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EP About this file: EP2455477

EP2455477 - Disease resistant plants [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  01.02.2019
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip29.07.2022Change - representative 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Haling 1E
1602 DB Enkhuizen / NL
[2019/10]
Former [2012/21]For all designated states
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Haling 1E
1602 DB Enkhuizen / NL
Inventor(s)01 / Van Damme, Mireille Maria Augusta
Morfelden-Walldorfplein 501
6706 LG Wageningen / NL
02 / Van Den Ackerveken, Augustinus Franciscus J.M.
Jacob van Lennephove 28
3438 PC Nieuwegein / NL
 [2012/29]
Former [2012/21]01 / Van Damme, Mireille Maria Augusta
Verversstraat 2G
1011 JA Amsterdam / NL
02 / Van Den Ackerveken, Augustinus Franciscus J.M.
Dijkgraafpolder 12
3991 ZC Houten / NL
Representative(s)Bird & Bird LLP, et al
Maximiliansplatz 22
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2019/10]Bird & Bird LLP, et al
Maximiliansplatz 22
80333 München / DE
Former [2015/50]van Kooij, Adriaan, et al
Arnold & Siedsma
Bezuidenhoutseweg 57
2594 AC The Hague / NL
Former [2012/21]van Kooij, Adriaan, et al
Arnold & Siedsma
Sweelickplein 1
2517 GK Den Haag / NL
Application number, filing date12155893.630.01.2008
[2012/21]
Priority number, dateWO2007EP5097601.02.2007         Original published format: PCT/EP2007/050976
[2012/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2455477
Date:23.05.2012
Language:EN
[2012/21]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2455477
Date:13.06.2012
[2012/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2455477
Date:09.12.2015
Language:EN
[2015/50]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP2455477
Date:06.03.2019
Language:EN
[2019/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.05.2012
ClassificationIPC:C12N15/82, C12N9/02, A01H5/12
[2012/24]
CPC:
C12N15/8282 (EP); C12N9/0071 (EP)
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 [2012/21]
TitleGerman:Krankheitsresistente Pflanzen[2012/21]
English:Disease resistant plants[2012/21]
French:Plantes résistantes aux maladies[2012/21]
Examination procedure17.02.2012Examination requested  [2012/21]
19.11.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.03.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.07.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.09.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.10.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.11.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.03.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.06.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.08.2015Fee for grant paid
24.08.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
16.10.2015Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP08707413.4  / EP2115147
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 (EP20080707413) is  19.02.2010
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  07.09.2016  13.09.2016  ADMISSIBLE
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Burgemeester Crezeelaan 40
2678 KX De Lier / NL
 [2016/50]
Former [2016/42]
Opponent(s)01  07.09.2016  13.09.2016  ADMISSIBLE
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Burgemeester Crezeelaan 40
2678 KX De Lier / NL
Opponent's representative
Rasser, Jacobus Cornelis
Beethovenstraat 105 B
1077 HX Amsterdam / NL
11.01.2017Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
22.05.2017Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
08.02.2018Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
08.02.2018Date of oral proceedings
14.05.2018Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
14.05.2018Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
15.11.2018Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
21.01.2019Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition19.07.2018Appeal received No.  T1908/18
20.09.2018Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor withdrawn
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
17.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
17.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
29.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
28.01.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
28.01.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT09.12.2015
BG09.12.2015
CY09.12.2015
CZ09.12.2015
DK09.12.2015
EE09.12.2015
FI09.12.2015
HR09.12.2015
LT09.12.2015
LV09.12.2015
MC09.12.2015
SE09.12.2015
SI09.12.2015
SK09.12.2015
LU30.01.2016
MT31.01.2016
NO09.03.2016
GR10.03.2016
IS09.04.2016
[2018/38]
Former [2018/31]AT09.12.2015
CY09.12.2015
CZ09.12.2015
DK09.12.2015
EE09.12.2015
FI09.12.2015
HR09.12.2015
LT09.12.2015
LV09.12.2015
MC09.12.2015
SE09.12.2015
SI09.12.2015
SK09.12.2015
LU30.01.2016
MT31.01.2016
NO09.03.2016
GR10.03.2016
IS09.04.2016
Former [2018/28]AT09.12.2015
CY09.12.2015
CZ09.12.2015
DK09.12.2015
EE09.12.2015
FI09.12.2015
HR09.12.2015
LT09.12.2015
LV09.12.2015
MC09.12.2015
MT09.12.2015
SE09.12.2015
SI09.12.2015
SK09.12.2015
LU30.01.2016
NO09.03.2016
GR10.03.2016
IS09.04.2016
Former [2017/47]AT09.12.2015
CZ09.12.2015
DK09.12.2015
EE09.12.2015
FI09.12.2015
LT09.12.2015
LV09.12.2015
MC09.12.2015
MT09.12.2015
SE09.12.2015
SI09.12.2015
SK09.12.2015
LU30.01.2016
NO09.03.2016
GR10.03.2016
IS09.04.2016
Former [2016/49]AT09.12.2015
CZ09.12.2015
DK09.12.2015
EE09.12.2015
FI09.12.2015
LT09.12.2015
LV09.12.2015
MC09.12.2015
SE09.12.2015
SI09.12.2015
SK09.12.2015
LU30.01.2016
NO09.03.2016
GR10.03.2016
IS09.04.2016
Former [2016/46]AT09.12.2015
CZ09.12.2015
DK09.12.2015
EE09.12.2015
FI09.12.2015
LT09.12.2015
LV09.12.2015
MC09.12.2015
SE09.12.2015
SK09.12.2015
LU30.01.2016
NO09.03.2016
GR10.03.2016
IS09.04.2016
Former [2016/42]AT09.12.2015
CZ09.12.2015
EE09.12.2015
FI09.12.2015
LT09.12.2015
LV09.12.2015
MC09.12.2015
SE09.12.2015
SK09.12.2015
LU30.01.2016
NO09.03.2016
GR10.03.2016
IS09.04.2016
Former [2016/39]AT09.12.2015
CZ09.12.2015
EE09.12.2015
FI09.12.2015
LT09.12.2015
LV09.12.2015
SE09.12.2015
SK09.12.2015
LU30.01.2016
NO09.03.2016
GR10.03.2016
IS09.04.2016
Former [2016/38]AT09.12.2015
CZ09.12.2015
EE09.12.2015
FI09.12.2015
LT09.12.2015
LV09.12.2015
SE09.12.2015
SK09.12.2015
NO09.03.2016
GR10.03.2016
IS09.04.2016
Former [2016/36]AT09.12.2015
CZ09.12.2015
EE09.12.2015
FI09.12.2015
IS09.12.2015
LT09.12.2015
LV09.12.2015
SE09.12.2015
SK09.12.2015
NO09.03.2016
GR10.03.2016
Former [2016/34]CZ09.12.2015
FI09.12.2015
IS09.12.2015
LT09.12.2015
LV09.12.2015
SE09.12.2015
NO09.03.2016
GR10.03.2016
Former [2016/31]FI09.12.2015
IS09.12.2015
LT09.12.2015
LV09.12.2015
SE09.12.2015
NO09.03.2016
GR10.03.2016
Former [2016/25]FI09.12.2015
LT09.12.2015
LV09.12.2015
SE09.12.2015
NO09.03.2016
GR10.03.2016
Former [2016/24]FI09.12.2015
LT09.12.2015
SE09.12.2015
NO09.03.2016
GR10.03.2016
Former [2016/23]LT09.12.2015
SE09.12.2015
NO09.03.2016
Former [2016/21]LT09.12.2015
NO09.03.2016
Former [2016/20]LT09.12.2015
Documents cited:Search[I]WO0078981  (BASF AG [DE], et al);
 [A]WO0161021  (UNIV BAR ILAN [IL], et al);
 [A]WO2006032707  (BASF PLANT SCIENCE GMBH [DE], et al);
by applicantEP0474857
 WO9636697
 WO9804586
 WO9832325
 WO9945125
OppositionWO0078981
 WO2008092659
 WO2008092505
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