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EP2231864 - SECRETION OF FATTY ACIDS BY PHOTOSYNTHETIC MICROORGANISMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.03.2018
Database last updated on 14.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  21.04.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip29.05.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): PT		published on 01.07.2020  [2020/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Synthetic Genomics, Inc.
11149 N. Torrey Pines Rd, Suite 100
La Jolla, CA 92037 / US
[2010/39]
Inventor(s)01 / ROESSLER, Paul, Gordon
11368 Monticook Court
San Diego, CA 92127 / US
02 / CHEN, You
7872 Camino Jonata
San Diego, CA 92122 / US
03 / LIU, Bo
9270 Pipilo Street
San Diego, CA 92129 / US
04 / DODGE, Corey, Neal
883 Sandcastle Drive
Cardiff, CA 92007 / US
 [2017/21]
Former [2010/39]01 / ROESSLER, Paul, Gordon
11368 Monticcok Court
San Diego, CA 92127 / US
02 / CHEN, You
7872 Camino Jonata
San Diego, CA 92122 / US
03 / LIU, Bo
9270 Pipilo Street
San Diego, CA 92129 / US
04 / DODGE, Corey, Neal
883 Sandcastle Drive
Cardiff, CA 92007 / US
Representative(s)Cornish, Kristina Victoria Joy, et al
Kilburn & Strode LLP
Lacon London
84 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8NL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/21]Cornish, Kristina Victoria Joy, et al
Kilburn & Strode LLP
20 Red Lion Street
London WC1R 4PJ / GB
Former [2010/39]Cornish, Kristina Victoria Joy, et al
Kilburn & Strode LLP 20 Red Lion Street London
WC1R 4PJ / GB
Application number, filing date08860168.711.12.2008
[2010/39]
WO2008US86485
Priority number, dateUS20070007333P11.12.2007         Original published format: US 7333 P
[2017/02]
Former [2010/39]US2007000733311.12.2007
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009076559
Date:18.06.2009
Language:EN
[2009/25]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2231864
Date:29.09.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.06.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2231864
Date:24.05.2017
Language:EN
[2017/21]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US18.06.2009
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.01.2011
ClassificationIPC:C12P7/64, C12N9/16
[2011/04]
CPC:
C12P7/649 (EP,US); C12N9/16 (EP,US); C12P7/6409 (EP,US);
Y02E50/10 (EP,US); Y02P20/582 (EP,US); Y02T50/678 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2010/39]C12P7/64
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2017/21]
Former [2010/39]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:SEKRETION VON FETTSÄUREN DURCH PHOTOSYNTHETISCHE MIKROORGANISMEN[2010/39]
English:SECRETION OF FATTY ACIDS BY PHOTOSYNTHETIC MICROORGANISMS[2010/39]
French:SÉCRÉTION D'ACIDES GRAS PAR DES MICRO-ORGANISMES PHOTOSYNTHÉTIQUES[2010/39]
Entry into regional phase12.07.2010National basic fee paid 
12.07.2010Search fee paid 
12.07.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
12.07.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.07.2010Examination requested  [2010/39]
29.07.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.12.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.04.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.04.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.07.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.05.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
26.11.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.02.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.08.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.12.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.04.2017Fee for grant paid
12.04.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.04.2017Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  14.12.2012
Opposition(s)27.02.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
27.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
26.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
27.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
29.12.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
28.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
27.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU11.12.2008
AT24.05.2017
CY24.05.2017
CZ24.05.2017
DK24.05.2017
EE24.05.2017
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BG24.08.2017
NO24.08.2017
GR25.08.2017
IS24.09.2017
IE11.12.2017
LU11.12.2017
MT11.12.2017
BE31.12.2017
[2020/27]
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-313X.1996.09020167.x
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1104/pp.105.2.635
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/abbi.1999.1580
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