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EP1538155 - Amylase variants [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 25.03.2016 Database last updated on 20.12.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	13.05.2016	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): PT	published on 15.06.2016 [2016/24]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Novozymes A/S Krogshøjvej 36 2880 Bagsvaerd / DK
	[N/P]
Former [2005/23]	For all designated states Novozymes A/S Krogshoejvej 36 2880 Bagsvaerd / DK
Inventor(s)	01 / Bisgard-Frantzen, Henrik Elmevaenget 8B 2880 Bagsvaerd / DK
	02 / Svendsen, Allan Overdamsvej 13 2970 Horsholm / DK
	03 / Borchert, Torben Vedel Biskop Svanes Vej 65A, 1th 3460 Birkerod / DK
	[2005/23]
Representative(s)	Potter Clarkson Chapel Quarter Mount Street Nottingham NG1 6HQ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2013/37]	Potter Clarkson LLP The Belgrave Centre Talbot Street Nottingham NG1 5GG / GB
Former [2008/31]	Stevens, Ian Edward, et al Potter Clarkson LLP Park View House 58 The Ropewalk Nottingham NG1 5DD / GB
Former [2006/29]	Hansen, Rasmus Rune, et al Novozymes A/S Patents Krogshoejvej 36 2880 Bagsvaerd / DK
Former [2005/23]	Bendiksen, Henrik, et al Novozymes A/S, Patents, Krogshoejvej 36 2880 Bagsvaerd / DK
Application number, filing date	05002888.5	05.02.1996
	[2005/23]
Priority number, date	DK19950000126	03.02.1995 Original published format: DK 12695
	DK19950000336	29.03.1995 Original published format: DK 33695
	DK19950001097	29.09.1995 Original published format: DK 109795
	DK19950001121	06.10.1995 Original published format: DK 112195
	[2005/23]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1538155
	Date:	08.06.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/23]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1538155
	Date:	15.06.2005
	[2005/24]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1538155
	Date:	18.04.2007
	Language:	EN
	[2007/16]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	28.04.2005
Classification	IPC:	C07H21/04, C11D3/386, C12N1/21, C12N9/28, C12N9/32, C12N15/09, C12N15/56, C12P21/02	[2005/23]
	CPC:	C12C5/004 (EP); C11D3/386 (EP); C11D3/38672 (EP); C11D3/38681 (EP); C12N9/2417 (EP); D06L1/14 (EP); (+) D21C5/005 (EP); D21C5/022 (EP); D21H17/005 (EP); D21H17/28 (EP); D21C5/027 (EP); Y02E50/10 (EP); Y02W30/64 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, NL, PT, SE [2006/10]
Former [2005/23]	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
Title	German:	Amylase Varianten	[2005/23]
	English:	Amylase variants	[2005/23]
	French:	Variants d'amylases	[2005/23]
Examination procedure	05.07.2005	Examination requested [2005/36]
	20.03.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M03)
	20.06.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.12.2006	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	21.12.2006	Fee for grant paid
	21.12.2006	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP96900894.5 / EP0815208
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 19.04.2007 14.05.2007 ADMISSIBLE Danisco US Inc. 925 Page Mill Road Palo Alto CA 94304-1013 / US Opponent's representative Forrest, Graham Robert, et al, et al Mewburn Ellis LLP City Tower 40 Basinghall Street London EC2V 5DE / GB
		[N/P]
	Former [2014/31]
	Opponent(s)	01 19.04.2007 14.05.2007 ADMISSIBLE Danisco US Inc. 925 Page Mill Road Palo Alto CA 94304-1013 / US Opponent's representative Forrest, Graham Robert, et al, et al Mewburn Ellis LLP 33 Gutter Lane London EC2V 8AS / GB
	Former [2007/22]
	Opponent(s)	01 19.04.2007 Danisco US Inc 925 Page Mill Road Palo Alto CA 94304-1013 / US Opponent's representative Armitage, Ian Michael, et al, et al Mewburn Ellis LLP York House 23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP / GB
	22.02.2008	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	30.10.2008	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	08.02.2011	Date of oral proceedings
	20.05.2011	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	20.05.2011	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	01.03.2016	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	18.03.2016	Legal effect of revocation of patent [ N /P ]
	18.03.2016	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2016/17]
Appeal following opposition	15.07.2011	Appeal received No. T1599/11
	26.09.2011	Statement of grounds filed
	01.03.2016	Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
	14.07.2011	Appeal received No. T1599/11
	19.09.2011	Statement of grounds filed
	01.03.2016	Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	13.06.2005	Renewal fee patent year 03
	13.06.2005	Renewal fee patent year 04
	13.06.2005	Renewal fee patent year 05
	13.06.2005	Renewal fee patent year 06
	13.06.2005	Renewal fee patent year 07
	13.06.2005	Renewal fee patent year 08
	13.06.2005	Renewal fee patent year 09
	13.06.2005	Renewal fee patent year 10
	28.02.2006	Renewal fee patent year 11
	28.02.2007	Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	GR	19.07.2007
	IE	05.02.2008
	LU	05.02.2008
	GB	04.02.2016
	PT	16.02.2016
	[2016/24]
Former [2016/23]	GR	19.07.2007
	IE	05.02.2008
	LU	05.02.2008
	GB	04.02.2016
Former [2011/32]	GR	19.07.2007
	IE	05.02.2008
	LU	05.02.2008
Former [2011/15]	GR	19.07.2007
	IE	05.02.2008
	LU	05.02.2008
	IT	05.02.2010
Former [2010/33]	GR	19.07.2007
	IE	05.02.2008
	LU	05.02.2008
Former [2009/08]	GR	19.07.2007
	IE	05.02.2008
Former [2008/22]	GR	19.07.2007
Documents cited:	Search	[A]EP0208491 (GENENCOR INC [US]) [A] 1-23 * figure 2 *;
		[A]EP0285123 (SUOMEN SOKERI OY [FI]) [A] 1-23 * figure 4; sequence 4 * * page 4, line 25 - line 27 * * example 2 *;
		[PX]WO9510603 (NOVO NORDISK AS [DK], et al) [PX] 1-23 * claim 34 *;
		[PX]WO9521247 (NOVO NORDISK AS [DK], et al) [PX] 1-23 * page 5, line 1 - line 21 * * claims 8-12 *;
		[A] - RYOICHI NAKAJIMA ET AL, "NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE OF THE BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS ALPHA-AMYLASE GENE", JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, WASHINGTON, DC, US, (19850701), vol. 163, no. 1, ISSN 0021-9193, pages 401 - 406, XP000608920 [A] 1-23 * figure 3 *
		[A] - EMBL, EBI, (19880101), Database accession no. Q45519, URL: EBI, XP002323441 [A] 1-23 * column A *

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