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EP1054986 - ISOLATED AND PURIFIED NUCLEIC ACIDS COMPRISING A GENE SPECIFICALLY EXPRESSED IN HOP GLANDS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.09.2008
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.06.2011Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT
published on 13.07.2011  [2011/28]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SAPPORO BREWERIES LTD.
20-1, Ebisu 4-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 150-8686 / JP
[2007/44]
Former [2000/48]For all designated states
SAPPORO BREWERIES LTD.
20-1, Ebisu 4-chome, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 150-8686 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / OKADA, Yukio, Sapporo Breweries Ltd
Plant Bioeng. Res. La., 37-1, Kizaki, Nitta-cho
Nitta-gun, Gunma 370-0321 / JP
02 / ITO, Kazutoshi, Sapporo Breweries Ltd
Plant Bioeng. Res. Lab., 37-1, Kizaki, Nitta-cho
Nitta-gun, Gunma 370-0321 / JP
[2000/48]
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 [2000/48]VOSSIUS & PARTNER
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date99902914.316.02.1999
[2000/48]
WO1999JP00658
Priority number, dateJP1998003726619.02.1998         Original published format: JP 3726698
JP1998017423522.06.1998         Original published format: JP 17423598
[2000/48]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9942599
Date:26.08.1999
Language:EN
[1999/34]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1054986
Date:29.11.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.08.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1054986
Date:31.10.2007
Language:EN
[2007/44]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP26.08.1999
ClassificationIPC:C12N15/82, C12N15/54, C12N9/10, C12N5/10, C12Q1/68, A01H5/00
[2000/48]
CPC:
C12N9/1037 (EP,US); C12N15/8222 (EP,US); C12N15/8233 (EP,US);
C12N15/8243 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LU,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/48]
TitleGerman:ISOLIERTE UND AUFGEREINIGTE NUKLEINSÄUREN, WELCHE EIN GEN ENTHALTEN, WELCHES IN HOPFENDRÜSEN EXPRIMIERT WIRD[2000/48]
English:ISOLATED AND PURIFIED NUCLEIC ACIDS COMPRISING A GENE SPECIFICALLY EXPRESSED IN HOP GLANDS[2000/48]
French:ACIDES NUCLEIQUES ISOLES ET PURIFIES COMPRENANT UN GENE EXPRIME SPECIFIQUEMENT DANS LES GLANDES DU HOUBLON[2000/48]
Entry into regional phase14.09.2000National basic fee paid 
14.09.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
14.09.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.09.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
14.09.2000Examination requested  [2000/48]
20.10.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
27.04.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.09.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.03.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.05.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.09.2007Fee for grant paid
13.09.2007Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)01.08.2008No opposition filed within time limit [2008/41]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.02.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
28.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
28.02.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
01.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
28.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
28.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
28.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT31.10.2007
CY31.10.2007
DK31.10.2007
FI31.10.2007
NL31.10.2007
SE31.01.2008
LU16.02.2008
IT29.02.2008
[2011/28]
Former [2010/28]AT31.10.2007
CY31.10.2007
DK31.10.2007
FI31.10.2007
NL31.10.2007
SE31.01.2008
LU16.02.2008
Former [2010/06]AT31.10.2007
CY31.10.2007
DK31.10.2007
FI31.10.2007
NL31.10.2007
SE31.01.2008
Former [2009/15]AT31.10.2007
DK31.10.2007
FI31.10.2007
NL31.10.2007
SE31.01.2008
Former [2008/35]AT31.10.2007
DK31.10.2007
NL31.10.2007
SE31.01.2008
Former [2008/29]AT31.10.2007
NL31.10.2007
SE31.01.2008
Former [2008/23]NL31.10.2007
SE31.01.2008
Cited inInternational search[A]  - FUNG, S.Y., ET AL., "conversion of dehumulone into the hop alpha-acid humulone", PHYTOCHEMISTRY, (199703), vol. 44, no. 6, pages 1047 - 1053, XP002106370 [A] 1 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(96)00671-1
 [A]  - ZUURBIER,K.W.M., ET AL., "formation of aromatic intermediates in the biosynthesis of bitter acids in Humulus lupulus", PHYTOCHEMISTRY, (199501), vol. 38, no. 1, pages 77 - 82, XP002106371 [A] 1 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)00614-Y
 [PX]  - OKADA, Y., "a chalcone synthase-like gene expressed specifically in lupulin glands of hop (humulus lupulus)", EMBL SEQUENCE DATA LIBRARY, heidelberg, germany, (19980623), XP002106372 [PX] 1-6 * accession no. AB015430 *
 [T]  - PANIEGO,N.B.,ET AL., "Phlorisovalerophenone synthase, a novel polyketide synthase from hop (Humulus lupulus L.) cones", EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY, (199906), vol. 262, pages 612 - 616, XP002106373 [T] 1-18 * abstract; page 612;page 616, left column; Table 1; Fig. 3 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00444.x
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