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EP About this file: EP3133932

EP3133932 - EGG WHITE PROCESSING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.06.2022
Database last updated on 31.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.07.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.03.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.01.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  08.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 09.10.2024  [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
100 College Street
New Haven, CT 06510 / US
[2021/32]
Former [2017/09]For all designated states
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
100 College Street
New Haven, CT 06510 / US
Inventor(s)01 / CHEN, Liang
7917 Jake View Lane
San Diego, CA 92129 / US
02 / LEAVITT, Markley C.
1140 Latham Drive
Watkinsville, GA 30677 / US
03 / TITUS, Michael
33 Hayden Ave.
Lexington, MA 02421 / US
 [2017/41]
Former [2017/09]01 / CHEN, Liang
7917 Jake View Lane
San Diego, CA 92129 / US
02 / LEAVITT, Markley C.
1140 Latham Drive
Watkinsville, GA 30677 / US
03 / TITUS, Michael
17 Rice Road
Maynard, MA 01754 / US
Representative(s)Dörries, Hans Ulrich
Df-mp
Fünf Höfe
Theatinerstrasse 16
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2021/32]Dörries, Hans Ulrich
df-mp
Fünf Höfe
Theatinerstrasse 16
80333 München / DE
Former [2017/09]Burda, Martin Robert
Fish & Richardson P.C.
HighLight Business Towers
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 8
80807 München / DE
Application number, filing date15782866.621.04.2015
[2017/09]
WO2015US26794
Priority number, dateUS201461983003P23.04.2014         Original published format: US 201461983003 P
[2017/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015164320
Date:29.10.2015
Language:EN
[2015/43]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3133932
Date:01.03.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.10.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/09]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3133932
Date:11.08.2021
Language:EN
[2021/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US29.10.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.09.2017
ClassificationIPC:A23J1/08, B01D15/08, C07K1/18, C07K16/02, C07K1/36
[2021/03]
CPC:
C07K1/36 (EP,KR,US); A23J1/08 (RU); C07K1/16 (KR);
C07K1/18 (RU); C07K1/34 (KR); C07K16/02 (RU)
Former IPC [2017/09]A23J1/08, B01D15/08, C07K1/18, C07K16/02
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2017/09]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:EIWEISSVERARBEITUNG[2017/09]
English:EGG WHITE PROCESSING[2017/09]
French:TRAITEMENT DE BLANC D'OEUF[2017/09]
Entry into regional phase21.10.2016National basic fee paid 
21.10.2016Search fee paid 
21.10.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
21.10.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.10.2016Examination requested  [2017/09]
21.10.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
10.04.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.03.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.07.2021Fee for grant paid
05.07.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.07.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)12.05.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/29]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
27.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
29.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
27.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
27.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[X] CN101603038  (SHANDONG LUBEI PHARMACEUTICAL et al.) [X] 1-15 * claim - *
 [X] US2008071067  (CHEN LIANG M et al.) [X] 1-15 * paragraphs [0024] , [ 0056]; example 1 * * paragraph [0068]; example 2; claim - *
 [XI]   GUERIN-DUBIARD C ET AL: "Hen egg white fractionation by ion-exchange chromatography", JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A, ELSEVIER, AMSTERDAM, NL, vol. 1090, no. 1-2, 7 October 2005 (2005-10-07), pages 58 - 67, XP027723893, ISSN: 0021-9673, [retrieved on 20051007] [X] 1,2,4-6,8-10,12 * paragraphs [02.1] , [03.1] * [I] 3,7,11,13-15
International search[Y] US2009299037  (CHEN LIANG M et al.) [Y] 1-50 * , para [0004], [0006], [0007], [0016], [0025], [0028], [0032], [0036], [0044]-[0047], [0050]-[0053] *
 [Y] US2377961  (POLLAK FREDERICK F et al.) [Y] 1-32, 34, 35, 38 * , pg 1, col 1, In 8-15; pg 2, col 1, In 7 to pg 2, col 2, In 3 *
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