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EP3464603 - BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION OF PROPANOL AND/OR PROPIONIC ACID IN THE PRESENCE OF ACETATE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2019/15]BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION OF PROPANOL AND/OR PROPIONIC ACID
[2019/41]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.01.2021
Database last updated on 28.02.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  24.01.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  19.09.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.03.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  01.12.2017
Formerunknown
Status updated on  09.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Evonik Operations GmbH
Rellinghauser Straße 1-11
45128 Essen / DE
[2019/50]
Former [2019/15]For all designated states
Evonik Degussa GmbH
Rellinghauser Straße 1-11
45128 Essen / DE
Inventor(s)01 / HAAS, Thomas
Backenkamp 9
48161 Münster / DE
02 / BECK, Simon
Woestenkamp 23
48161 Münster / DE
03 / HECKER, Anja
Rudolf-von-Langen-Straße 49
48147 Münster / DE
 [2019/15]
Representative(s)Evonik Patent Association
C/o Evonik Industries AG
IP Management
Bau 1042A/PB 15
Paul-Baumann-Straße 1
45772 Marl / DE
[N/P]
Former [2020/09]Evonik Patent Association
c/o Evonik Industries AG
IP Management
Bau 1042A/PB 15
Paul-Baumann-Straße 1
45772 Marl / DE
Application number, filing date17726611.124.05.2017
[2019/15]
WO2017EP62642
Priority number, dateEP2016017162427.05.2016         Original published format: EP 16171624
[2019/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017202975
Date:30.11.2017
Language:EN
[2017/48]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3464603
Date:10.04.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.11.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3464603
Date:26.02.2020
Language:EN
[2020/09]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP30.11.2017
ClassificationIPC:C12P7/04, C12P7/52
[2019/15]
CPC:
C12P7/04 (EP,US); C12P7/52 (EP,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 [2019/15]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BIOTECHNOLOGISCHE HERSTELLUNG VON PROPANOL UND/ODER PROPIONSÄURE IN GEGENWART VON ACETAT[2019/41]
English:BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION OF PROPANOL AND/OR PROPIONIC ACID IN THE PRESENCE OF ACETATE[2019/41]
French:PRODUCTION BIOTECHNOLOGIQUE DE PROPANOL ET/OU D'ACIDE PROPIONIQUE EN PRÉSENCE D'ACÉTATE[2019/41]
Former [2019/15]BIOTECHNOLOGISCHE HERSTELLUNG VON PROPANOL UND/ODER PROPIONSÄURE
Former [2019/15]BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION OF PROPANOL AND/OR PROPIONIC ACID
Former [2019/15]PRODUCTION BIOTECHNOLOGIQUE DE PROPANOL ET/OU D'ACIDE PROPIONIQUE
Entry into regional phase22.11.2018National basic fee paid 
22.11.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
22.11.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.11.2018Examination requested  [2019/15]
22.11.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.07.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.09.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.01.2020Fee for grant paid
17.01.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
17.01.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)27.11.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2021/05]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
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