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EP3003485 - COMPOSITION COMPRISING BETA-CASEIN A2 FOR USE IN THE PREVENTION OF INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWEL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  17.10.2023
Database last updated on 26.04.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip20.10.2023Revocation of patentpublished on 22.11.2023  [2023/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The A2 Milk Company Limited
Level 10
51 Shortland Street
Auckland 1010 / NZ
[2019/16]
Inventor(s)01 / CLARKE, Andrew John
14 Cleveland Road
Parnell
Auckland 1052 / NZ
02 / TRIVEDI, Malav Suchin
2401 Madison Street
Hollywood, Florida 33020 / US
 [2019/21]
Representative(s)EIP
Fairfax House
15 Fulwood Place
London WC1V 6HU / GB
[N/P]
Application number, filing date14804528.930.05.2014
[2016/15]
WO2014NZ00102
Priority number, dateUS201361829764P31.05.2013         Original published format: US 201361829764 P
[2016/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014193248
Date:04.12.2014
Language:EN
[2014/49]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3003485
Date:13.04.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.12.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3003485
Date:15.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/20]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:AU04.12.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.11.2016
ClassificationIPC:A61K38/17, A61K35/20, A61P1/00
[2016/48]
CPC:
A61K38/1709 (EP,IL,KR,US); A61K35/20 (EP,IL,KR,RU,US); A23K20/147 (EP,IL,US);
A23L33/19 (KR); A61K38/17 (IL,RU); A61P1/00 (EP,IL,RU); (+)
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 [2016/15]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:ZUSAMMENSETZUNG MIT BETA-CASEIN A2 ZUR PRÄVENTION VON ENTZÜNDUNGEN DES DARMS[2018/50]
English:COMPOSITION COMPRISING BETA-CASEIN A2 FOR USE IN THE PREVENTION OF INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWEL[2018/50]
French:COMPOSITION COMPRENANT DE LA BÊTA-CASÉINE A2 POUR SON UTILISATION DANS LA PRÉVENTION D'UNE INFLAMMATION DE L'INTESTIN[2018/50]
Entry into regional phase04.01.2016National basic fee paid 
04.01.2016Search fee paid 
04.01.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
04.01.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.01.2016Examination requested  [2016/15]
01.06.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.11.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.04.2019Fee for grant paid
05.04.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.04.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP19169044.5  / EP3542813
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  13.02.2020  17.02.2020  ADMISSIBLE
Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
Else-Krömer-Strasse 1
61352 Bad Homburg / DE
Opponent's representative
Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH, et al, et al
Patent Department
Pharmaceuticals Division
Borkenberg 14
61440 Oberursel / DE
 02  17.02.2020  19.02.2020  ADMISSIBLE
Arla Foods amba
Sønderhøj 14
8260 Viby J / DK
Opponent's representative
Guardian IP Consulting I/S
Diplomvej, Building 381
2800 Kgs. Lyngby / DK
 [2020/13]
03.03.2020Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
11.09.2020Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
08.12.2021Date of oral proceedings
25.01.2022Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
25.01.2022Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
05.10.2023Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
15.10.2023Legal effect of revocation of patent [2023/47]
Appeal following opposition04.04.2022Appeal received No.  T0665/22
04.04.2022Payment of appeal fee
07.06.2022Statement of grounds filed
19.09.2023Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
05.10.2023Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
01.04.2022Appeal received No.  T0665/22
01.04.2022Payment of appeal fee
01.06.2022Statement of grounds filed
19.09.2023Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
05.10.2023Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
10.03.2022Appeal received No.  T0665/22
10.03.2022Payment of appeal fee
23.05.2022Statement of grounds filed
19.09.2023Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
05.10.2023Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.05.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
30.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
28.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU30.05.2014
AL15.05.2019
CY15.05.2019
EE15.05.2019
HR15.05.2019
LT15.05.2019
LV15.05.2019
MC15.05.2019
MK15.05.2019
MT15.05.2019
PL15.05.2019
RO15.05.2019
RS15.05.2019
SI15.05.2019
SK15.05.2019
SM15.05.2019
TR15.05.2019
LU30.05.2019
BG15.08.2019
IS15.09.2019
PT15.09.2019
[2022/31]
Documents cited:Search[XYI]NZ306584  (CORRAN NORMAN STUART MCLACHLAN);
 [XYI]NZ516712  (NEW ZEALAND MILK INST LTD);
 [XYI]AU2004206984  (CORRAN MCLACHLAN);
International search[X]WO0100047  (NEW ZEALAND MILK INST LTD [NZ], et al);
 [X]WO2004030690  (A2 CORP LTD [NZ], et al);
 [A]WO2008041219  (KERRY GROUP SERVICES INT LTD [IE], et al);
OppositionWO0219832
 WO2004030690
 WO9636239
 US2003221202
 US2006280802
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