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EP1526179 - Method for producing l-amino acid using bacteria belonging to the genus escherichia [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusOpposition rejected
Status updated on  14.12.2012
Database last updated on 22.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.12.2012Opposition rejectedpublished on 16.01.2013  [2013/03]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
No. 15-1, Kyobashi 1-chome, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104 / JP
[2007/18]
Former [2005/17]For all designated states
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
No. 15-1, Kyobashi 1-chome, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Tabolina, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna
Tikhvinski per., 6, No. 128
103055 Moscow / RU
02 / Rybak, Konstantin Vyacheslavovich
Sivashskaya ul., 4, bldg. 3, No. 61
113149 Moscow / RU
03 / Khourges, Evgeni Moiseevich
Bataisky proezd, 5, No. 48
109651 Moscow / RU
04 / Voroshilova, Elvira Borisovna
Severnoe Chertanovo, 4, 403, 217
113646 Moscow / RU
05 / Gusyatiner, Mikhail Markovich
Severnoe Chertanovo, 4, 403, 217
113646 Moscow / RU
 [2005/17]
Representative(s)Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
[2005/17]
Application number, filing date04028876.313.02.2002
[2005/17]
Priority number, dateRU2001010386513.02.2001         Original published format: RU 2001103865
RU2001010499826.02.2001         Original published format: RU 2001104998
RU2001010499926.02.2001         Original published format: RU 2001104999
RU2001011763228.06.2001         Original published format: RU 2001117632
RU2001011763328.06.2001         Original published format: RU 2001117633
[2005/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1526179
Date:27.04.2005
Language:EN
[2005/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1526179
Date:02.05.2007
Language:EN
[2007/18]
Type: B9 Corrected patent specification 
No.:EP1526179
Date:10.10.2007
[2007/41]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.03.2005
ClassificationIPC:C12N15/31, C12N1/21, C12P13/08, C07K14/245, C12R1/185
[2006/42]
CPC:
C12P13/06 (EP,US); C12N15/52 (EP,US); C12P13/08 (EP,US);
C12P13/10 (EP,US); C12P13/12 (EP,US); C12P13/24 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2005/17]C12N15/31, C12N1/21, C12P13/08, C07K14/245, // (C12N1/21, C12R1:185)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2005/17]
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Produktion von L-Aminosäuren mittels Bakterien der Gattung Escherichia[2005/17]
English:Method for producing l-amino acid using bacteria belonging to the genus escherichia[2005/17]
French:Procédé de production des acides L-aminés au moyen de bactéries du genre Escherichia[2005/17]
Biological materialThis application mentions deposited biological material, check the file for details
Examination procedure17.10.2005Examination requested  [2005/50]
28.06.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
24.08.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.11.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.03.2007Fee for grant paid
22.03.2007Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP02003335.3  / EP1239041
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  30.01.2008  12.03.2008  ADMISSIBLE
Evonik Degussa GmbH
Intellectual Property Rodenbacher Chaussee 4
63457 Hanau / DE
 [2008/30]
Former [2008/10]
Opponent(s)01  30.01.2008   
Evonik Degussa GmbH
DG-IPM-PAT Postcode 84/339 Rodenbacher Chaussee 4
63457 Hanau / DE
17.03.2008Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
16.06.2008Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
27.08.2009Date of oral proceedings
08.10.2009Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
08.10.2009Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
18.10.2012Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2013/03]
Appeal following opposition04.12.2009Appeal received No.  T2354/09
05.02.2010Statement of grounds filed
18.10.2012Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected
18.10.2012Date of oral proceedings
24.10.2012Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.12.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
01.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
14.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
14.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[DA]EP1013765  (AJINOMOTO KK [JP]) [DA] * the whole document *;
 [DA]EP1016710  (AJINOMOTO KK [JP]) [DA] * the whole document *;
 [PA]EP1085087  (KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO KK [JP]) [PA] * the whole document *;
 [A]  - "Hypothetical UPF0056 protein yhcE.", UniProt, (19920501), Database accession no. YCHE_ECOLI, URL: EBI, XP002318622 [A] * abstract *
 [A]  - ZAKATAEVA ET AL, "The novel transmembrane Escherichia coli proteins involved in the amino acid efflux", FEBS LETTERS, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, AMSTERDAM, NL, (19990611), vol. 452, ISSN 0014-5793, pages 228 - 232, XP002135075 [A] * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0014-5793(99)00625-0
 [A]  - ALESHIN V V ET AL, "A new family of amino-acid-efflux proteins", TIBS TRENDS IN BIOCHEMICAL SCIENCES, ELSEVIER PUBLICATION, CAMBRIDGE, EN, (19990401), vol. 24, no. 4, ISSN 0968-0004, pages 133 - 135, XP004214249 [A] * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0968-0004(99)01367-5
 [A]  - KRAMER R, "Genetic and physiological approaches for the production of amino acids", JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, AMSTERDAM, NL, (19960212), vol. 45, no. 1, ISSN 0168-1656, pages 1 - 21, XP004036833 [A] * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0168-1656(95)00146-8
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