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EP2347759 - Methods for controlling pests using RNAi [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 24.08.2018 Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 15.09.2017
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 27.03.2017
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 22.11.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	26.06.2020	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY	published on 29.07.2020 [2020/31]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states deVGen N.V. Technologiepark 30 9052 Zwijnaarde / BE
	[2017/42]
Former [2011/30]	For all designated states deVGen N.V. Technologiepark 30 9052 Zwijnaarde / BE
Inventor(s)	01 / van Bleu, Els Wakkebroekstraat 7 9290 Berlare / BE
	02 / Kubler, Laurent 9 Rue Centrale 01700 Beynost / FR
	03 / Raemaekers, Romaan Eikelstraat 29 9840 De Pinte / BE
	04 / Bogaert, Thierry Wolvendreef 26g 8500 Kortrijk / BE
	05 / Plaetinck, Geert Pontstraat 16 9820 Bottelare / BE
	[2011/38]
Former [2011/30]	01 / van Bleu, Els Wakkebroekstraat 7 9290 Berlare / BE
	02 / Kubler, Laurent Route de Genève 78 01700 Beynost / FR
	03 / Raemaekers, Romaan Eikelstraat 29 9840 De Pinte / BE
	04 / Bogaert, Thierry Wolvendreef 26g 8500 Kortrijk / BE
	05 / Plaetinck, Geert Pontstraat 16 9820 Bottelare / BE
Representative(s)	SYNGENTA IP CHBS-B4.8 Rosentalstrasse 67 4058 Basel / CH
	[N/P]
Former [2017/42]	Syngenta International AG WRO B8-Z1-30 Schwarzwaldallee 215 4058 Basel / CH
Former [2014/24]	Syngenta International AG WRO-1008.Z1.26 Schwarzwaldallee 215 4058 Basel / CH
Former [2011/30]	De Clercq, Ann G. Y., et al De Clercq & Partners Edgard Gevaertdreef 10a 9830 Sint-Martens-Latem / BE
Application number, filing date	11157036.2	12.01.2007
	[2011/30]
Priority number, date	US20060758191P	12.01.2006 Original published format: US 758191 P
	US20060771160P	07.02.2006 Original published format: US 771160 P
	US20060837910P	16.08.2006 Original published format: US 837910 P
	US20060875362P	18.12.2006 Original published format: US 875362 P
	EP20060447008	12.01.2006 Original published format: EP 06447008
	[2011/30]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2347759
	Date:	27.07.2011
	Language:	EN
	[2011/30]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP2347759
	Date:	14.12.2011
	Language:	EN
	[2011/50]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2347759
	Date:	18.10.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/42]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	15.11.2011
Classification	IPC:	A61K31/711, A61K31/7105, C12N5/10, A01N57/16, A01N61/00	[2011/30]
	CPC:	C12N15/8286 (EP,US); A01N57/16 (EP,US); A01N61/00 (EP,US); A61P31/04 (EP); A61P33/06 (EP); C07K14/43527 (EP,US); (+) C07K14/4354 (EP,US); C12N15/8282 (EP,US); C12N15/8285 (EP,US); Y02A40/146 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2017/42]
Former [2011/30]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
Title	German:	Verfahren zur Schädlingsbekämpfung mit RNAi	[2011/30]
	English:	Methods for controlling pests using RNAi	[2011/30]
	French:	Procédés de contrôle de nuisibles au moyen d'ARNi	[2011/30]
Examination procedure	28.11.2011	Examination requested [2012/02]
	14.06.2012	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	18.10.2012	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	21.03.2013	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	21.02.2014	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	18.06.2014	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.10.2014	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	05.02.2015	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.02.2016	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	14.07.2016	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	26.07.2016	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	18.11.2016	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	28.03.2017	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	28.04.2017	Fee for grant paid
	28.04.2017	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	28.04.2017	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP07700223.6 / EP1971688
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 (EP20070700223) is 26.02.2009
Opposition(s)	19.07.2018	No opposition filed within time limit [2018/39]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	25.03.2011	Renewal fee patent year 03
	25.03.2011	Renewal fee patent year 04
	25.03.2011	Renewal fee patent year 05
	25.01.2012	Renewal fee patent year 06
	28.01.2013	Renewal fee patent year 07
	30.01.2014	Renewal fee patent year 08
	08.01.2015	Renewal fee patent year 09
	08.01.2016	Renewal fee patent year 10
	09.01.2017	Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	12.01.2007
	AT	18.10.2017
	CY	18.10.2017
	CZ	18.10.2017
	DK	18.10.2017
	EE	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	IT	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	LV	18.10.2017
	MC	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	PL	18.10.2017
	PT	18.10.2017
	RO	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	SI	18.10.2017
	SK	18.10.2017
	TR	18.10.2017
	IE	12.01.2018
	LU	12.01.2018
	BG	18.01.2018
	GB	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	BE	31.01.2018
	CH	31.01.2018
	FR	31.01.2018
	LI	31.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
	[2020/31]
Former [2020/27]	HU	12.01.2007
	AT	18.10.2017
	CZ	18.10.2017
	DK	18.10.2017
	EE	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	IT	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	LV	18.10.2017
	MC	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	PL	18.10.2017
	PT	18.10.2017
	RO	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	SI	18.10.2017
	SK	18.10.2017
	TR	18.10.2017
	IE	12.01.2018
	LU	12.01.2018
	BG	18.01.2018
	GB	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	BE	31.01.2018
	CH	31.01.2018
	FR	31.01.2018
	LI	31.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
Former [2020/16]	AT	18.10.2017
	CZ	18.10.2017
	DK	18.10.2017
	EE	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	IT	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	LV	18.10.2017
	MC	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	PL	18.10.2017
	RO	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	SI	18.10.2017
	SK	18.10.2017
	TR	18.10.2017
	IE	12.01.2018
	LU	12.01.2018
	BG	18.01.2018
	GB	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	BE	31.01.2018
	CH	31.01.2018
	FR	31.01.2018
	LI	31.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
Former [2019/30]	AT	18.10.2017
	CZ	18.10.2017
	DK	18.10.2017
	EE	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	IT	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	LV	18.10.2017
	MC	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	PL	18.10.2017
	RO	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	SI	18.10.2017
	SK	18.10.2017
	IE	12.01.2018
	LU	12.01.2018
	BG	18.01.2018
	GB	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	BE	31.01.2018
	CH	31.01.2018
	FR	31.01.2018
	LI	31.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
Former [2019/09]	AT	18.10.2017
	CZ	18.10.2017
	DK	18.10.2017
	EE	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	IT	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	LV	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	PL	18.10.2017
	RO	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	SI	18.10.2017
	SK	18.10.2017
	IE	12.01.2018
	LU	12.01.2018
	BG	18.01.2018
	GB	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	BE	31.01.2018
	CH	31.01.2018
	FR	31.01.2018
	LI	31.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
Former [2018/52]	AT	18.10.2017
	CZ	18.10.2017
	DK	18.10.2017
	EE	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	IT	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	LV	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	PL	18.10.2017
	RO	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	SI	18.10.2017
	SK	18.10.2017
	LU	12.01.2018
	BG	18.01.2018
	GB	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	BE	31.01.2018
	CH	31.01.2018
	FR	31.01.2018
	LI	31.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
Former [2018/50]	AT	18.10.2017
	CZ	18.10.2017
	DK	18.10.2017
	EE	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	IT	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	LV	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	PL	18.10.2017
	RO	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	SK	18.10.2017
	LU	12.01.2018
	BG	18.01.2018
	GB	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	BE	31.01.2018
	FR	31.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
Former [2018/49]	AT	18.10.2017
	CZ	18.10.2017
	DK	18.10.2017
	EE	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	IT	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	LV	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	PL	18.10.2017
	RO	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	SK	18.10.2017
	LU	12.01.2018
	BG	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	BE	31.01.2018
	FR	31.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
Former [2018/47]	AT	18.10.2017
	CZ	18.10.2017
	DK	18.10.2017
	EE	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	IT	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	LV	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	PL	18.10.2017
	RO	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	SK	18.10.2017
	LU	12.01.2018
	BG	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
Former [2018/41]	AT	18.10.2017
	CZ	18.10.2017
	DK	18.10.2017
	EE	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	IT	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	LV	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	PL	18.10.2017
	RO	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	SK	18.10.2017
	BG	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
Former [2018/39]	AT	18.10.2017
	CZ	18.10.2017
	DK	18.10.2017
	EE	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	IT	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	LV	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	PL	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	SK	18.10.2017
	BG	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
Former [2018/37]	AT	18.10.2017
	CZ	18.10.2017
	DK	18.10.2017
	EE	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	LV	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	PL	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	SK	18.10.2017
	BG	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
Former [2018/35]	AT	18.10.2017
	CZ	18.10.2017
	DK	18.10.2017
	EE	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	LV	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	SK	18.10.2017
	BG	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
Former [2018/24]	AT	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	LV	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	BG	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
Former [2018/23]	AT	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	GR	19.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
Former [2018/22]	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
Former [2018/17]	NL	18.10.2017
Documents cited:	Search	[XI]WO0055376 (EXELIXIS INC [US], et al) [X] 1 * SEQID13034 exhibits 70% identity in 1605 bp to SEQID11 of current application * [I] 6-10;
		[A]WO0134815 (CAMBRIA BIOSCIENCES LLC [US]) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
		[A]WO0137654 (DNA PLANT TECHN CORP [US], et al) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
		[X]WO0171042 (PE CORP NY [US]) [X] 1 * SEQID1331 exhibits 72% identity in 1344 bp to SEQID11 of current application *;
		[A]WO0246432 (AVENTIS CROPSCIENCE GMBH [DE], et al) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
		[A]WO03004644 (COMMW SCIENT IND RES ORG [AU], et al) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
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		[A]WO2005110068 (MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC [US], et al) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
		[E]WO2007083193 (DEVGEN NV [BE], et al) [E] 1-22* Sequence 11 of WO2007083193 exhibits 100% identity in 1601 Bp to SEQID11 of current application *;
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