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EP0977873 - METHOD FOR CLEAVAGE OF FUSION PROTEINS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.09.2007
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip01.01.2010Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY, LU
published on 03.02.2010  [2010/05]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SemBioSys Genetics Inc.
Bay 110, 2985-23rd Avenue N.E.
Calgary, Alberta T1Y 7L3 / CA
[2006/27]
Former [2000/06]For all designated states
SemBioSys Genetics, Inc.
609-14 Street N.W.
Calgary, Alberta T2N 2A1 / CA
Inventor(s)01 / MOLONEY, Maurice
34 Edgebrook Cove, N.W.
Calgary, Alberta T3A 5N5 / CA
02 / ALCANTARA, Joenel
3 Castledale Place N.E.
Calgary, Alberta T3J 1Y4 / CA
03 / VAN ROOIJEN, Gijs
3223 Bearspaw Drive N.W.
Calgary, Alberta T2L 1T1 / CA
[2000/06]
Representative(s)Williams, Aylsa, et al
D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
[N/P]
Former [2005/52]Williams, Aylsa, et al
D Young & Co 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Former [2000/06]Harrison Goddard Foote
Belmont House, 20 Wood Lane
Leeds LS6 2AE / GB
Application number, filing date98916746.523.04.1998
[2000/06]
WO1998CA00398
Priority number, dateUS19970044254P25.04.1997         Original published format: US 44254 P
[2000/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9849326
Date:05.11.1998
Language:EN
[1998/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0977873
Date:09.02.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.11.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0977873
Date:04.10.2006
Language:EN
[2006/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.11.1998
ClassificationIPC:C12N15/62, C12N15/15, C07K14/815, C07K14/61, C12N9/50, C12N15/57, A61K38/58, A61K38/27, A23L1/305
[2000/06]
CPC:
C12N15/62 (EP,KR,US); A23L33/17 (EP,US); A61P3/02 (EP);
A61P43/00 (EP); C07K14/61 (EP,US); C07K14/815 (EP,US);
C12N15/00 (KR); C12N9/50 (EP,US); C07K2319/00 (EP,US);
C07K2319/02 (EP,US); C07K2319/21 (EP,US); C07K2319/50 (EP,US);
C07K2319/75 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/06]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR SPALTUNG VON FUSIONPROTEINEN[2000/06]
English:METHOD FOR CLEAVAGE OF FUSION PROTEINS[2000/06]
French:PROCEDE DE CLIVAGE DE PROTEINES HYBRIDES[2000/06]
Entry into regional phase25.11.1999National basic fee paid 
25.11.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
25.11.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.08.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
25.11.1999Examination requested  [2000/06]
15.09.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
25.03.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.05.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.11.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.02.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.06.2006Fee for grant paid
08.06.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)05.07.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/42]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.04.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
24.04.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
02.05.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
16.04.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
29.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
30.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 08
21.04.2006Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT04.10.2006
CY04.10.2006
FI04.10.2006
SE04.01.2007
GR05.01.2007
PT16.03.2007
LU23.04.2007
MC30.04.2007
[2010/05]
Former [2009/18]AT04.10.2006
FI04.10.2006
SE04.01.2007
GR05.01.2007
PT16.03.2007
MC30.04.2007
Former [2008/21]AT04.10.2006
FI04.10.2006
SE04.01.2007
GR05.01.2007
PT16.03.2007
Former [2007/29]AT04.10.2006
FI04.10.2006
SE04.01.2007
PT16.03.2007
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0006-291X(91)91634-O
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00020460
 [DA]  - M.T. MCCAMAN AND D.B. CUMMINGS, "A mutated bovine prochymosin zymogen can be activated without proteolitic processing at low pH", THE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, BETHESDA, MD, US, (1986), vol. 261, no. 33, pages 15345 - 15348, XP002071807 [DA] 1-9 * the whole document *
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