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EP2721162 - ABE FERMENTATION PROCESS INVOLVING PRODUCT ABSORPTION BY ISOPHORONE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2014/17]ABE FERMENTATION METHOD COMPRISING PRODUCT ABSORPTION THROUGH ISOPHORON
[2018/15]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.06.2019
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.07.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.05.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  08.05.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  27.03.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  27.10.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip01.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 03.08.2022  [2022/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Evonik Degussa GmbH
Rellinghauser Straße 1-11
45128 Essen / DE
[2018/32]
Former [2014/17]For all designated states
Evonik Degussa GmbH
Rellinghauser Straße 1- 11
45128 Essen / DE
Inventor(s)01 / NITZ, Jörg-Joachim
Phönixberg 1d
45257 Essen / DE
02 / GRUND, Gerda
Forellenweg 3
48653 Coesfeld / DE
03 / BECKER, Franz Ulrich
Am Berg 16
63579 Freigericht-Horbach / DE
04 / STIER, Patrick
Pfaffenberg 23
63762 Großostheim / DE
 [2014/17]
Application number, filing date12728212.713.06.2012
[2018/32]
WO2012EP61141
Priority number, dateDE2011107770517.06.2011         Original published format: DE102011077705
[2014/17]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012171929
Date:20.12.2012
Language:DE
[2012/51]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2721162
Date:23.04.2014
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.12.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2721162
Date:08.08.2018
Language:DE
[2018/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP20.12.2012
ClassificationIPC:C12P7/06, C12P7/16, C12P7/28
[2014/17]
CPC:
C12P7/065 (EP,US); C12P7/06 (US); B01D53/1487 (EP,US);
B01D53/1493 (EP,US); C07C45/783 (EP,US); C07C45/80 (EP,US);
C07C45/82 (EP,US); C12P7/16 (EP,US); C12P7/28 (EP,US);
B01D2252/205 (EP,US); B01D2257/708 (EP,US); Y02E50/10 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
C07C45/783, C07C49/08 (US,EP);
C07C45/80, C07C49/08 (EP,US);
C07C45/82, C07C49/08 (US,EP)
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 [2014/17]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:ABE FERMENTATIONSVERFAHREN UMFASSEND DIE PRODUKTABSORPTION DURCH ISOPHORON[2014/17]
English:ABE FERMENTATION PROCESS INVOLVING PRODUCT ABSORPTION BY ISOPHORONE[2018/15]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE FERMENTATION ABE COMPRENANT L'ABSORPTION DU PRODUIT PAR ISOPHORONE[2018/15]
Former [2014/17]ABE FERMENTATION METHOD COMPRISING PRODUCT ABSORPTION THROUGH ISOPHORON
Former [2014/17]PROCÉDÉ DE FERMENTATION ABE COMPRENANT L'ABSORPTION DE PRODUIT AU MOYEN D'ISOPHORONE
Entry into regional phase19.11.2013National basic fee paid 
19.11.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
19.11.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.11.2013Examination requested  [2014/17]
15.07.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.10.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.02.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.03.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.05.2018Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
29.05.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.06.2018Fee for grant paid
20.06.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.06.2018Receipt 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  25.10.2017
Opposition(s)09.05.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/29]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
19.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
27.06.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
27.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
27.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited inInternational search[IA]WO2009079362  (DU PONT [US], et al) [I] 1,3,4,8-12 * page 3, line 11 - page 5, line 4 * * page 9, line 8 - line 15 * * page 15 - page 16; claims 1-13 * [A] 2,5-7;
 [A]US2009162912  (EZEJI THADDEUS C [US], et al) [A] 1-12 * page 1, paragraph 6 - paragraph 9 * * page 2, paragraph 16 - paragraph 20 * * page 8; claims 1-7 *;
 [A]  - COLOMBO, A. ET AL., "Liquid-Liquid Equilibria of the Ternary Systems Water + Acetic acid + Ethyl Acetate and Water + Acetic Acid + Isophorone (3,5,5-Trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one)", JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING DATA, (1999), vol. 44, pages 35 - 39, XP002685675 [A] 1-12 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/JE9702910
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