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EP0708604 - ASTAXANTHIN OVER-PRODUCING STRAINS OF $i(PHAFFIA RHODOZYMA), METHODS FOR THEIR CULTIVATION, AND THEIR USE IN ANIMAL FEEDS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 02.10.2009 Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	02.10.2009	Refusal of application	published on 04.11.2009 [2009/45]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY 4666 Faries Parkway Decatur, IL 62526 / US
	[N/P]
Former [1999/49]	For all designated states ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY 4666 Faries Parkway Decatur, Illinois 62526 / US
Former [1996/18]	For all designated states Universal Foods Corporation 433 East Michigan Street Milwaukee Wisconsin 53201 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / JACOBSON, Gunnard K. 4263 West Cherrywood Lane Brown Deer, WI 53209 / US
	02 / JOLLY, Setsuko O. 820 West Clovernook Lane Glendale, WI 53217 / US
	03 / SEDMAK, Joseph J. 13955 James Street Brookfield, WI 53005 / US
	04 / SKATRUD, Thomas J. N76 W15873 Countryside Drive Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 / US
	05 / WASILESKI, John M. 3820 Westwood Court Brookfield, WI 53005 / US
	[1996/18]
Representative(s)	Cornish, Kristina Victoria Joy, et al Kilburn & Strode LLP Lacon London 84 Theobalds Road London WC1X 8NL / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1999/49]	Cornish, Kristina Victoria Joy, et al Kilburn & Strode, 20 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PJ / GB
Former [1998/12]	Cornish, Kristina Victoria Joy Kilburn & Strode, 20 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PJ / GB
Former [1996/18]	Wain, Christopher Paul, et al A.A. THORNTON & CO. Northumberland House 303-306 High Holborn London WC1V 7LE / GB
Application number, filing date	93920013.5	13.08.1993
	[1996/18]
	WO1993US07600
Priority number, date	US19930049825	19.04.1993 Original published format: US 49825
	[1996/18]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9423594
	Date:	27.10.1994
	Language:	EN
	[1994/24]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0708604
	Date:	01.05.1996
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.10.1994 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1996/18]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	27.10.1994
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	05.08.1998
Classification	IPC:	A23L1/28, C12N1/16, C12P7/26	[1996/18]
	CPC:	C12N13/00 (EP,US); C12N1/145 (EP,US); A23K20/179 (EP,US); A23L5/44 (EP,US); C12P23/00 (EP,US); C12R2001/645 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	ES, GB, IE, NL, PT [1996/18]
Title	German:	ASTAXANTHIN ÜBERPRODUZIERENDE STÄMME VON $i(PHAFFIA RHODOZYMA)	[1996/18]
	English:	ASTAXANTHIN OVER-PRODUCING STRAINS OF $i(PHAFFIA RHODOZYMA), METHODS FOR THEIR CULTIVATION, AND THEIR USE IN ANIMAL FEEDS	[1996/18]
	French:	SOUCHES DE $i(PHAFFIA RHODOZYMA) A SURPRODUCTION D'ASTAXANTHINE, LEURS PROCEDES DE CULTURE ET LEUR UTILISATION DANS DES ALIMENTS POUR ANIMAUX	[1996/18]
Biological material	This application mentions deposited biological material, check the file for details
Entry into regional phase	17.11.1995	National basic fee paid
	17.11.1995	Search fee paid
	17.11.1995	Designation fee(s) paid
	17.11.1995	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	17.11.1994	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	17.11.1995	Examination requested [1996/18]
	27.09.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	24.01.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	30.05.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	10.10.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	08.06.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	25.10.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.06.2009	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 24.06.2009
	09.06.2009	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	12.06.2009	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2009/45]
	22.06.2009	Application refused, date of legal effect [2009/45]
	24.06.2009	Date of oral proceedings
	24.06.2009	Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	17.11.1995	Renewal fee patent year 03
	28.08.1996	Renewal fee patent year 04
	29.08.1997	Renewal fee patent year 05
	24.08.1998	Renewal fee patent year 06
	04.08.1999	Renewal fee patent year 07
	07.08.2000	Renewal fee patent year 08
	06.08.2001	Renewal fee patent year 09
	07.08.2002	Renewal fee patent year 10
	06.08.2003	Renewal fee patent year 11
	23.08.2004	Renewal fee patent year 12
	19.08.2005	Renewal fee patent year 13
	29.08.2006	Renewal fee patent year 14
	29.08.2007	Renewal fee patent year 15
	25.08.2008	Renewal fee patent year 16
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Documents cited:	Search	[DXY]EP0438182 (PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO [US]) [DX] 3,4 * abstract * * page 3; table 1 * * page 4 - page 5 * [Y] 1,2,8-10;
		[DXY]WO8808025 (DANISCO BIOTEKNOLOGI AS [DK]) [DX] 3,4 * abstract * * examples 3-7 * * claims 20,21 * * claims 11,12 * * page 14 - page 15 * [Y] 1,2,8-10;
		[DXY]EP0454024 (PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO [US]) [DX] 3,4 * abstract * * examples 1,2 * * page 5, line 26 - page 7, line 11 * [Y] 1,2,8-10;
		[A]EP0427405 (ENZYMATIX LTD [GB]) [A] 4,5 * page 7, line 14 - line 34 *;
		[A]WO9001552 (IGENE BIOTECHNOLOGY INC [US]) [A] 7 * page 11, paragraph 3 - page 12, paragraph 2 *;
		[A] - JOHNSON E.A. & LEWIS M.J., "Astaxanthin formation by the yeast Phaffia rhodozyma.", JOURNAL OF GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY, (1979), vol. 115, pages 173 - 183, XP002071029 [A] 3-7 * abstract * * page 175, "Growth and astaxanthin production" * * page 178, "Growth and pigmentation..." * * page 181, "Light and carotenoid production" *
		[T] - MEYER P.S. & DU PREEZ J.C., "Effect of acetic acid on astaxanthin production by Phaffia rhodozyma.", BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS, (199309), vol. 15, no. 9, pages 919 - 924, XP002071030 [T] 7 * abstract * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00131757
		[T] - MEYER P.S. & DU PREEZ J.C., "Photo-regulated astaxanthin production by Phaffia rhodozyma mutants.", SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY, (1994), vol. 17, no. 1, pages 24 - 31, XP002071031 [T] 4,5 * the whole document *
	International search	[Y]EP0047405 (BAYER AG [DE]);
		[Y]EP0438128 (UNITIKA LTD [JP]);
		[Y]EP0474347 (QUEST INT [NL])
		[Y] - THE PROGRESSIVE FISH CULTURISTS 53, issued 1991, A. GENTLES and N. HAARD: "Pigmentation of Rainbow Trout with Enzyme-Treated and Spray-Dried Phaffia rhodozyma", pages 1-6.

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