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EP1242631 - MULTISPECIES FOOD TESTING AND CHARACTERIZATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 30.06.2006 Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	30.06.2006	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 02.08.2006 [2006/31]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Conagra Grocery Products Companies 1645 West Valencia Fullerton, CA 92633 / US
	[2002/39]
Inventor(s)	01 / BENSON, Andrew, K. 3301 N. Seventy-Second Street Lincoln, NE 68507 / US
	[2002/39]
Representative(s)	Casey, Lindsay Joseph, et al FRKelly 27 Clyde Road Dublin D04 F838 / IE
	[N/P]
Former [2002/39]	Casey, Lindsay Joseph, et al F. R. Kelly & Co. 27 Clyde Road Ballsbridge Dublin 4 / IE
Application number, filing date	00992842.5	06.12.2000
	[2002/39]
	WO2000US42586
Priority number, date	US19990171004P	15.12.1999 Original published format: US 171004 P
	US20000639690	16.08.2000 Original published format: US 639690
	[2002/39]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0146477
	Date:	28.06.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/26]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1242631
	Date:	25.09.2002
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.06.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2002/39]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	28.06.2001
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	30.05.2003
Classification	IPC:	C12Q1/68, C12M1/34, C07H21/04	[2002/39]
	CPC:	C12Q1/689 (EP,US); Y02A90/10 (US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR [2002/39]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
	SI	Not yet paid
Title	German:	NAHRUNGSMITTELKONTROLLE VERSCHIEDENER SPEZIES UND CHARAKTERISIERUNG	[2002/39]
	English:	MULTISPECIES FOOD TESTING AND CHARACTERIZATION	[2002/39]
	French:	TEST ET CARACTERISATION MULTI-ESPECES DE PRODUITS ALIMENTAIRES	[2002/39]
Entry into regional phase	15.07.2002	National basic fee paid
	15.07.2002	Search fee paid
	15.07.2002	Designation fee(s) paid
	15.07.2002	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	19.06.2001	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	15.07.2002	Examination requested [2002/39]
	05.09.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	15.01.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.03.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	07.01.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	27.07.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	07.02.2006	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2006/31]
	13.03.2006	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time [2006/31]
Request for further processing for:	07.01.2005	Request for further processing filed
	07.01.2005	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	25.01.2005	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	02.01.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
	02.01.2004	Renewal fee patent year 04
	03.01.2005	Renewal fee patent year 05
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.12.2005	06 M06 Not yet paid
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		[DY]US6001564 (BERGERON MICHEL G [CA], et al) [DY] 19,20 * column 4 *;
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