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EP About this file: EP2058394

EP2058394 - METHOD FOR DESIGNING MUTATED ENZYME, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME AND MUTATED ENZYME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.09.2015
Database last updated on 28.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.10.2017Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE		published on 29.11.2017  [2017/48]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Amano Enzyme Inc.
2-7, Nishiki 1-chome, Naka-ku Nagoya-shi
Aichi 460-0003 / JP
[2009/20]
Inventor(s)01 / MIKAMI, Bunzo
Graduate School of Agriculture
Kyoto University
Gokasyou
Uji-shi, Kyoto 611-0011 / JP
02 / IWAMOTO, Hiroyuki
Faculty of Life Science and Biotechnology
Fukuyama University
Gakuen-cho
Fukuyama-shi Hiroshima 729-0292 / JP
03 / YAMAGUCHI, Shotaro
Gifu R & D Center
AMANO ENZYME INC.
1-6 Technoplaza
Kakamigahara-shi Gifu 509-0109 / JP
 [2014/46]
Former [2009/20]01 / MIKAMI, Bunzo
Graduate School of Agriculture Kyoto University Gokasyou
Uji-shi, Kyoto 611-0011 / JP
02 / IWAMOTO, Hiroyuki
Faculty of Life Science and Biotechnology Fukuyama University Gakuen-cho
Fukuyama-shi Hiroshima 729-0292 / JP
03 / YAMAGUCHI, Shotaro
Gifu R & D Center AMANO ENZYME INC. 1-6 Technoplaza
Kakamigahara-shi Gifu 509-0109 / JP
Representative(s)Witthoff Jaekel Steinecke Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Rechtsanwalts- und Patentanwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Postfach 1140
52412 Jülich / DE
[N/P]
Former [2014/46]Müller Fottner Steinecke
Rechtsanwälte Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Römerstraße 16 b
52428 Jülich / DE
Former [2011/30]Müller Fottner Steinecke
Rechtsanwälte Patentanwälte Technologiezentrum Jülich Karl-Heinz-Beckurts-Strasse 13
52428 Jülich / DE
Former [2009/20]Müller Fottner Steinecke
Rechtsanwälte Patentanwälte Postfach 31 01 40
80102 München / DE
Application number, filing date07767790.428.06.2007
[2009/20]
WO2007JP62996
Priority number, dateJP2006021349004.08.2006         Original published format: JP 2006213490
[2009/20]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2008015861
Date:07.02.2008
Language:JA
[2008/06]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2058394
Date:13.05.2009
Language:EN
[2009/20]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2058394
Date:12.11.2014
Language:EN
[2014/46]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP07.02.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.08.2009
ClassificationIPC:C12N15/09, C12N1/15, C12N1/19, C12N1/21, C12N5/10, C12N9/44
[2009/20]
CPC:
C12Y302/01041 (EP,US); C12N9/2451 (EP,US); C12N9/2457 (EP,US);
C12N9/246 (EP,US); C12Y302/01068 (EP,US); C07K2299/00 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2009/20]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR KONSTRUKTION EINES MUTIERTEN ENZYMS, VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DAVON UND MUTIERTES ENZYM[2009/20]
English:METHOD FOR DESIGNING MUTATED ENZYME, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME AND MUTATED ENZYME[2009/20]
French:PROCEDE DE CONCEPTION D'ENZYME MUTEE, SON PROCEDE DE PREPARATION ET ENZYME MUTEE[2009/20]
Entry into regional phase26.02.2009Translation filed 
26.02.2009National basic fee paid 
26.02.2009Search fee paid 
26.02.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
26.02.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.02.2009Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.02.2009Examination requested  [2009/20]
16.12.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.04.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.03.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.05.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.07.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
30.01.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.04.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.08.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.10.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.01.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.02.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.06.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.06.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.09.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.02.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.03.2014Fee for grant paid
31.03.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.05.2014Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
03.06.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.07.2014Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
24.09.2014Fee for grant paid
24.09.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP13179288.9  / EP2662445
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  16.12.2009
Opposition(s)13.08.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/43]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.04.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
23.04.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
06.04.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
16.04.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
09.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU28.06.2007
AT12.11.2014
BE12.11.2014
BG12.11.2014
CY12.11.2014
CZ12.11.2014
EE12.11.2014
ES12.11.2014
FI12.11.2014
IT12.11.2014
LT12.11.2014
LV12.11.2014
MC12.11.2014
MT12.11.2014
PL12.11.2014
RO12.11.2014
SE12.11.2014
SI12.11.2014
SK12.11.2014
TR12.11.2014
GR13.02.2015
IS12.03.2015
PT12.03.2015
IE28.06.2015
LU28.06.2015
CH30.06.2015
LI30.06.2015
[2017/46]
Former [2017/39]HU28.06.2007
AT12.11.2014
BG12.11.2014
CY12.11.2014
CZ12.11.2014
EE12.11.2014
ES12.11.2014
FI12.11.2014
IT12.11.2014
LT12.11.2014
LV12.11.2014
MC12.11.2014
MT12.11.2014
PL12.11.2014
RO12.11.2014
SE12.11.2014
SI12.11.2014
SK12.11.2014
TR12.11.2014
GR13.02.2015
IS12.03.2015
PT12.03.2015
IE28.06.2015
LU28.06.2015
CH30.06.2015
LI30.06.2015
Former [2017/03]AT12.11.2014
CY12.11.2014
CZ12.11.2014
EE12.11.2014
ES12.11.2014
FI12.11.2014
IT12.11.2014
LT12.11.2014
LV12.11.2014
MC12.11.2014
MT12.11.2014
PL12.11.2014
RO12.11.2014
SE12.11.2014
SI12.11.2014
SK12.11.2014
GR13.02.2015
IS12.03.2015
PT12.03.2015
IE28.06.2015
LU28.06.2015
CH30.06.2015
LI30.06.2015
Former [2016/22]AT12.11.2014
CY12.11.2014
CZ12.11.2014
EE12.11.2014
ES12.11.2014
FI12.11.2014
IT12.11.2014
LT12.11.2014
LV12.11.2014
MC12.11.2014
PL12.11.2014
RO12.11.2014
SE12.11.2014
SI12.11.2014
SK12.11.2014
GR13.02.2015
IS12.03.2015
PT12.03.2015
IE28.06.2015
LU28.06.2015
CH30.06.2015
LI30.06.2015
Former [2016/20]AT12.11.2014
CY12.11.2014
CZ12.11.2014
EE12.11.2014
ES12.11.2014
FI12.11.2014
IT12.11.2014
LT12.11.2014
LV12.11.2014
MC12.11.2014
PL12.11.2014
RO12.11.2014
SE12.11.2014
SI12.11.2014
SK12.11.2014
GR13.02.2015
IS12.03.2015
PT12.03.2015
IE28.06.2015
LU28.06.2015
Former [2016/11]AT12.11.2014
CY12.11.2014
CZ12.11.2014
EE12.11.2014
ES12.11.2014
FI12.11.2014
IT12.11.2014
LT12.11.2014
LV12.11.2014
MC12.11.2014
PL12.11.2014
RO12.11.2014
SE12.11.2014
SI12.11.2014
SK12.11.2014
GR13.02.2015
IS12.03.2015
PT12.03.2015
LU28.06.2015
Former [2016/09]AT12.11.2014
CY12.11.2014
CZ12.11.2014
EE12.11.2014
ES12.11.2014
FI12.11.2014
IT12.11.2014
LT12.11.2014
LV12.11.2014
MC12.11.2014
PL12.11.2014
RO12.11.2014
SE12.11.2014
SK12.11.2014
GR13.02.2015
IS12.03.2015
PT12.03.2015
Former [2016/03]AT12.11.2014
CY12.11.2014
CZ12.11.2014
EE12.11.2014
ES12.11.2014
FI12.11.2014
IT12.11.2014
LT12.11.2014
LV12.11.2014
PL12.11.2014
RO12.11.2014
SE12.11.2014
SK12.11.2014
GR13.02.2015
IS12.03.2015
PT12.03.2015
Former [2015/37]AT12.11.2014
CY12.11.2014
CZ12.11.2014
EE12.11.2014
ES12.11.2014
FI12.11.2014
LT12.11.2014
LV12.11.2014
PL12.11.2014
RO12.11.2014
SE12.11.2014
SK12.11.2014
GR13.02.2015
IS12.03.2015
PT12.03.2015
Former [2015/36]AT12.11.2014
CY12.11.2014
CZ12.11.2014
EE12.11.2014
ES12.11.2014
FI12.11.2014
LT12.11.2014
LV12.11.2014
PL12.11.2014
RO12.11.2014
SE12.11.2014
GR13.02.2015
IS12.03.2015
PT12.03.2015
Former [2015/35]AT12.11.2014
CY12.11.2014
EE12.11.2014
ES12.11.2014
FI12.11.2014
LT12.11.2014
LV12.11.2014
PL12.11.2014
SE12.11.2014
GR13.02.2015
IS12.03.2015
PT12.03.2015
Former [2015/26]AT12.11.2014
CY12.11.2014
ES12.11.2014
FI12.11.2014
LT12.11.2014
LV12.11.2014
PL12.11.2014
SE12.11.2014
GR13.02.2015
IS12.03.2015
PT12.03.2015
Former [2015/25]AT12.11.2014
ES12.11.2014
FI12.11.2014
LT12.11.2014
LV12.11.2014
PL12.11.2014
SE12.11.2014
GR13.02.2015
IS12.03.2015
PT12.03.2015
Former [2015/24]ES12.11.2014
FI12.11.2014
LT12.11.2014
LV12.11.2014
PL12.11.2014
SE12.11.2014
GR13.02.2015
IS12.03.2015
PT12.03.2015
Former [2015/23]ES12.11.2014
FI12.11.2014
LT12.11.2014
IS12.03.2015
PT12.03.2015
Former [2015/22]LT12.11.2014
PT12.03.2015
Former [2015/20]LT12.11.2014
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S1744309106007901
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