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EP About this file: EP3612198

EP3612198 - ENGINEERED COMMENSAL BACTERIA AND METHODS OF USE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  23.06.2023
Database last updated on 05.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.01.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  27.10.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip29.04.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Regents of the University of California
1111 Franklin Street 12th Floor
Oakland CA 94607-5200 / US
[2020/09]
Inventor(s)01 / BROWN, Steven
UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, 0910
La Jolla, California 92093-0910 / US
02 / ZARRINPAR, Amir
UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, 0910
La Jolla, California 92093-0910 / US
03 / SNYDER, Juliet
UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, 0910
La Jolla, California 92093-0910 / US
 [2020/09]
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/09]Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
Application number, filing date18788371.517.04.2018
[2020/09]
WO2018US27998
Priority number, dateUS201762486068P17.04.2017         Original published format: US 201762486068 P
[2020/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018195097
Date:25.10.2018
Language:EN
[2018/43]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3612198
Date:26.02.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.10.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/09]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US25.10.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.12.2020
ClassificationIPC:A61K35/742, A61K38/44, A61K38/50, C12N9/80
[2021/02]
CPC:
A61K9/4866 (EP,US); C12N1/20 (EP,US); A61K35/742 (EP,US);
A61K38/50 (EP,US); A61P1/00 (EP); A61P1/04 (EP);
A61P1/12 (EP); A61P1/14 (EP); A61P13/00 (EP);
A61P13/12 (EP); A61P15/08 (EP); A61P25/00 (EP);
A61P3/04 (EP); A61P3/06 (EP); A61P3/10 (EP);
A61P31/04 (EP); A61P31/18 (EP); A61P35/00 (EP);
C12N9/80 (EP,US); C12Y305/01024 (EP,US); Y02A50/30 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2020/09]A61K35/74, A61K38/44, A61K9/00
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 [2020/09]
TitleGerman:GENTECHNISCH HERGESTELLTE KOMMENSALE BAKTERIEN UND VERWENDUNGSVERFAHREN[2020/09]
English:ENGINEERED COMMENSAL BACTERIA AND METHODS OF USE[2020/09]
French:BACTÉRIES COMMENSALES MODIFIÉES ET PROCÉDÉS D'UTILISATION[2020/09]
Entry into regional phase23.10.2019National basic fee paid 
23.10.2019Search fee paid 
23.10.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
23.10.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.10.2019Examination requested  [2020/09]
19.08.2021Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report not received in time
20.10.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.06.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
02.01.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
20.10.2021Request for further processing filed
20.10.2021Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
29.10.2021Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
27.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
27.04.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
27.04.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
29.04.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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 [X]US2014105861  (MARCH JOHN C [US], et al) [X] 1-10,12-15 * paragraphs [0133] , [0153]; examples 10,11; claim 48 *;
 [X]WO2016210384  (SYNLOGIC INC [US]) [X] 1-10,12-15 * paragraphs [0573] , [0676]; claims 1,4,35,41 *;
 [X]US2017067065  (FALB DEAN [US], et al) [X] 1-10,12-15 * paragraphs [0079] , [0084] , [0118] , [0844]; examples 1,11,14; claim 1 *;
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1110724304307011
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1323599111
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i47.17727
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