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EP4004212 - METHODS OF CONTROLLING CANNABINOID SYNTHESIS IN PLANTS OR CELLS AND PLANTS AND CELLS PRODUCED THEREBY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
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Status updated on  29.04.2022
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  05.02.2021
Formerunknown
Status updated on  04.09.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip26.07.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO) (Volcani Institute)
Volcani Center
P.O. Box 15159
7528809 Rishon-Lezion / IL
[N/P]
Former [2022/22]For all designated states
The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO) (Volcani Institute)
Volcani Center
P.O. Box 15159
7528809 Rishon-LeZion / IL
Inventor(s)01 / FLAISHMAN, Moshe Arie
24 David Elazar Street
4626009 Herzliya / IL
02 / SHAFRAN-TOMER, Hadas
11A Har Ha'Zofim Street
7662098 Rehovot / IL
03 / COHEN PEER, Reut
14 Yitzhak Rabin Street
5551019 Kiryat-Ono / IL
04 / COHEN, Oded
20 Eithan Street
7290500 Nir Zvi / IL
 [2022/22]
Representative(s)Luppi, Emanuele
Brunacci & Partners S.r.l.
Via Pietro Giardini, 625
41125 Modena (MO) / IT
[2022/22]
Application number, filing date20761640.029.07.2020
[2022/22]
WO2020IL50835
Priority number, dateUS201962880136P30.07.2019         Original published format: US 201962880136 P
[2022/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021019536
Date:04.02.2021
Language:EN
[2021/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4004212
Date:01.06.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.02.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.02.2021
ClassificationIPC:C12N15/82, C07K14/415, A01H5/00
[2022/22]
CPC:
C12N15/8243 (EP,IL,US); C07K14/415 (EP,IL,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 [2022/22]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG DER CANNABINOID-SYNTHESE IN PFLANZEN ODER ZELLEN UND NACH DIESEM VERFAHREN HERGESTELLTE PFLANZEN UND ZELLEN[2022/22]
English:METHODS OF CONTROLLING CANNABINOID SYNTHESIS IN PLANTS OR CELLS AND PLANTS AND CELLS PRODUCED THEREBY[2022/22]
French:MÉTHODES DE RÉGULATION DE LA SYNTHÈSE DE CANNABINOÏDES CHEZ LA PLANTE OU DANS DES CELLULES ET PLANTES ET CELLULES AINSI PRODUITES[2022/22]
Entry into regional phase28.02.2022National basic fee paid 
28.02.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
28.02.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.02.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.02.2022Examination requested  [2022/22]
28.02.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
26.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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