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EP2134870 - UTILITY OF SNP MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH MAJOR SOYBEAN PLANT MATURITY AND GROWTH HABIT GENOMIC REGIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2009/52]UTILITY OF SNP MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH MAJOR SOYBEAN PLANT MATURITY AND GROWTH HABIT GENOMIC REGIONS
[2013/42]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  20.11.2017
Database last updated on 20.08.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip27.03.2018New entry: Date of receipt of statement of grounds of an appeal 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Monsanto Technology, LLC
800 North Lindbergh Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63167 / US
[2009/52]
Inventor(s)01 / JENKINSON, Jonathan
603 Crystal Street
Ames Iowa 50010 / US
02 / TAMULONIS, John
62977 Michelle Drive
Nevada Iowa 50201 / US
03 / NARVEL, James
203 Beckington Court
Middletown Delaware 19709 / US
04 / GRUYS, Kenneth
1112 Cottonwood Court
Davis California 94518 / US
05 / VALENTIN, Henry, E.
2792 Brentwood Place
Davis California 94518 / US
 [2013/43]
Former [2009/52]01 / JENKINSON, Jonathan
603 Crystal Street
Ames, Iowa 50010 / US
02 / TAMULONIS, John
62977 Michelle Drive
Nevada, Iowa 50201 / US
03 / NARVEL, James
203 Beckington Court
Middletown, Delaware 19709 / US
04 / GRUYS, Kenneth
1112 Cottonwood Court
Davis, California 94518 / US
05 / VALENTIN, Henry, E.
2792 Brentwood Place
Davis, California 94518 / US
Representative(s)Uexküll & Stolberg
Partnerschaft von
Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB
Beselerstraße 4
22607 Hamburg / DE
[N/P]
Former [2014/09]von Kreisler Selting Werner
Deichmannhaus am Dom
Bahnhofsvorplatz 1
50667 Köln / DE
Former [2010/15]von Kreisler Selting Werner
Deichmannhaus am Dom Bahnhofsvorplatz 1
50667 Köln / DE
Former [2009/52]Helbing, Jörg
Patentanwälte von Kreisler Selting Werner Bahnhofsvorplatz 1 Deichmannhaus am Dom
50667 Köln / DE
Application number, filing date08742297.827.03.2008
[2009/52]
WO2008US03973
Priority number, dateUS20070920531P28.03.2007         Original published format: US 920531 P
US20070001049P31.10.2007         Original published format: US 1049 P
[2013/43]
Former [2009/52]US20070920531P28.03.2007
US2007000104931.10.2007
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1  Application with search report
No.:WO2008121291
Date:09.10.2008
Language:EN
[2008/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2134870
Date:23.12.2009
Language:EN
The application has been published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.10.2008
[2009/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2134870
Date:26.02.2014
Language:EN
[2014/09]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP09.10.2008
ClassificationInternational:C12Q1/68
[2013/42]
Former International [2009/52]C12Q1/68, A01H5/10
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2009/52]
TitleGerman:NUTZEN VON SNP-MARKERN IN ZUSAMMENHANG MIT GENOMISCHEN BEREICHEN FÜR REIFE UND WACHSTUMSGEWOHNHEIT WICHTIGER SOJABOHNENARTEN[2013/43]
English:UTILITY OF SNP MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH MAJOR SOYBEAN PLANT MATURITY AND GROWTH HABIT GENOMIC REGIONS[2013/43]
French:UTILITÉ DE MARQUEURS SNP ASSOCIÉS AVEC DES RÉGIONS MAJEURES DU PORT ET DE LA MATURITÉ DE PLANTES DE SOJA[2013/43]
Former [2009/52]NUTZEN VON SNP-MARKERN IN ZUSAMMENHANG MIT GENOMISCHEN BEREICHEN FÜR REIFE UND WACHSTUMSGEWOHNHEIT WICHTIGER SOJABOHNENARTEN
Former [2009/52]UTILITY OF SNP MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH MAJOR SOYBEAN PLANT MATURITY AND GROWTH HABIT GENOMIC REGIONS
Former [2009/52]UTILITÉ DE MARQUEURS SNP ASSOCIÉS AVEC DES RÉGIONS MAJEURES DU PORT ET DE LA MATURITÉ DE PLANTES DE SOJA
Entry into regional phase21.09.2009National basic fee paid 
21.09.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
21.09.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.09.2009Examination requested  [2009/52]
08.12.2009Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.12.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
01.07.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.12.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
16.06.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.12.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.05.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.08.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.12.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.02.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.04.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.09.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.01.2014Fee for grant paid
11.01.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  22.12.2009
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  25.11.2014   
Erklärung von Bern(CH)/Swissaid, Caroline Morel (CH)/Gene Watch UK(GB)/Red de Semillas(ES)/Rete Semi Rurali(IT)/Verein Arche N
Dienerstrassse 12
8005 Zürich / CH
Opponent's representative
Dolder, Fritz
Rosenbergstrasse 6
Postfach 148
8304 Wallisellen-Zürich / CH
 [2015/02]
deletedDeletion: Legal effect of rejection of opposition [ N /P ]
04.08.2015Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
26.11.2015Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
03.05.2016Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
11.10.2017Date of oral proceedings
21.11.2017Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
21.11.2017Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
Appeal following opposition19.01.2018Appeal received No.  T0196/18
23.03.2018Statement of grounds filed
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
29.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
26.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
27.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
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