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EP0994650 - MICROPARTICLES CONTAINING AGRICULTURAL ACTIVE INGREDIENTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 31.12.2004 Database last updated on 20.12.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	15.08.2008	Change - representative	published on 17.09.2008 [2008/38]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Monsanto Technology LLC 800 North Lindbergh Boulevard St. Louis, Missouri 63167 / US
	[2001/29]
Former [2000/17]	For all designated states MONSANTO COMPANY 800 North Lindbergh Boulevard St. Louis, Missouri 63167 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / BOTTS, M. Francis 57 Country Creek Drive St. Peters, MO 63376 / US
	02 / KOHN, Frank, C. 12532 Larkwood Drive St. Louis, MO 63146 / US
	03 / MILLER, Maria, L. 1102 Greystone Manor Parkway Chesterfield, MO 63005 / US
	[2000/17]
Representative(s)	Bosch, Henry Monsanto Europe S.A./N.V. Avenue de Tervuren 270-272 1150 Brussels / BE
	[N/P]
Former [2008/38]	Bosch, Henry Monsanto Services International S.A. Patent Department Avenue de Tervuren 270/272 Letter Box No. 1 1150 Bruxelles / BE
Former [2000/17]	Bosch, Henry A. Monsanto Services International S.A., Patent Department, Avenue de Tervuren 270/272, Letter Box No. 21 1150 Brussels / BE
Application number, filing date	98931664.1	26.06.1998
	[2000/17]
	WO1998US13378
Priority number, date	US19970051285P	30.06.1997 Original published format: US 51285 P
	US19980104565	25.06.1998 Original published format: US 104565
	[2000/17]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO9900013
	Date:	07.01.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/01]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0994650
	Date:	26.04.2000
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.01.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2000/17]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0994650
	Date:	25.02.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/09]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	25.03.1999
Classification	IPC:	A01N25/00	[2000/17]
	CPC:	A01N25/10 (EP,US); A01N25/12 (EP,US); A01N43/653 (EP,US)
	C-Set:	A01N25/10, A01N43/653 (US,EP); A01N25/12, A01N43/653 (US,EP); A01N43/653, A01N2300/00 (US,EP); A01N43/653, A01N25/10 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	BE, DE, FR, GB [2000/17]
Title	German:	LANDWIRTSCHAFTLICH AKTIVE INHALTSSTOFFE ENTHALTENDE MIKROPARTIKEL	[2000/17]
	English:	MICROPARTICLES CONTAINING AGRICULTURAL ACTIVE INGREDIENTS	[2000/17]
	French:	MICROPARTICULES CONTENANT DES PRINCIPES ACTIFS AGRICOLES	[2000/17]
Entry into regional phase	31.12.1999	National basic fee paid
	31.12.1999	Designation fee(s) paid
	31.12.1999	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	25.01.1999	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	31.12.1999	Examination requested [2000/17]
	14.03.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	12.07.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	10.03.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	11.07.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	11.08.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	10.12.2003	Fee for grant paid
	10.12.2003	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	26.11.2004	No opposition filed within time limit [2005/07]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.05.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	05.06.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	24.06.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	23.06.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited in	International search	[X]US3929453 (DIMITRI MITCHELL S, et al) [X] 1-19,22-27,29-31 * the whole document *;
		[X]EP0004758 (DU PONT [US]) [X] 1-19,22-27,29-31 * page 2, line 6 - page 4, line 27 * * page 5, line 12 - line 13 *;
		[X]US4303642 (KANGAS DONALD A) [X] 1-19,22-27,29-31 * the whole document *;
		[X]DE3150631 (SAAT & ERNTETECHNIK GMBH [DE]) [X] 1,8,9,13-18,28-33 * claims 1,7-10 * * page 8, line 1 - line 26 * * page 10, line 27 - page 11, line 30 *;
		[X]US4512969 (CHEN TSANG J [US]) [X] 1-19,22-27,29-31 * the whole document *;
		[X]EP0201214 (NIPPON PAINT CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1-19,22-27,29-31 * the whole document *;
		[X]AU2895189 (ICI AUSTRALIA OPERATIONS PTY LIMITED) [X] 1-19,22-27,29-32,34-39,42-45 * page 3, line 1 - line 27 * * page 4, line 5 - line 10 * * page 4, line 12 - line 21 * * page 5, line 1 - line 5 * * page 5, line 21 - line 30 * * page 6, line 11 - line 16 * * page 6, line 20 - line 35 * * examples 1-3 *;
		[A]EP0356240 (ALLIED COLLOIDS LTD [GB]) [A] 1-45 * column 3, line 22 - line 38 * * column 3, line 64 - column 4, line 11 ** column 5, line 50 *;
		[X]US5302654 (ISHII KEIZO [JP], et al) [X] 1-19,22-27,29-31 * the whole document *;
		[X]FR2702929 (FLAMEL TECH SA [FR]) [X] 1,19-21 * page 1, line 1 - line 6 * * page 4, line 4 - line 5 *

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