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EP About this file: EP2551341

EP2551341 - CULTURE METHOD FOR CAUSING DIFFERENTIATION OF PLURIPOTENT MAMMALIAN CELLS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.03.2018
Database last updated on 28.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  24.03.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  10.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip10.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 12.08.2020  [2020/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kuraray Co., Ltd.
1621, Sakazu Kurashiki-shi
Okayama 710-0801 / JP
For all designated states
Public University Corporation Yokohama City University
22-2 Seto Kanazawa-ku
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 236-0027 / JP
[2013/05]
Inventor(s)01 / ITCHODA, Yoko
c/o KURARAY Co., Ltd.
41 Miyukigaoka
Tsukuba-shi Ibaraki 305-0841 / JP
02 / TAZAKI, Go
c/o KURARAY Co., Ltd.
41 Miyukigaoka
Tsukuba-shi Ibaraki 305-0841 / JP
03 / HOSODA, Masaya
c/o KURARAY Co., Ltd.
41 Miyukigaoka
Tsukuba-shi Ibaraki 305-0841 / JP
04 / FUKUDA, Motohiro
c/o KURARAY Co., Ltd.
41 Miyukigaoka
Tsukuba-shi Ibaraki 305-0841 / JP
05 / TANIGUCHI, Hideki
c/o Public University Corporation
Yokohama City University
3-9-1 Fukuura
Kanazawa-ku
Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 236-0004 / JP
06 / ZHENG, Yun-Wen
c/o Public University Corporation
Yokohama City University
3-9-1 Fukuura
Kanazawa-ku
Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 236-0004 / JP
07 / SEKINE, Keisuke
c/o Public University Corporation
Yokohama City University
3-9-1 Fukuura
Kanazawa-ku
Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 236-0004 / JP
 [2013/05]
Representative(s)Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München / DE
[2017/17]
Former [2013/05]Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte
Grafinger Straße 2
81671 München / DE
Application number, filing date11759020.823.03.2011
[2017/17]
WO2011JP01708
Priority number, dateJP2010006632423.03.2010         Original published format: JP 2010066324
[2013/05]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2011118211
Date:29.09.2011
Language:JA
[2011/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2551341
Date:30.01.2013
Language:EN
[2013/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2551341
Date:26.04.2017
Language:EN
[2017/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP29.09.2011
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.06.2013
ClassificationIPC:C12M1/32, C12N5/0735
[2016/47]
CPC:
C12N5/0606 (EP,US); C12N5/0018 (KR); C12M23/12 (EP,US);
C12M3/00 (KR); C12N5/00 (KR); C12N5/0056 (KR);
C12N5/0068 (KR); C12N2502/28 (EP,US); C12N2506/02 (EP,US);
C12N2535/10 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2013/05]C12N5/071, C12M3/00, C12N5/0735
Designated contracting statesAL,   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 [2013/05]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:KULTURVERFAHREN ZUR HERBEIFÜHRUNG DER DIFFERENZIERUNG PLURIPOTENTER SÄUGETIERZELLEN[2013/05]
English:CULTURE METHOD FOR CAUSING DIFFERENTIATION OF PLURIPOTENT MAMMALIAN CELLS[2013/05]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE CULTURE CAPABLE DE PROVOQUER LA DIFFÉRENTIATION DE CELLULES PLURIPOTENTES DE MAMMIFÈRES[2013/05]
Entry into regional phase20.09.2012Translation filed 
27.09.2012National basic fee paid 
27.09.2012Search fee paid 
27.09.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
27.09.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.02.1924Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.09.2012Examination requested  [2013/05]
20.05.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.11.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.07.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
08.01.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.11.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.02.2017Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
02.03.2017Fee for grant paid
02.03.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  20.05.2014
Opposition(s)29.01.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
27.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
30.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
22.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
20.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU23.03.2011
AL26.04.2017
AT26.04.2017
CY26.04.2017
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