European Patent EP0330435B1 ('Solid shampoo composition', claiming priority from UK filing GB8804138 on February 23, 1988) was granted on February 2, 1994, to Constantine & Weir Limited, the operating business entity of Mark and Mo Constantine prior to Lush. The inventors listed were Margaret Joan (Mo) Constantine and Stanislaw Krysztal. Additionally, subsequent related patents covering solid shampoo and conditioning bars (such as US Patent 7,670,998 B2) were granted to Mark Constantine, Mo Constantine, and Helen Ambrosen via Lush's IP entity Cosmetic Warriors Limited.

European Patent EP0330435B1 ('Solid shampoo composition') was granted on February 2, 1994, with priority date February 23, 1988, to proprietor Constantine & Weir Limited with Mo Constantine listed as co-inventor.
EP0330435B1 specifically claimed a solid shampoo bar formulation comprising 70% to 90% solid needle detergent compacted under pressure and 1% to 10% water.
US Patent 7,670,998 B2 ('Solid hair conditioning product') was granted on March 2, 2010, listing Mark Constantine, Margaret Constantine, and Helen Ambrosen as inventors, assigned to Cosmetic Warriors Limited.

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"EP0330435B1" grant date OR "Date of publication of patent specification" Mo Constantine Stan Krysztal solid shampoo bar patent "EP0330435B1" "Margaret Joan Constantine" Mark Constantine Mo Constantine solid shampoo patent Google Patents "US7670998B2" "Solid hair conditioning product" "Constantine"

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