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EP About this file: EP3301180

EP3301180 - TOBACCO PLANTS HAVING REDUCED NICOTINE DEMETHYLASE ACTIVITY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  26.07.2024
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.11.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.03.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip26.07.2024Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 28.08.2024  [2024/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC
6603 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23230 / US
[2018/14]
Inventor(s)01 / Xu, Dongmei
3020 Charleston Gardens Boulevard
Lexington, KY 40515 / US
02 / Nielsen, Mark T.
116 Paddock Drive
Nicholasville, KY 40356 / US
03 / Shen, Yanxin
11913 Amberwood Lane
Glen Allen, VA 23059 / US
 [2018/14]
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/14]Kunz, Herbert
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Highlight Business Towers
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 8
80807 München / DE
Application number, filing date17186176.813.12.2007
[2018/14]
Priority number, dateUS2006061178215.12.2006         Original published format: US 611782
[2018/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3301180
Date:04.04.2018
Language:EN
[2018/14]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.01.2018
ClassificationIPC:C12N15/82, A01H1/00
[2018/14]
CPC:
C12N9/0073 (EP,US); C12N15/8251 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2018/14]
TitleGerman:TABAKPFLANZEN MIT VERMINDERTER NIKOTINDEMETHYLSEAKTIVITÄT[2018/14]
English:TOBACCO PLANTS HAVING REDUCED NICOTINE DEMETHYLASE ACTIVITY[2018/14]
French:PLANTES DE TABAC BÉNÉFICIANT D'UNE ACTIVITÉ DE DÉMÉTHYLASE DE NICOTINE RÉDUITE[2018/14]
Examination procedure14.08.2017Examination requested  [2018/14]
14.08.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
04.10.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.11.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.03.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.12.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.04.2024Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2024/35]
30.04.2024Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2024/35]
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP07865628.7  / EP2121941
EP12175334.7  / EP2537939
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
14.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
14.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
14.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
14.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
14.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
14.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 09
14.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 10
27.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 11
31.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 12
27.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 13
28.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 14
27.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 15
27.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 16
27.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 17
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Documents cited:Search[X]WO2004035745  (US SMOKELESS TOBACCO CO [US], et al) [X] 1-8 * the whole document *;
 [I]US2005223442  (XU DONGMEI [US]) [I] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [X]WO2005111217  (US SMOKELESS TOBACCO CO [US], et al) [X] 1-15 * figures 5, 6; claims 1-94; sequences 5, 6 *;
 [X]US2006041949  (XU DONGMEI [US], et al) [X] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [XP]US2007199097  (XU DONGMEI [US], et al) [XP] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [E]WO2008076802  (US SMOKELESS TOBACCO CO [US], et al) [E] 1-15* the whole document *
by applicantUS4732856
 US5013658
 US5149645
 US2005178398
 US2006191548
    - WERCK-REICHHART; FEYEREISEN, Genome Biology, (20000000), vol. 1, page 3003
 EP20120175334
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