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EP0978560 - PROCESS FOR PRODUCING L-METHIONINE GAMMA-LYASE CRYSTALS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2000/06]	PROCESS FOR PRODUCING L-METHIONINE $g(g)-LYASE CRYSTALS
	[2000/13]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 07.12.2007 Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	01.01.2010	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): LU	published on 03.02.2010 [2010/05]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states AntiCancer, Inc. 7917 Ostrow Street San Diego, CA 92111 / US
	[2007/17]
Former [2007/05]	For all designated states SHIONOGI & CO., LTD. 1-8, Doshomachi 3-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka-shi Osaka 541-0045 / JP
Former [2000/06]	For all designated states SHIONOGI & CO., LTD. 1-8, Doshomachi 3-chome, Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0045 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / AKITA, Kensaku 3-1-1-1302, Joukouji Amagasaki-shi, Hyogo 660-0811 / JP
	02 / TAKAKURA, Tomoaki 1-7-10, Kitashigigaoka, Heguri-cho Ikoma-gun, Nara 636-0913 / JP
	03 / TAKIMOTO, Akio 1-15-2, Asagiri-cho Akashi-shi, Hyogo 673-0866 / JP
	04 / ITO, Takaomi 2-4-60-21-305, Kamishinjo, Higashiyodogawa-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 533-0006 / JP
	[2000/06]
Representative(s)	Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB Siebertstrasse 3 81675 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2008/35]	Vossius & Partner Siebertstrasse 3 81675 München / DE
Former [2000/06]	VOSSIUS & PARTNER Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date	98907155.0	11.03.1998
	[2000/06]
	WO1998JP00993
Priority number, date	JP19970059177	13.03.1997 Original published format: JP 5917797
	JP19970270676	03.10.1997 Original published format: JP 27067697
	[2000/06]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9840476
	Date:	17.09.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/37]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0978560
	Date:	09.02.2000
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.09.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2000/06]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0978560
	Date:	31.01.2007
	Language:	EN
	[2007/05]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	17.09.1998
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	28.11.2001
Classification	IPC:	C12N9/88, C12N15/60, A61K38/51	[2006/30]
	CPC:	C12N9/88 (EP,KR,US)
	Former IPC [2002/01]	C12N9/88, C12N15/60, A61K38/51, // (C12N9/88, C12R1:19)
	Former IPC [2000/06]	C12N9/88, C12N15/60, // (C12N9/88, C12R1:19)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2000/06]
Title	German:	VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON KRISTALLEN DER L-METHIONIN-GAMMA-LYASE	[2000/13]
	English:	PROCESS FOR PRODUCING L-METHIONINE GAMMA-LYASE CRYSTALS	[2000/13]
	French:	PROCEDE DE PRODUCTION DE CRISTAUX DE L-METHIONINE GAMMA-LYASE	[2000/13]
	Former [2000/06]	Verfahren zur Herstellung von Kristallen der L-Methionin-gamma-Lyase
	Former [2000/06]	PROCESS FOR PRODUCING L-METHIONINE $g(g)-LYASE CRYSTALS
	Former [2000/06]	PROCEDE DE PRODUCTION DE CRISTAUX DE L-METHIONINE $g(g)-LYASE
Entry into regional phase	12.10.1999	Translation filed
	12.10.1999	National basic fee paid
	12.10.1999	Search fee paid
	12.10.1999	Designation fee(s) paid
	12.10.1999	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	17.07.1998	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
	12.10.1999	Examination requested [2000/06]
	21.07.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	05.10.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	27.12.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M01)
	02.02.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	10.07.2006	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	14.11.2006	Fee for grant paid
	14.11.2006	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	01.11.2007	No opposition filed within time limit [2008/02]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	29.03.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	30.03.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	28.03.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	31.03.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
	31.03.2004	Renewal fee patent year 07
	31.03.2005	Renewal fee patent year 08
	30.03.2006	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	31.01.2007
	DK	31.01.2007
	FI	31.01.2007
	IT	31.01.2007
	NL	31.01.2007
	LU	11.03.2007
	IE	12.03.2007
	MC	31.03.2007
	SE	30.04.2007
	GR	01.05.2007
	ES	12.05.2007
	PT	02.07.2007
	[2010/05]
Former [2008/23]	AT	31.01.2007
	DK	31.01.2007
	FI	31.01.2007
	IT	31.01.2007
	NL	31.01.2007
	IE	12.03.2007
	MC	31.03.2007
	SE	30.04.2007
	GR	01.05.2007
	ES	12.05.2007
	PT	02.07.2007
Former [2008/21]	AT	31.01.2007
	DK	31.01.2007
	FI	31.01.2007
	NL	31.01.2007
	IE	12.03.2007
	MC	31.03.2007
	SE	30.04.2007
	GR	01.05.2007
	ES	12.05.2007
	PT	02.07.2007
Former [2008/15]	AT	31.01.2007
	DK	31.01.2007
	FI	31.01.2007
	NL	31.01.2007
	IE	12.03.2007
	MC	31.03.2007
	SE	30.04.2007
	ES	12.05.2007
	PT	02.07.2007
Documents cited:	Search	[DA]WO9411535 (ANTICANCER INC [US], et al) [DA] * claim - *;
		[X]WO9640284 (ANTICANCER INC [US]) [X] 1-23 * claims 1,5-7 *;
		[E]WO9907858 (ANTICANCER INC [US]) [E] 1-23 * page 7, line 20 - line 24; figure 2; example 3; claim - * * page 11, line 3 - line 12 * * page 10, line 11 - line 29 *;
		[X] - TORU NAKAYAMA ET AL., "Purification of Bacterial L-Methionine gamma-Lyase", ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY., ACADEMIC PRESS INC. NEW YORK., US, (1984), vol. 138, ISSN 0003-2697, pages 421 - 424, XP001030920 [X] 1,19 * page 423, column 1, paragraph 4 - column 2, paragraph 1 * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0003-2697(84)90832-7
		[PX] - TAN Y ET AL, "Polyethylene glycol conjugation of recombinant methioninase for cancer therapy.", MEDLINE, US NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE (NLM), BETHESDA, MD, US, Database accession no. 1998141981, URL: STN, XP002182531 [PX] 1-23 * abstract *
		[ ] - PROTEIN EXPRESSION AND PURIFICATION, (1998 FEB) 12 (1) 45-52.
	International search	[A] - ESAKI N., ET AL., "(79) L-METHIONINE GAMMA-LYASE FROMPSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA AND AEROMONAS.", METHODS IN ENZYMOLOGY, ACADEMIC PRESS, US, US, (19870101), vol. 143., doi:10.1016/0076-6879(87)43081-4, ISSN 0076-6879, pages 459 - 465., XP002912520 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0076-6879(87)43081-4
		[X] - INOUE H., ET AL., "STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE L-METHIONINE GAMMA-LYASE GENE FROM PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA.", Journal of Biochemistry, Oxford University Press, GB, GB, (19950101), vol. 117., no. 05., ISSN 0021-924X, pages 1120 - 1125., XP002912521

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