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EP1010757 - Insertion sequence from Methylococcus capsulatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.02.2004
Database last updated on 24.01.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip21.03.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT
published on 23.04.2008  [2008/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
15-1, Kyobashi 1-chome, Chuo-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2000/25]For all designated states
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
15-1, Kyobashi 1-chome, Chuo-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Gunji, Yoshiya, Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Ferm.&Biotechn.Lab., 1-1, Suzuki-cho, Kawasaki-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa / JP
02 / Yasueda, Hisashi, Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Ferm.&Biotechn.Lab., 1-1, Suzuki-cho, Kawasaki-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa / JP
03 / Kawahara, Yoshio, Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Ferm.&Biotechn.Lab., 1-1, Suzuki-cho, Kawasaki-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa / JP
04 / Sugimoto, Shinichi, Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Ferm.&Biotechn.Lab., 1-1, Suzuki-cho, Kawasaki-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa / JP
[2000/25]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastrasse 30
81925 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/25]HOFFMANN - EITLE
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date99123999.708.12.1999
[2000/25]
Priority number, dateJP1998034837408.12.1998         Original published format: JP 34837498
[2000/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1010757
Date:21.06.2000
Language:EN
[2000/25]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1010757
Date:19.07.2000
[2000/29]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1010757
Date:23.04.2003
Language:EN
[2003/17]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.06.2000
ClassificationIPC:C12N15/11, C12N15/31, C12N15/90
[2000/25]
CPC:
C07K14/195 (EP,US); C12N15/11 (EP,US); C12N15/74 (EP,US);
C12N15/90 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2001/14]
Former [2000/25]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Insertionssequenz von Methylococcus capsulatus[2000/25]
English:Insertion sequence from Methylococcus capsulatus[2000/25]
French:Séquence d'insertion de Methylococccus capsulatus[2000/25]
Biological materialThis application mentions deposited biological material, check the file for details
Examination procedure27.09.2000Examination requested  [2000/48]
28.10.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.02.2003Fee for grant paid
18.02.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)26.01.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.12.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
12.12.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT23.04.2003
DE24.07.2003
[2008/17]
Former [2004/23]DE24.07.2003
Documents cited:Search[A]  - BARTA, T. M. ET AL., "Genetics of Methane and Methanol Oxidation in Gram-negative Methylotroph Bacteria.", ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INT. J. GEN. MOL. MICROBIOL., (1993), vol. 64, no. 2, pages 109 - 120, XP000910489 [A] 1,2 * page 111, column 1, paragraph 3 - page 112, column 1, paragraph 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00873021
 [DA]  - STAINTHORPE, A. C. ET AL., "The methane monooxygenase gene cluster of Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath).", GENE, (1990), vol. 91, pages 27 - 34, XP002137981 [DA] 1,2 * page 28, column 1, paragraph 1 * * figures 1C,3 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0378-1119(90)90158-N
Examination   - SCHMID-APPERT M. ET AL, "Association of newly discovered IS elements with the dichloromethane uitilization genes of methylotrophic bacteria", MICROBIOLOGY, (199708), vol. 143, no. 8, pages 2557 - 2567
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