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EP About this file: EP1497409

EP1497409 - GROWTH MEDIUM FOR MICROORGANISMS COMPRISING THE BIOMASS OF METHANOTROPHIC AND HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIA [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2005/03]GROWTH MEDIUM FOR MICROORGANISMS COMPRISING THE BIOMASS OF METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIA
[2005/40]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.03.2007
Database last updated on 30.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.09.2009Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, TR		published on 21.10.2009  [2009/43]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Statoil ASA
4035 Stavanger / NO
[2007/14]
Former [2005/03]For all designated states
Norferm DA
P.O. Box 8005
4068 Stavanger / NO
Inventor(s)01 / MOEN, Einar, c/o Norferm DA
Postboks 8005
N-4068 Stavanger / NO
02 / JORGENSEN, Jeanette M., c/o Norferm Danmark A/S
Postboks 829
DK-5230 Odense / DK
03 / JENSEN, Karen M., c/o Norferm Danmark A/S
Postboks 829
DK-5230 Odense / DK
04 / JOHANNESSEN, Arild, c/o Norferm DA
Postboks 8005
N-4068 Stavanger / NO
 [2005/03]
Representative(s)Golding, Louise Ann
Dehns
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2005/03]Golding, Louise Ann
Frank B. Dehn & Co., 179 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4EL / GB
Application number, filing date03746864.217.04.2003
[2005/03]
WO2003GB01689
Priority number, dateGB2002000900719.04.2002         Original published format: GB 0209007
[2005/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO03089625
Date:30.10.2003
Language:EN
[2003/44]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1497409
Date:19.01.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.10.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1497409
Date:24.05.2006
Language:EN
[2006/21]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP08.01.2004
ClassificationIPC:C12N1/20
[2005/03]
CPC:
C12N1/20 (EP,KR,US); C12N1/00 (KR); C12N1/12 (EP);
C12N9/2471 (EP); C12P13/08 (EP,US); C12P7/6434 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2005/03]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:WACHSTUMSMEDIUM FÜR MIKROORGANISMEN UMFASSEND DIE BIOMASSE VON METHANOTROPHEN UND HETEROTROPHEN BAKTERIEN[2005/40]
English:GROWTH MEDIUM FOR MICROORGANISMS COMPRISING THE BIOMASS OF METHANOTROPHIC AND HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIA[2005/40]
French:MILIEU DE CROISSANCE POUR LES MICROORGANISMES COMPRENANT LA BIOMASSE DE BACTERIES METHANOTROPHIQUES ET HETEROTROPHIQUES[2005/40]
Former [2005/03]WACHSTUMSMEDIUM FÜR MIKROORGANISMEN UMFASSEND DIE BIOMASSE VON METHANOTROPHEN BAKTERIEN
Former [2005/03]GROWTH MEDIUM FOR MICROORGANISMS COMPRISING THE BIOMASS OF METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIA
Former [2005/03]MILIEU DE CROISSANCE POUR LES MICROORGANISMES COMPRENANT LA BIOMASSE DE BACTERIES METHANOTROPHIQUES
Entry into regional phase02.11.2004National basic fee paid 
02.11.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
02.11.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.11.2003Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
02.11.2004Examination requested  [2005/03]
21.01.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
01.08.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.09.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.02.2006Fee for grant paid
09.02.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)27.02.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
17.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY24.05.2006
EE24.05.2006
FI24.05.2006
RO24.05.2006
SI24.05.2006
TR24.05.2006
BG24.08.2006
GR25.08.2006
ES04.09.2006
PT24.10.2006
HU25.11.2006
[2009/43]
Former [2009/39]CY24.05.2006
EE24.05.2006
FI24.05.2006
RO24.05.2006
SI24.05.2006
BG24.08.2006
GR25.08.2006
ES04.09.2006
PT24.10.2006
Former [2008/38]EE24.05.2006
FI24.05.2006
RO24.05.2006
SI24.05.2006
BG24.08.2006
GR25.08.2006
ES04.09.2006
PT24.10.2006
Former [2008/31]FI24.05.2006
RO24.05.2006
SI24.05.2006
BG24.08.2006
GR25.08.2006
ES04.09.2006
PT24.10.2006
Former [2008/21]FI24.05.2006
RO24.05.2006
SI24.05.2006
GR25.08.2006
ES04.09.2006
PT24.10.2006
Former [2008/04]FI24.05.2006
RO24.05.2006
SI24.05.2006
ES04.09.2006
PT24.10.2006
Former [2007/41]FI24.05.2006
IT24.05.2006
RO24.05.2006
SI24.05.2006
ES04.09.2006
PT24.10.2006
Former [2007/14]FI24.05.2006
SI24.05.2006
ES04.09.2006
PT24.10.2006
Former [2007/03]FI24.05.2006
SI24.05.2006
ES04.09.2006
Former [2007/01]FI24.05.2006
ES04.09.2006
Former [2006/50]ES04.09.2006
Cited inInternational search[X]DD290917  (AKAD WISSENSCHAFTEN DDR [DE]) [X] 1-8,10-14 * page 1; claim 1 * * page 2, line 12 *;
 [DA]WO0160974  (NORFERM DA [NO], et al) [DA] 1-14 * the whole document *;
 [A]  - BOTHE HARALD ET AL, "Heterotrophic bacteria growing in association with Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath) in a single cell protein production process", APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, (200206), vol. 59, no. 1, ISSN 0175-7598, pages 33 - 39, XP002257531 [A] 1-14 * published online on 4 April 2002 * * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-002-0964-1
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