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EP0991754 - PROTEASES FROM GRAM-POSITIVE ORGANISMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  17.03.2006
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.03.2006Refusal of applicationpublished on 03.05.2006  [2006/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.
925 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304 / US
[2000/18]
Former [2000/15]For all designated states
GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.
4 Cambridge Place, 1870 South Winton Road
Rochester, New York 14618 / US
For all designated states
Genencor International B.V.
Verrijn Stuartlaan 1
2288 EK Rijswijk / EP
Inventor(s)01 / ESTELL, David, A.
248 Woodbridge Circle
San Mateo, CA 94403 / US
[2000/15]
Representative(s)Kiddle, Simon John, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/15]Kiddle, Simon John, et al
Mewburn Ellis, York House, 23 Kingsway
London WC2B 6HP / GB
Application number, filing date98935681.114.07.1998
[2000/15]
WO1998US14647
Priority number, dateEP1997030523215.07.1997         Original published format: EP 97305232
[2000/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO9903984
Date:28.01.1999
Language:EN
[1999/04]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0991754
Date:12.04.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.01.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP08.04.1999
ClassificationIPC:C12N15/00
[2000/15]
CPC:
C12N9/54 (EP); C11D3/38663 (EP); C12N15/75 (EP);
C12N9/18 (EP); C12N9/48 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/15]
TitleGerman:PROTEASEN VON GRAM-POSITIEVE ORGANISMEN[2000/15]
English:PROTEASES FROM GRAM-POSITIVE ORGANISMS[2000/15]
French:PROTEASES POUR ORGANISMES GRAM-POSITIFS[2000/15]
Entry into regional phase04.02.2000National basic fee paid 
04.02.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
04.02.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.01.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
04.02.2000Examination requested  [2000/15]
09.05.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.09.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.12.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
26.07.2004Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
05.10.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.07.2005Date of oral proceedings
17.11.2005Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2006/18]
17.11.2005Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
27.11.2005Application refused, date of legal effect [2006/18]
Request for further processing for:05.10.2004Request for further processing filed
05.10.2004Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
20.10.2004Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.07.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
12.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
12.07.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
14.07.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
14.07.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
13.07.2005Renewal fee patent year 08
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Cited inInternational search[Y]EP0369817  (BIOTEKNIKA INTERNATIONAL) [Y] 1-7,11-16 * the whole document *;
 [A]  - LEVINE A ET AL, "A 10.3 kbp segment from nprB to argJ at the 102 region of the Bacillus subtilis chromosome", MICROBIOLOGY, (199701), vol. 143, pages 175 - 177, XP002080812 [A] * page 177, column L, paragraph 2; table 2 *
 [A]  - EMBL/GENBANK/DDBJ DATABASES Accession no P70948, Sequence reference P70948 1 February 1997 LEVINE A ET AL: "YITV", XP002080814
 [PXY]  - KUNST F. ET AL, "The complete genome sequence of the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis", NATURE, (19971120), vol. 390, pages 249 - 256, XP002080813 [PX] 9,10 * see Table 1, part II.2 * [Y] 1-7,11-16

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/36786
 [PXY]  - EMBL/GENBANK/DDBJ DATABASES Accession no O32120, Sequence reference O32120 1 January 1998, XP002080815 [PX] 9,10 * the whole document * [Y] 1-7,11-16
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