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EP3250691 - CRISPR HYBRID DNA/RNA POLYNUCLEOTIDES AND METHODS OF USE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.04.2024
Database last updated on 01.04.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  19.05.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.05.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  15.06.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.11.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.08.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip27.04.2024No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 29.05.2024  [2024/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Caribou Biosciences, Inc.
2929 7th Street
Suite 105
Berkeley, CA 94710 / US
[2021/16]
Former [2017/49]For all designated states
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
7100 N.W. 62nd Avenue
P.O. Box 1014
Johnston, Iowa 50131 / US
Inventor(s)01 / MAY, Andrew P.
564 29th Avenue
San Francisco, California 94121 / US
02 / DONOHOUE, Paul D.
San Francisco, California 94103 / US
 [2023/25]
Former [2017/49]01 / MAY, Andrew P.
564 29th Avenue
San Francisco, California 94121 / US
02 / DONOHOUE, Paul D.
1404 Spruce Street
Berkeley, California 94709 / US
Representative(s)Grund, Martin
Grund Intellectual Property Group
Patentanwälte und Solicitor PartG mbB
Steinsdorfstraße 2
80538 München / DE
[2023/25]
Former [2017/49]Dzieglewska, Hanna Eva
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Application number, filing date16704978.227.01.2016
[2017/49]
WO2016US15145
Priority number, dateUS201562108931P28.01.2015         Original published format: US 201562108931 P
US201562251548P05.11.2015         Original published format: US 201562251548 P
[2017/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016123230
Date:04.08.2016
Language:EN
[2016/31]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3250691
Date:06.12.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.08.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/49]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3250691
Date:21.06.2023
Language:EN
[2023/25]
Type: B9 Corrected patent specification 
No.:EP3250691
Date:02.08.2023
[2023/31]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.08.2016
ClassificationIPC:C12N15/113, C12N15/11, C12N9/22, C12N15/63
[2023/15]
CPC:
C12N9/16 (EP,GB,IL,RU,US); C12N15/907 (IL,KR,RU,US); C12N15/63 (EP,GB,IL,KR,RU,US);
C12N15/113 (EP,CN,IL); C12N15/111 (EP,GB,IL,KR,RU,US); C12N15/102 (CN,GB,IL,KR);
C12N15/82 (GB,IL); C12N15/8213 (IL,KR,RU,US); C12N15/902 (CN,GB,IL,KR,RU,US);
C12N9/22 (EP,CN,GB,IL,KR,RU,US); C12Q1/6827 (IL,KR,RU,US); C12Y301/00 (EP,GB,IL,RU,US);
C12N2310/10 (IL); C12N2310/20 (EP,CN,GB,IL,KR,US); C12N2310/531 (CN,IL);
C12N2320/51 (EP,GB,IL,KR,US); C12N2320/53 (EP,GB,IL,KR,US); Y02A50/30 (EP) (-)
C-Set:
C12N2310/322, C12N2310/3531 (EP)
Former IPC [2017/49]C12N15/11, C12N9/22, C12N15/63
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 [2017/49]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:HYBRIDE CRISPR-DNS/RNS-POLYNUKLEOTIDE UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERWENDUNG[2017/49]
English:CRISPR HYBRID DNA/RNA POLYNUCLEOTIDES AND METHODS OF USE[2017/49]
French:POLYNUCLÉOTIDES ADN/ARN CRISPR HYBRIDES ET LEURS PROCÉDÉS D'UTILISATION[2017/49]
Entry into regional phase03.08.2017National basic fee paid 
03.08.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
03.08.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.08.2017Examination requested  [2017/49]
03.08.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
07.11.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.06.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.10.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.11.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.07.2019Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
10.09.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.07.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.11.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.07.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.10.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.03.2023Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 04.04.2023
04.04.2023Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
03.05.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.05.2023Fee for grant paid
12.05.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.05.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP23176464.8  / EP4257690
Opposition(s)22.03.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/22]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
10.09.2019Request for further processing filed
10.09.2019Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
20.09.2019Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
28.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
27.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
27.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
27.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
27.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2015.10.008
ExaminationWO2014144761
   KIM HANSEOP ET AL: "Enhancement of target specificity of CRISPR-Cas12a by using a chimeric DNA-RNA guide", NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH, vol. 48, no. 15, 4 September 2020 (2020-09-04), GB, pages 8601 - 8616, XP055824405, ISSN: 0305-1048, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa605 [T]

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkaa605
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