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EP2970862 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR YEAST PROPAGATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  29.09.2017
Database last updated on 06.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.03.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
POET Research, Inc.
4615 N. Lewis Ave.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104 / US
[2016/03]
Inventor(s)01 / NARENDRANATH, Neelakantam V.
3909 West 84th Street
Sioux Falls South Dakota 57108 / US
02 / LEWIS, Stephen M.
2905 East Stonehedge Lane
Sioux Falls South Dakota 57103 / US
 [2016/03]
Representative(s)AWA Sweden AB
Junkersgatan 1
582 35 Linköping / SE
[N/P]
Former [2016/03]Awapatent AB
Junkersgatan 1
582 35 Linköping / SE
Application number, filing date14774054.213.03.2014
[2016/03]
WO2014US25990
Priority number, dateUS20131380436414.03.2013         Original published format: US201313804364
[2016/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014160184
Date:02.10.2014
Language:EN
[2014/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2970862
Date:20.01.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.10.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US02.10.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.09.2016
ClassificationIPC:C12N1/16
[2016/03]
CPC:
C12M45/09 (EP,US); C12M21/18 (EP,US); C12N1/16 (EP,US);
C12N1/18 (EP,US); Y02E50/10 (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 [2016/03]
TitleGerman:SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR AUSBREITUNG VON HEFE[2016/03]
English:SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR YEAST PROPAGATION[2016/03]
French:SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS POUR LA PROPAGATION DE LEVURE[2016/03]
Entry into regional phase27.08.2015National basic fee paid 
27.08.2015Search fee paid 
27.08.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
27.08.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.08.2015Examination requested  [2016/03]
10.04.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.09.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.01.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.05.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.09.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.03.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
02.05.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.01.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
04.03.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.06.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.10.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.03.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.09.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
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  29.09.2017
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
27.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
13.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
26.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
24.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
23.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
25.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 09
23.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 10
27.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 11
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 [X]  - MONTESINOS T ET AL, "Role of the maltose in the simultaneous-saccharification-fermentation process from raw wheat starch and Saccharomyces cerevisiae", BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING, SPRINGER VERLAG, DE, (20000101), vol. 23, doi:10.1007/S004499900136, ISSN 0178-515X, pages 319 - 322, XP003004912 [X] 1-15 * Whole doc., in partic. sections 2.1-2.3, Fig.1, 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004499900136
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