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EP0522036 - BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS cryIIIC GENE AND PROTEIN TOXIC TO COLEOPTERAN INSECTS. [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1993/02]$i(BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS cryIIIC) GENE AND PROTEIN TOXIC TO COLEOPTERAN INSECTS
[1995/30]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  31.05.1996
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.12.1999Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): GR, LU
published on 09.02.2000 [2000/06]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Monsanto Company
800 North Lindbergh Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri 63167 / US
[N/P]
Former [1995/50]For all designated states
MONSANTO COMPANY
800 North Lindbergh Boulevard
St. Louis Missouri 63167 / US
Former [1993/02]For all designated states
ECOGEN INC
2005 Cabot Boulevard West
Langhorne, PA 19047-1810 / US
Inventor(s)01 / DONOVAN, William, P.
36 Calicobush Road
Levittown, PA 19057 / US
02 / RUPAR, Mark, J.
2225-C Prior Road
Wilmington, DE 19809 / US
03 / SLANEY, Annette, C.
4 Dunmoor Court South
Hamilton Square, NJ 08690 / US
04 / JOHNSON, Timothy, B.
142 E. Highland Avenue
Langhorne, PA 19047 / US
[1993/02]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1993/02]VOSSIUS & PARTNER
Postfach 86 07 67
D-81634 München / DE
Application number, filing date91907293.418.03.1991
[1993/02]
WO1991US01786
Priority number, dateUS1990049656820.03.1990         Original published format: US 496568
[1993/02]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO9114778
Date:03.10.1991
[1991/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0522036
Date:13.01.1993
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.10.1991 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1993/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0522036
Date:26.07.1995
Language:EN
[1995/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP12.12.1991
ClassificationIPC:C12N15/32, A01N63/02
[1993/02]
CPC:
C07K14/325 (EP,KR,US); A01N63/23 (KR); A01N63/50 (EP,US);
Y10S530/82 (EP,KR,US)
C-Set:
A01N63/50, A01N63/23, A01N2300/00 (US,EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   SE [1993/02]
TitleGerman:BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS-CRYIIIC-GEN UND FÜR COLEOPTERA-INSEKTEN TOXISCHES PROTEIN[1993/02]
English:BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS cryIIIC GENE AND PROTEIN TOXIC TO COLEOPTERAN INSECTS.[1995/30]
French:GENE cryIIIC PROVENANT DU BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS ET PROTEINE TOXIQUE POUR LES INSCETES COLEOPTERES.[1995/30]
Former [1993/02]$i(BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS cryIIIC) GENE AND PROTEIN TOXIC TO COLEOPTERAN INSECTS
Former [1993/02]GENE $i(cryIIIC) PROVENANT DU $i(BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS) ET PROTEINE TOXIQUE POUR LES INSECTES COLEOPTERES
Biological materialThis application mentions deposited biological material, check the file for details
MiscellaneousEPB 1995/30: Teilanmeldung 94102819.3 eingereicht am 18/03/91
EPB 1995/30: Divisional application 94102819.3 filed on 18/03/91
EPB 1995/30: Demande divisionnaire 94102819.3 déposée le 18/03/91
Entry into regional phase23.09.1992National basic fee paid 
23.09.1992Designation fee(s) paid 
23.09.1992Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.10.1991Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: DE
23.09.1992Examination requested  [1993/02]
14.10.1993Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.02.1994Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.07.1994Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
25.01.1995Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
30.01.1995Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.04.1995Fee for grant paid
28.04.1995Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP94102819.3  / EP0606110
Opposition(s)27.04.1996No opposition filed within time limit [1996/29]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.03.1993Renewal fee patent year 03
28.02.1994Renewal fee patent year 04
13.03.1995Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCH26.07.1995
DK26.07.1995
GR26.07.1995
LI26.07.1995
SE26.10.1995
LU31.03.1996
[2000/05]
Former [1998/15]CH26.07.1995
DK26.07.1995
LI26.07.1995
SE26.10.1995
Former [1996/18]CH26.07.1995
LI26.07.1995
SE26.10.1995
Former [1996/11]SE26.10.1995
Cited inInternational search[A]EP0288829  (BASF AG [DE]);
 [A]WO8808880  (ECOGEN INC [US]);
 [A]EP0337604  (MYCOGEN CORP [US])
 [A]  - Nucleic Acids Research, volume 18, no. 5, 11 March 1990, IRL Press, A. Sick et al.: "Nucleotide sequence of a coleopteran-active toxin gene from a new isolate of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tolworthi", page 1305, see the whole page
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