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EP About this file: EP2631298

EP2631298 - Biotechnological method for producing butanol and butyric acid [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  24.07.2015
Database last updated on 30.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip24.07.2015Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 26.08.2015  [2015/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Evonik Industries AG
Rellinghauser Straße 1-11
45128 Essen / DE
[N/P]
Former [2013/35]For all designated states
Evonik Industries AG
Rellinghauser Strasse 1-11
45128 Essen / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Schiemann, Yvonne
Möllhoven 86F
45357 Essen / DE
02 / Reinecke, Liv
Heidehang 9
45134 Essen / DE
03 / Haas, Thomas
Backenkamp 9
48161 Münster / DE
04 / Weuster-Botz, Dirk
Leonrodstr. 12
80634 München / DE
05 / Krispin, Harald
Arcisstr. 62
80799 München / DE
 [2013/35]
Application number, filing date12156493.422.02.2012
[2013/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2631298
Date:28.08.2013
Language:EN
[2013/35]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.07.2012
ClassificationIPC:C12P7/16, C12P7/52
[2014/45]
CPC:
C12P7/16 (EP,CN,RU,US); C12P7/52 (CN,RU,US); Y02E50/10 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2013/35]C12P7/16
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 [2013/35]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:Biotechnologisches Verfahren zur Herstellung von Butanol und Buttersäure[2013/35]
English:Biotechnological method for producing butanol and butyric acid[2013/35]
French:Procédé biotechnologique de production de butanol et d'acide butyrique[2014/45]
Former [2013/35]Procédé biotechnologique et procédé de production de butanol et d'acide butyrique
Examination procedure15.01.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.09.2013Examination requested  [2013/43]
31.10.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.01.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.10.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.02.2015Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2015/35]
08.04.2015Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time  [2015/35]
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  31.10.2013
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
Penalty fee
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28.02.201504   M06   Not yet paid
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002530051504
 [A]  - JANG ET AL, "Butanol production from renewable biomass: Rediscovery of metabolic pathways and metabolic engineering", BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL, (201202), vol. 7, pages 186 - 198, XP002678028 [A] 1-17 * See pages 193-194 (Section 3.4); online publication in 2011 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/biot.201100059
 [A]  - SCHMIDT ET AL, "Reaction engineering studies of acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation with Clostridium acetobutylicum", BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL, (20111228), vol. 7, pages 656 - 661, XP002678029 [A] 1-17 * See page 656 (Abstract); online publication *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/BIOT.201100418
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