blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

Latvia joins the Federated Register
Click here for more information on the Federated Register.

2025-04-16

More...
blank Related links

Release notes
European Patent Register Assistant
European Patent Register Resource Book
European Patent Register – pocket guide
FAQ - European Patent Register
Federated Register (Flyer)
Global Dossier (Flyer)
Register events
Deep link coverage
Federated Register content
The Patent Information Tour
Fair use charter

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP2363466

EP2363466 - TANNASE, GENE ENCODING SAME, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.03.2018
Database last updated on 26.04.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  31.03.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip29.05.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): PT		published on 01.07.2020  [2020/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Amano Enzyme Inc.
2-7 Nishiki 1-chome Naka-ku Nagoya-shi
Aichi 460-8630 / JP
[2011/36]
Inventor(s)01 / NAKAGAWA, Megumi
c/o Gifu R&D Center
AMANO ENZYME INC.
1-6, Technoplaza
Kakamigahara-shi Gifu 509-0109 / JP
02 / MATSUMOTO, Naoki
c/o Gifu R&D Center
AMANO ENZYME INC.
1-6, Technoplaza
Kakamigahara-shi Gifu 509-0109 / JP
03 / AMANO, Hitoshi
c/o Gifu R&D Center
AMANO ENZYME INC.
1-6, Technoplaza
Kakamigahara-shi Gifu 509-0109 / JP
04 / YAMAGUCHI, Shotaro
c/o Gifu R&D Center
AMANO ENZYME INC.
1-6, Technoplaza
Kakamigahara-shi Gifu 509-0109 / JP
 [2011/36]
Representative(s)Steinecke, Peter
Müller Fottner Steinecke
Rechtsanwalts- und Patentanwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Römerstrasse 16 b
52428 Jülich / DE
[2017/18]
Former [2011/36]Steinecke, Peter
Müller Fottner Steinecke Rechtsanwälte - Patentanwälte Technologiezentrum Jülich Karl-Heinz-Beckurts-Strasse 13
52428 Jülich / DE
Application number, filing date09821747.402.10.2009
[2017/18]
WO2009JP05105
Priority number, dateJP2008027436024.10.2008         Original published format: JP 2008274360
[2011/36]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2010047047
Date:29.04.2010
Language:JA
[2010/17]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2363466
Date:07.09.2011
Language:EN
[2011/36]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2363466
Date:03.05.2017
Language:EN
[2017/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP29.04.2010
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.07.2012
ClassificationIPC:C12N15/09, C12N1/15, C12N1/19, C12N1/21, C12N5/10, C12N9/18, C12P7/40
[2011/36]
CPC:
C12N9/18 (EP,US); C12P7/42 (EP,US)
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,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2017/18]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:TANNASE, DAFÜR KODIERENDES GEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DAVON[2017/02]
English:TANNASE, GENE ENCODING SAME, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME[2011/36]
French:TANNASE, GÈNE LA CODANT ET PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION ASSOCIÉ[2011/36]
Former [2011/36]TANNASE, DAFÜR CODIERENDES GEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DAVON
Entry into regional phase18.05.2011Translation filed 
18.05.2011National basic fee paid 
18.05.2011Search fee paid 
18.05.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
18.05.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.05.2011Examination requested  [2011/36]
30.11.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.07.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.11.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.05.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.09.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.05.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.09.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.04.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.08.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.01.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.03.2017Fee for grant paid
02.03.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
02.03.2017Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
09.03.2017Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
17.03.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.03.2017Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  22.07.2013
Opposition(s)06.02.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/15]
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
12.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
10.10.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
14.10.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
12.10.2015Renewal fee patent year 07
11.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 08
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court		 See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU02.10.2009
AT03.05.2017
CY03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
HR03.05.2017
IT03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
MC03.05.2017
MK03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
PT03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SI03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
SM03.05.2017
TR03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
NO03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
IE02.10.2017
LU02.10.2017
MT02.10.2017
BE31.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
[2020/27]
Former [2020/15]HU02.10.2009
AT03.05.2017
CY03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
HR03.05.2017
IT03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
MC03.05.2017
MK03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SI03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
SM03.05.2017
TR03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
NO03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
IE02.10.2017
LU02.10.2017
MT02.10.2017
BE31.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
Former [2019/51]HU02.10.2009
AT03.05.2017
CY03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
HR03.05.2017
IT03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
MC03.05.2017
MK03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SI03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
SM03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
NO03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
IE02.10.2017
LU02.10.2017
MT02.10.2017
BE31.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
Former [2019/46]HU02.10.2009
AT03.05.2017
CY03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
HR03.05.2017
IT03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
MC03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SI03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
SM03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
NO03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
IE02.10.2017
LU02.10.2017
MT02.10.2017
BE31.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
Former [2019/31]HU02.10.2009
AT03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
HR03.05.2017
IT03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
MC03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SI03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
SM03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
NO03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
IE02.10.2017
LU02.10.2017
MT02.10.2017
BE31.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
Former [2018/45]AT03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
HR03.05.2017
IT03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
MC03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SI03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
SM03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
NO03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
IE02.10.2017
LU02.10.2017
MT02.10.2017
BE31.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
Former [2018/43]AT03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
HR03.05.2017
IT03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
MC03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SI03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
SM03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
NO03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
LU02.10.2017
MT02.10.2017
BE31.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
Former [2018/36]AT03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
HR03.05.2017
IT03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
MC03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SI03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
SM03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
NO03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
LU02.10.2017
BE31.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
Former [2018/35]AT03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
HR03.05.2017
IT03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
MC03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SI03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
SM03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
NO03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
LU02.10.2017
CH31.10.2017
LI31.10.2017
Former [2018/29]AT03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
HR03.05.2017
IT03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
MC03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SI03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
SM03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
NO03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2018/25]AT03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
HR03.05.2017
IT03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SI03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
SM03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
NO03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2018/11]AT03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
HR03.05.2017
IT03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
SM03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
NO03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2018/10]AT03.05.2017
CZ03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
HR03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
RO03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
SK03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
NO03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2018/09]AT03.05.2017
EE03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
HR03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
NO03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2017/50]AT03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
HR03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
LV03.05.2017
PL03.05.2017
SE03.05.2017
BG03.08.2017
NO03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Former [2017/49]AT03.05.2017
ES03.05.2017
FI03.05.2017
HR03.05.2017
LT03.05.2017
NO03.08.2017
GR04.08.2017
IS03.09.2017
Documents cited:Search[X]  - BANERJEE DEBDULAL ET AL, "Production and characterization of extracellular and intracellular tannase from newly isolated Aspergillus aculeatus DBF 9", JOURNAL OF BASIC MICROBIOLOGY, (2001), vol. 41, no. 6, ISSN 0233-111X, pages 313 - 318, XP002678234 [X] 1,2,4,10 * abstract *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1521-4028(200112)41:6<313::AID-JOBM313>3.0.CO;2-W
 [X]  - AGUILAR CRISTOBAL N ET AL, "Microbial tannases: advances and perspectives", APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, SPRINGER VERLAG, BERLIN, DE, vol. 76, no. 1, doi:10.1007/S00253-007-1000-2, ISSN 0175-7598, (20070801), pages 47 - 59, (20070526), XP002524577 [X] 1 * page 54, column 1; table 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/S00253-007-1000-2
International search[X]WO03012071  (ELITRA PHARMACEUTICALS INC [US], et al);
 [X]JP2003250588  (NAT INST OF ADV IND & TECHNOL, et al);
 [X]JPS4835478B  (KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO., LTD.);
 [X]  - ROBERT, W-J. ET AL., "Tannase from Aspergillus awamori: Purification, characterization, and the elucidation of the role of tannins in lowering in vitro protein digestibility of black beans", DISS. ABSTR. INT. B, (1989), vol. 50, no. 7, page 2902, XP009160346
 [X]  - SHARMA, S. ET AL., "Isolation, purification and properties of tannase from Aspergillus niger van Tieghem", WORLD J. MICROBIOL. BIOTECHNOL., (1999), vol. 15, no. 6, pages 673 - 677, XP008148974

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/S11274-011-0992-Z
 [X]  - DHAR, S.C ET AL., "Purification, crystallisation and physico-chemical properties of tannase of aspergillus niger", LEATHER SCIENCE, (1964), vol. 11, no. 2, pages 27 - 38
 [X]  - PEL, H.J. ET AL., "unnamed protein product [Aspergillus niger]", GENBANK, (20070324), Database accession no. CAK38707.1, URL: AM270075.1, XP008148984
 [X]  - RAMIREZ-CORONEL, M.A. ET AL., "A novel tannase from Aspergillus niger with beta-glucosidase activity", MICROBIOLOGY, (2003), vol. 149, pages 2941 - 2946, XP008148985

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.26346-0
 [X]  - MAHAPATRA, K. ET AL., "Purification, characterization and some studies on secondary structure of tannase from Aspergillus awamori nakazawa", PROCESS BIOCHEM., (2005), vol. 40, pages 3251 - 3254, XP027794029
 [A]  - BATRA, A. ET AL., "Potential tannase producers from the genera Aspergillus and Penicillium", PROCESS BIOCHEM., (2005), vol. 40, pages 1553 - 1557, XP027793802
 [A]  - PEL, H.J. ET AL., "Genome sequencing and analysis of the versatile cell factory Aspergillus niger CBS 513.88", NAT. BIOTECHNOL., (2007), vol. 25, no. 2, pages 221 - 231, XP002458027

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nbt1282
Examination   - NAGAI MASARU ET AL, "Purification and characterization of an endo-polygalacturonase from Aspergillus awamori", BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY, JAPAN SOCIETY FOR BIOSCIENCE, BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND AGROCHEMISTRY, TOKYO, JAPAN, (20000801), vol. 64, no. 8, doi:10.1271/BBB.64.1729, ISSN 0916-8451, pages 1729 - 1732, XP002471742

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1271/bbb.64.1729
    - Satoshi Kaneko ET AL, "Purification and Substrate Specificities of Two [alpha]-l-Arabinofuranosidases from Aspergillus awamori IFO 4033", Applied and Environmental Microbiology, UNITED STATES, (19981001), pages 4021 - 4027, URL: http://aem.asm.org/content/64/10/4021.full.pdf, (20160330), XP055261455
by applicantJPH0880196
 JP2003250588
 JPH07289262
 JPH0870874
 JPH08140685
 US5512463
 WO9802535
 JP2003319786
    - APPL. MICROBIOL. BIOTECHNOL., (2007), vol. 76, pages 47 - 59
    - GENE, (1996), vol. 175, pages 215 - 221
    - MICROBIOLOGY, (2003), vol. 149, pages 2941 - 2946
    - PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY, (200504), vol. 40, no. 5, pages 1553 - 1557
    - KARLIN, ALTSCHUL, PROC. NATL. ACAD. SCI. USA, (1990), vol. 87, pages 2264 - 68
    - KARLIN, ALTSCHUL, PROC. NATL. ACAD. SCI. USA, (1993), vol. 90, pages 5873 - 77
    - ALTSCHUL ET AL., J. MOL. BIOL., (1990), vol. 215, pages 403 - 10
    - ALTSCHUL ET AL., AMINO ACIDS RESEARCH, (1997), vol. 25, no. 17, pages 3389 - 3402
    - MEYERS, MILLER, COMPUT. APPL. BIOSCI., (1988), vol. 4, pages 11 - 17
    - Molecular Cloning, COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY PRESS
    - GENE, (1987), vol. 60, no. 1, pages 115 - 127
    - JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, (1981), vol. 256, pages 7990 - 7997
    - PROC. NATL. ACAD. SCI. U.S.A., (1982), vol. 79, pages 1408 - 1412
    - GENE, (1988), vol. 64, pages 313 - 319
    - ANAL. BIOCHEM., (1995), vol. 224, pages 347 - 353
    - NUCLEIC ACIDS RES., (1984), vol. 12, no. 24, pages 9441 - 9456
    - ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, (1992), vol. 200, pages 81 - 88
    - GENE, (1991), vol. 102, pages 67 - 70
    - PROC. NATL. ACAD. SCI. U.S.A., (1985), vol. 82, pages 488 - 492
    - GENE, (1995), vol. 152, pages 271 - 275
    - GENE, (1991), vol. 103, pages 73 - 77
    - POTTER, H. ET AL., PROC. NATL. ACAD. SCI. U.S.A., (1984), vol. 81, pages 7161 - 7165
    - FELGNER, P.L. ET AL., PROC. NATL. ACAD. SCI. U.S.A., (1984), vol. 84, pages 7413 - 7417
    - GRAESSMANN, M., GRAESSMANN, A., PROC. NATL. ACAD. SCI. U.S.A., (1976), vol. 73, pages 366 - 370
    - HANAHAN, D., J. MOL. BIOL., (1983), vol. 166, pages 557 - 580
    - SCHIESTL, R.H. ET AL., CURR. GENET., (1989), vol. 16, pages 339 - 346
    - YELTON, M.M. ET AL., PROC. NATL. ACAD. SCI., (1984), vol. 81, pages 1470 - 1474
    - DESCHAMPS, J. FERMENT. TECHNOL., (1983), vol. 61, no. 1, pages 55 - 59
    - SHARMA, ANAL. BIOCHEM., (2000), vol. 279, pages 85 - 89
    - SAITO, MIURA, BIOCHIM. BIOPHYS. ACTA, (1963), vol. 72, pages 619 - 629
    - MOL. GEN. GENET., (1997), vol. 253, pages 520 - 528
    - MOL. GEN. GENET., (1989), vol. 218, pages 99 - 104
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.