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EP3047725 - HYDROPONIC METHOD UTILIZING BENEFICIAL MICRO-ORGANISMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  05.08.2021
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.09.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sassoh Industries Co., Ltd.
5-10, Kamimeguro 1-chome
Meguro-ku
Tokyo 153-0051 / JP
[2016/30]
Inventor(s)01 / ISHII, Takaaki
1-27 Oguri 4-chome
Matsuyama-shi Ehime 790-0036 / JP
 [2016/30]
Representative(s)Schmitz, Joseph
Isler & Pedrazzini AG
Giesshübelstrasse 45
Postfach 1772
8027 Zürich / CH
[N/P]
Former [2016/30]Schmitz, Joseph
Isler & Pedrazzini AG
Postfach 1772
8027 Zürich / CH
Application number, filing date14846332.619.09.2014
[2016/30]
WO2014JP74898
Priority number, dateJP2013019430919.09.2013         Original published format: JP 2013194309
JP2014006268025.03.2014         Original published format: JP 2014062680
[2016/30]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015041336
Date:26.03.2015
Language:JA
[2015/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3047725
Date:27.07.2016
Language:EN
[2016/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP26.03.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.01.2017
ClassificationIPC:A01G31/00, A01G7/00, A01G22/00, C05F9/04
[2021/19]
CPC:
A01G7/00 (EP,US); A01G24/13 (EP,US); A01G24/15 (EP,US);
A01G31/00 (EP,US); A01G31/02 (US); C05F9/04 (EP,US);
A01G2031/006 (EP); Y02A40/20 (EP,US); Y02P20/145 (EP,US);
Y02P60/21 (EP) (-)
C-Set:
C05F9/04, C05F11/08 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2016/30]A01G31/00, A01G7/00
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 [2016/30]
TitleGerman:HYDROPONISCHES VERFAHREN MIT NÜTZLICHEN MIKROORGANISMEN[2016/30]
English:HYDROPONIC METHOD UTILIZING BENEFICIAL MICRO-ORGANISMS[2016/30]
French:PROCÉDÉ HYDROPONIQUE UTILISANT DES MICRO-ORGANISMES BÉNÉFIQUES[2016/30]
Entry into regional phase18.03.2016Translation filed 
18.03.2016National basic fee paid 
18.03.2016Search fee paid 
18.03.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
18.03.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.03.2015Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
18.03.2016Examination requested  [2016/30]
16.08.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.08.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.02.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
12.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
12.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
11.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
11.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
14.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
19.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 09
18.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 10
11.09.2024Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[IA]US4294037  (MOSSE BARBARA, et al) [I] 1-5,7-9 * the whole document * [A] 6,10,11;
 [A]JPH05153863  (IDEMITSU KOSAN CO) [A] 1-11 * the whole document *;
 [A]US6631585  (WILLIAMS JR MARVIN J [US]) [A] 1* the whole document *;
 [A]JP2005095135  (NAKAMURA KIYOSHI) [A] 5 * the whole document *
International search[Y]JPS55118390  (MOSSE B, et al);
 [Y]JPH05153863  (IDEMITSU KOSAN CO);
 [Y]JP2005095135  (NAKAMURA KIYOSHI);
 [Y]JP2010279269  (KANSEI DEVICES KK, et al);
 [Y]  - YUKA MIWA, "Use of bahiagrass on hydroponic culture of lettuce", HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH ( JAPAN, (20080328), vol. 7, 1, page 345, XP008183317
 [Y]  - TAKAAKI ISHII, "Dojo Sekai no Kyosei Katsudo 3 Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi to sono Partner Saikin no Katsuyo Gijutsu (2", TAKII SAIZENSEN AUTUMN ISSUE, (2011), pages 55 - 57, XP055342010
by applicant   - "Bacteria isolated from spores of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus, Gigaspora margarita, promotes hyphal growth of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus, and has phosphate solubilizing ability and nitrogen", ANDRE FREIRE CRUZ, Horticultural Research, JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE, (2010), vol. 9, page 265
    - "Study on soil management by using an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus and a micro-organism associated with the fungus and a partner plant", ISHII, TAKAAKI, IFO Research Communications, INSTITUTE FOR FERMENTATION, (2012), vol. 26, pages 87 - 100
    - "Use of bahiagrass in hydroponic cultivation of salad lettuce", MIWA, YUKA, Horticultural Research, JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE, (2008), vol. 7, page 345
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