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EP2487238 - HAIR SHAPE SUSCEPTIBILITY GENE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 27.10.2017 Database last updated on 26.04.2025
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 18.11.2016
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 11.11.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	10.07.2020	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): AL	published on 12.08.2020 [2020/33]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Kao Corporation 14-10, Nihonbashi Kayabacho 1-chome Chuo-Ku Tokyo 103-8210 / JP
	[2012/33]
Inventor(s)	01 / TAGUCHI, Hiroyuki c/o Kao Corporation Research Laboratories, 2606, Akabane Ichikai-machi, Haga-gun Tochigi 321-3497 / JP
	02 / YOSHIDA, Hiroshi c/o Kao Corporation Research Laboratories, 2606, Akabane Ichikai-machi, Haga-gun Tochigi 3213497 / JP
	03 / FUSE, Chie c/o Kao Corporation Research Laboratories, 2606, Akabane Ichikai-machi, Haga-gun Tochigi 321-3497 / JP
	04 / ARINAMI, Tadao c/o Department of Medical Genetics Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences University of Tsukuba Laboratory of Advanced Research D319, 1-1-1 Tennodai Tsukuba-shi Ibaraki 305-8577 / JP
	[2012/33]
Representative(s)	Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB Siebertstrasse 3 81675 München / DE
	[2016/51]
Former [2012/33]	Vossius & Partner Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date	10822000.5	05.10.2010
	[2016/51]
	WO2010JP67441
Priority number, date	JP20090231991	05.10.2009 Original published format: JP 2009231991
	JP20090232001	05.10.2009 Original published format: JP 2009232001
	JP20090232002	05.10.2009 Original published format: JP 2009232002
	JP20090232003	05.10.2009 Original published format: JP 2009232003
	JP20090232004	05.10.2009 Original published format: JP 2009232004
	JP20090232035	05.10.2009 Original published format: JP 2009232035
	[2012/33]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2011043330
	Date:	14.04.2011
	Language:	JA
	[2011/15]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2487238
	Date:	15.08.2012
	Language:	EN
	[2012/33]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2487238
	Date:	21.12.2016
	Language:	EN
	[2016/51]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	14.04.2011
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	17.05.2013
Classification	IPC:	C12Q1/68, C12N15/09, C12Q1/02	[2013/22]
	CPC:	A61P17/00 (EP); C12Q1/68 (US); C12Q1/6876 (EP,US); G01N33/15 (US); G01N33/502 (US); C12N2501/00 (US); (+) C12Q2600/148 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2012/33]	C12N15/09, C12Q1/02, C12Q1/68
Designated contracting 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 [2012/33]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	SUSZEPTIBILITÄTSGEN FÜR HAARFORMEN	[2012/33]
	English:	HAIR SHAPE SUSCEPTIBILITY GENE	[2012/33]
	French:	GÈNE DE PRÉDISPOSITION À UNE FORME DE CHEVEUX	[2012/33]
Entry into regional phase	04.04.2012	Translation filed
	04.04.2012	National basic fee paid
	04.04.2012	Search fee paid
	04.04.2012	Designation fee(s) paid
	04.04.2012	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	04.04.2012	Examination requested [2012/33]
	16.11.2012	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	24.07.2014	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	19.11.2014	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	15.05.2015	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	02.09.2015	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	06.06.2016	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	05.10.2016	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	05.10.2016	Fee for grant paid
	05.10.2016	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	11.11.2016	Information about intention to grant a patent
	11.11.2016	Receipt 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 24.07.2014
Opposition(s)	22.09.2017	No opposition filed within time limit [2017/48]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	25.10.2012	Renewal fee patent year 03
	24.10.2013	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.10.2014	Renewal fee patent year 05
	23.10.2015	Renewal fee patent year 06
	28.10.2016	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	05.10.2010
	AL	21.12.2016
	AT	21.12.2016
	BE	21.12.2016
	CY	21.12.2016
	CZ	21.12.2016
	DK	21.12.2016
	EE	21.12.2016
	ES	21.12.2016
	FI	21.12.2016
	HR	21.12.2016
	IT	21.12.2016
	LT	21.12.2016
	LV	21.12.2016
	MC	21.12.2016
	MK	21.12.2016
	NL	21.12.2016
	PL	21.12.2016
	RO	21.12.2016
	RS	21.12.2016
	SE	21.12.2016
	SI	21.12.2016
	SK	21.12.2016
	SM	21.12.2016
	TR	21.12.2016
	BG	21.03.2017
	NO	21.03.2017
	GR	22.03.2017
	IS	21.04.2017
	PT	21.04.2017
	[2020/33]
Former [2020/15]	HU	05.10.2010
	AT	21.12.2016
	BE	21.12.2016
	CY	21.12.2016
	CZ	21.12.2016
	DK	21.12.2016
	EE	21.12.2016
	ES	21.12.2016
	FI	21.12.2016
	HR	21.12.2016
	IT	21.12.2016
	LT	21.12.2016
	LV	21.12.2016
	MC	21.12.2016
	MK	21.12.2016
	NL	21.12.2016
	PL	21.12.2016
	RO	21.12.2016
	RS	21.12.2016
	SE	21.12.2016
	SI	21.12.2016
	SK	21.12.2016
	SM	21.12.2016
	TR	21.12.2016
	BG	21.03.2017
	NO	21.03.2017
	GR	22.03.2017
	IS	21.04.2017
	PT	21.04.2017
Former [2019/52]	HU	05.10.2010
	AT	21.12.2016
	BE	21.12.2016
	CY	21.12.2016
	CZ	21.12.2016
	DK	21.12.2016
	EE	21.12.2016
	ES	21.12.2016
	FI	21.12.2016
	HR	21.12.2016
	IT	21.12.2016
	LT	21.12.2016
	LV	21.12.2016
	MC	21.12.2016
	MK	21.12.2016
	NL	21.12.2016
	PL	21.12.2016
	RO	21.12.2016
	RS	21.12.2016
	SE	21.12.2016
	SI	21.12.2016
	SK	21.12.2016
	SM	21.12.2016
	BG	21.03.2017
	NO	21.03.2017
	GR	22.03.2017
	IS	21.04.2017
	PT	21.04.2017
Former [2019/46]	HU	05.10.2010
	AT	21.12.2016
	BE	21.12.2016
	CY	21.12.2016
	CZ	21.12.2016
	DK	21.12.2016
	EE	21.12.2016
	ES	21.12.2016
	FI	21.12.2016
	HR	21.12.2016
	IT	21.12.2016
	LT	21.12.2016
	LV	21.12.2016
	MC	21.12.2016
	NL	21.12.2016
	PL	21.12.2016
	RO	21.12.2016
	RS	21.12.2016
	SE	21.12.2016
	SI	21.12.2016
	SK	21.12.2016
	SM	21.12.2016
	BG	21.03.2017
	NO	21.03.2017
	GR	22.03.2017
	IS	21.04.2017
	PT	21.04.2017
Former [2019/31]	HU	05.10.2010
	AT	21.12.2016
	BE	21.12.2016
	CZ	21.12.2016
	DK	21.12.2016
	EE	21.12.2016
	ES	21.12.2016
	FI	21.12.2016
	HR	21.12.2016
	IT	21.12.2016
	LT	21.12.2016
	LV	21.12.2016
	MC	21.12.2016
	NL	21.12.2016
	PL	21.12.2016
	RO	21.12.2016
	RS	21.12.2016
	SE	21.12.2016
	SI	21.12.2016
	SK	21.12.2016
	SM	21.12.2016
	BG	21.03.2017
	NO	21.03.2017
	GR	22.03.2017
	IS	21.04.2017
	PT	21.04.2017
Former [2018/29]	AT	21.12.2016
	BE	21.12.2016
	CZ	21.12.2016
	DK	21.12.2016
	EE	21.12.2016
	ES	21.12.2016
	FI	21.12.2016
	HR	21.12.2016
	IT	21.12.2016
	LT	21.12.2016
	LV	21.12.2016
	MC	21.12.2016
	NL	21.12.2016
	PL	21.12.2016
	RO	21.12.2016
	RS	21.12.2016
	SE	21.12.2016
	SI	21.12.2016
	SK	21.12.2016
	SM	21.12.2016
	BG	21.03.2017
	NO	21.03.2017
	GR	22.03.2017
	IS	21.04.2017
	PT	21.04.2017
Former [2018/14]	AT	21.12.2016
	BE	21.12.2016
	CZ	21.12.2016
	DK	21.12.2016
	EE	21.12.2016
	ES	21.12.2016
	FI	21.12.2016
	HR	21.12.2016
	IT	21.12.2016
	LT	21.12.2016
	LV	21.12.2016
	NL	21.12.2016
	PL	21.12.2016
	RO	21.12.2016
	RS	21.12.2016
	SE	21.12.2016
	SI	21.12.2016
	SK	21.12.2016
	SM	21.12.2016
	BG	21.03.2017
	NO	21.03.2017
	GR	22.03.2017
	IS	21.04.2017
	PT	21.04.2017
Former [2018/01]	AT	21.12.2016
	BE	21.12.2016
	CZ	21.12.2016
	DK	21.12.2016
	EE	21.12.2016
	ES	21.12.2016
	FI	21.12.2016
	HR	21.12.2016
	IT	21.12.2016
	LT	21.12.2016
	LV	21.12.2016
	NL	21.12.2016
	PL	21.12.2016
	RO	21.12.2016
	RS	21.12.2016
	SE	21.12.2016
	SK	21.12.2016
	SM	21.12.2016
	BG	21.03.2017
	NO	21.03.2017
	GR	22.03.2017
	IS	21.04.2017
	PT	21.04.2017
Former [2017/41]	AT	21.12.2016
	BE	21.12.2016
	CZ	21.12.2016
	EE	21.12.2016
	ES	21.12.2016
	FI	21.12.2016
	HR	21.12.2016
	IT	21.12.2016
	LT	21.12.2016
	LV	21.12.2016
	NL	21.12.2016
	PL	21.12.2016
	RO	21.12.2016
	RS	21.12.2016
	SE	21.12.2016
	SK	21.12.2016
	SM	21.12.2016
	BG	21.03.2017
	NO	21.03.2017
	GR	22.03.2017
	IS	21.04.2017
	PT	21.04.2017
Former [2017/35]	CZ	21.12.2016
	EE	21.12.2016
	FI	21.12.2016
	HR	21.12.2016
	LT	21.12.2016
	LV	21.12.2016
	NL	21.12.2016
	RO	21.12.2016
	RS	21.12.2016
	SE	21.12.2016
	NO	21.03.2017
	GR	22.03.2017
Former [2017/31]	FI	21.12.2016
	HR	21.12.2016
	LT	21.12.2016
	LV	21.12.2016
	NL	21.12.2016
	RS	21.12.2016
	SE	21.12.2016
	NO	21.03.2017
	GR	22.03.2017
Former [2017/28]	FI	21.12.2016
	HR	21.12.2016
	LT	21.12.2016
	LV	21.12.2016
	RS	21.12.2016
	SE	21.12.2016
	NO	21.03.2017
	GR	22.03.2017
Former [2017/12]	LV	21.12.2016
Documents cited:	Search	[X] - Yusuke, dbSNP, (20020801), Database accession no. SS4940242, URL: NCBI, XP002695799 [X] 7-11,13-15 * the whole document *
		[A] - A. FUJIMOTO ET AL, "A scan for genetic determinants of human hair morphology: EDAR is associated with Asian hair thickness", HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS, (20071127), vol. 17, no. 6, doi:10.1093/hmg/ddm355, ISSN 0964-6906, pages 835 - 843, XP055051777 [A] 1-6,12,16,22-27 * Figure 3 I, hair index; page 837, col. 1, par. 2 * * abstract * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddm355
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	International search	[X] - "Homo sapiens annexin A9 (ANXA9), mRNA", NUCLEOTIDE, (20080501), Database accession no. NM_003568, XP008159360
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		[X] - "Homo sapiens involucrin (IVL), mRNA", NUCLEOTIDE, (20090920), Database accession no. NM_005547, XP008159413
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