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EP3204484 - METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CULTURING MICROBIAL AND CELLULAR SEED CULTURES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.11.2018
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.07.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.05.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip27.09.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Life Technologies Corporation
5823 Newton Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008 / US
[2017/33]
Inventor(s)01 / BROWN, Jason D.
252 East 200 South
Logan, Utah 84321 / US
 [2017/33]
Representative(s)HGF
HGF Limited
1 City Walk
Leeds LS11 9DX / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/33]Nederlandsch Octrooibureau
P.O. Box 29720
2502 LS The Hague / NL
Application number, filing date15771495.723.09.2015
[2017/33]
WO2015US51590
Priority number, dateUS20141450754806.10.2014         Original published format: US201414507548
[2017/33]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016057216
Date:14.04.2016
Language:EN
[2016/15]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3204484
Date:16.08.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.04.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/33]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP14.04.2016
ClassificationIPC:C12M1/00, C12M3/00, C12M3/06
[2017/33]
CPC:
C12M23/14 (EP,CN,US); C12M23/28 (EP,CN,US); C12M23/46 (EP,CN,US);
C12M27/16 (EP,CN,US); C12M27/20 (EP,CN,US); A01G9/02 (US);
A01H4/005 (US) (-)
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 [2017/33]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND SYSTEME ZUR KULTIVIERUNG MIKROBIELLER UND ZELLULÄRER SAATKULTUREN[2017/33]
English:METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CULTURING MICROBIAL AND CELLULAR SEED CULTURES[2017/33]
French:PROCÉDÉS ET SYSTÈMES DE CULTURE DE CULTURES D'ENSEMENCEMENT MICROBIENNES ET CELLULAIRES[2017/33]
Entry into regional phase03.05.2017National basic fee paid 
03.05.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
03.05.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.05.2017Examination requested  [2017/33]
03.05.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
13.11.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.11.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
06.05.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
11.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
13.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
14.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
11.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
27.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
27.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 09
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Cited inInternational search[Y]US2008206862  (ASGARI SOHEIL [DE]) [Y] 17,18 * figures 3,4,6,10,13 ** paragraphs [0002] , [0021] , [0022] , [0024] , [0028] , [0031] , [0067] - [0072] *;
 [Y]US2011198286  (NIAZI SARFARAZ K [US]) [Y] 1,10,14,16-18,20,23 * paragraphs [0001] , [0097]; figure 1; claim 1 *;
 [Y]US2011217690  (NIAZI SARFARAZ K [US]) [Y] 1,10,14,16-18,20,23 * paragraphs [0001] , [0015] , [0019] , [0026] , [0027] , [0029] , [0041]; figure 1; claims 1,11 *
by applicantUS2002131654
 US7487688
 US7901934
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