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EP4044810 - GROWTH ENHANCEMENT OF PLANT BY USING LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT GUAR GUM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  07.12.2023
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.07.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  24.04.2021
Formerunknown
Status updated on  06.11.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip14.09.2024New entry: Decision on request for further processing 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SPECIALTY OPERATIONS FRANCE
9 rue des Cuirassiers
Immeuble Silex 2 Solvay
69003 Lyon / FR
[2023/42]
Former [2022/34]For all designated states
RHODIA OPERATIONS
9 rue des Cuirassiers
Immeuble Silex 2 Solvay
69003 Lyon / FR
Inventor(s)01 / CASTAING, Jean-Christophe
18 rue de la Source
92310 Sèvres / FR
02 / VERNAY, Clara
63 rue du Château d'Eau
75010 Paris / FR
03 / LOPEZ, Francisco
11 South Drive
Yardley, PA 19067 / US
04 / VIDAL, Thierry
10 rue Saint-Maximin
69003 Lyon / FR
 [2022/34]
Representative(s)Delenne, Marc
Specialty Operations France
Intellectual Assets Management
52, rue de la Haie Coq
93306 Aubervilliers Cedex / FR
[N/P]
Former [2022/34]Cardon, Flavie
Rhodia Operations
Intellectual Assets Management
9, rue des Cuirassiers, Immeuble Silex 2 Solvay
69003 Lyon / FR
Application number, filing date20797686.116.10.2020
[2022/34]
WO2020EP79189
Priority number, dateUS201962916914P18.10.2019         Original published format: US 201962916914 P
[2022/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021074369
Date:22.04.2021
Language:EN
[2021/16]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4044810
Date:24.08.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.04.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/34]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP22.04.2021
ClassificationIPC:A01N43/16, A01P21/00
[2022/34]
CPC:
A01N43/16 (EP,US); A01C1/06 (US); A01N25/02 (US);
A01N25/12 (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 [2022/34]
TitleGerman:VERBESSERUNG DES PFLANZENWACHSTUMS DURCH DIE VERWENDUNG VON GUARKERNMEHL MIT NIEDRIGEM MOLEKULARGEWICHT[2022/34]
English:GROWTH ENHANCEMENT OF PLANT BY USING LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT GUAR GUM[2022/34]
French:AMÉLIORATION DE LA CROISSANCE D'UNE PLANTE À L'AIDE DE GOMME DE GUAR DE FAIBLE POIDS MOLÉCULAIRE[2022/34]
Entry into regional phase18.05.2022National basic fee paid 
18.05.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
18.05.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.05.2022Examination requested  [2022/34]
18.05.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
12.12.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.12.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
08.07.2024Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
29.08.2024Reply 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 examination report
29.08.2024Request for further processing filed
29.08.2024Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
13.09.2024Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
31.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[A]US2012220454  (CHEN ZHIYUN [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0006] , [ 0009] , [ 0018] , [ 0033] - [0035] * * claims 1, 7, 14 *;
 [A]WO2014005319  (RHODIA OPERATIONS [FR], et al) [A] 1-15 * page 1, line 5 - line 7 * * page 11, line 10 - line 18 * * page 8, line 4 - line 5 * * claims 1, 3, 11 *;
 [XDA]WO2016101862  (RHODIA OPERATIONS [FR], et al) [XD] 1-12 * tables 2-4, 6 * * claims 1-3 * [A] 13-15;
 [A]  - SAGAR PAL ET AL, "Synthesis and characterization of cationic guar gum: A high performance flocculating agent", JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE, US, (20070101), vol. 105, no. 6, doi:10.1002/app.26440, ISSN 0021-8995, pages 3240 - 3245, XP055769434 [A] 1-15 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.26440
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