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EP About this file: EP3251522

EP3251522 - FUNCTIONAL FEED [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  16.02.2024
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.10.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.05.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.11.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  01.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip12.07.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 14.08.2024 [2024/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SDS BIOTECH K.K.
3 Kanda-Neribeicho
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101-0022 / JP
[2022/47]
Former [2017/49]For all designated states
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd
1-1 Marunouchi 3-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8321 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / IWAMOTO, Eiji
1-1
Marunouchi 3-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8321 / JP
02 / SHIZUNO, Yuji
1-1
Marunouchi 3-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8321 / JP
03 / SUZUKI, Yasuhiro
1-2-3
Chuo
Aoba-ku
Sendai-shi Miyagi 980-8485 / JP
 [2017/49]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[2017/49]
Application number, filing date16743566.829.01.2016
[2017/49]
WO2016JP52752
Priority number, dateJP2015001757230.01.2015         Original published format: JP 2015017572
[2017/49]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016121963
Date:04.08.2016
Language:JA
[2016/31]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3251522
Date:06.12.2017
Language:EN
[2017/49]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3251522
Date:20.03.2024
Language:EN
[2024/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP04.08.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.07.2018
ClassificationIPC:A23K20/00, A23K50/75, A61K31/05, A61K31/192, A61K36/22, A61P15/00
[2017/49]
CPC:
A61K31/60 (EP); A23K10/30 (KR); A61K36/22 (KR,US);
A23K20/00 (US); A23K20/111 (EP); A23K20/158 (KR);
A23K50/75 (EP,KR,US); A61K31/05 (EP,KR,US); A61K31/192 (KR,US);
A61K9/0056 (US); Y02P60/87 (EP,US); Y10S426/807 (KR) (-)
C-Set:
A61K31/05, A61K2300/00 (EP);
A61K31/60, A61K2300/00 (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 [2017/49]  
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:FUNKTIONELLES FUTTERMITTEL[2017/49]
English:FUNCTIONAL FEED[2017/49]
French:ALIMENT FONCTIONNEL[2017/49]
Entry into regional phase29.08.2017Translation filed 
29.08.2017National basic fee paid 
29.08.2017Search fee paid 
29.08.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
29.08.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.08.2017Examination requested  [2017/49]
29.08.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.01.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.05.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
21.11.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.07.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
29.09.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.04.2021Invitation to indicate the basis for amendments (Time limit: M01)
20.05.2021Reply to an invitation to indicate the basis for amendments
16.10.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.02.2024Fee for grant paid
14.02.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
14.02.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
24.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
22.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
25.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
24.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
24.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
25.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipNO20.06.2024
[2024/33]
Documents cited:Search[I]EP1103190  (NISSHIN FLOUR MILLING CO [JP]) [I] 1-12 * example 1 *;
 [I]US2011250303  (NAGASHIMA KYO [JP], et al) [I] 1-12 * example 3 *;
 [I]WO2011152533  (IDEMITSU KOSAN CO [JP], et al) [I] 1-12 * example 6 *;
 [I]US2013224320  (CAMPMANY JOAN TORRENT [US]) [I] 1-12 * paragraph [0031] - paragraph [0035]; examples 1,2 *;
 [XI]  - SWAIN B K ET AL, "Effect of feeding cashew apple waste and cashew nut shell on the performance of Japanese quail layers", INDIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL NUTRITION, ANIMAL NUTRITION SOCIETY OF INDIA, DELHI, IN, (20070101), vol. 24 - 2, ISSN 0970-3209, pages 92 - 94, XP009506050 [X] 1,11,12 * the whole document * [I] 2-10
 [A]  - TATIANA FONTOURA VIDAL ET AL, "Egg quality and yolk lipid composition of laying hens fed diets containing cashew nut meal", CIÊNCIA E TECNOLOGIA DE ALIMENTOS, BR, (20130225), vol. 33, no. 1, doi:10.1590/S0101-20612013005000006, ISSN 0101-2061, pages 172 - 179, XP055484199 [A] 1-12 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0101-20612013005000006
 [A]  - B K Swain ET AL, "USE OF AGRO.INDUSTRIAI BY.PRODUCTS TO ECONOMISE FEEDCOST IN POULTRY PRODUCTION", (20080101), URL: http://www.ccari.res.in/TB%20No.13.pdf, (20180613), XP055484086 [A] 1-12 * page 6 - page 7 *
International search[A]JP2006316048  (MARUBENI NISSHIN FEED CO LTD) [A] 1-13* , paragraphs [0027] to [0036] (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2010075079  (KYODO SHIRYO CO LTD) [A] 1-13 * , paragraphs [0021] to [0027] (Family: none) *;
 [XA]WO2010143627  (IDEMITSU KOSAN CO [JP], et al) [X] 12 * , paragraphs [0030] to [0040] & US 2012/0077884 A1 paragraphs [0058] to [0075] & EP 2441451 A1 & CN 102458381 A & TW 201103439 A * [A] 1-11, 13;
 [XA]JP2014121331  (IDEMITSU KOSAN CO) [X] 12 * , paragraphs [0034] to [0039] & US 2011/0250303 A1 paragraphs [0071] to [0075] & WO 2010/067883 A1 & EP 2397147 A1 & CA 2746574 A & TW 201032728 A & CN 102245193 A & KR 10-2011-0100272 A & MX 2011006273 A & AU 2009325395 A & NZ 593822 A & RU 2011128689 A & DK 2397147 T * [A] 1-11, 13
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