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EP About this file: EP2166832

EP2166832 - METHODS FOR INCREASING GERMINATION VIGOR BY EARLY SINGULATION OF CONIFER SOMATIC EMBRYOS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.06.2013
Database last updated on 20.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2015Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 19.08.2015  [2015/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY
P.O. Box 9777
Federal Way, WA 98063-9777 / US
[2010/13]
Inventor(s)01 / TIMMIS, Roger
3520 Country Club Drive N.W.
Olympia, WA 98502 / US
02 / GROB, James A
10404 Springwood Drive East
Bonnie Lake WA 98391 / US
03 / GUPTA, Pramod, K.
29329 3rd Ave SW
Federal Way, WA 98023 / US
04 / RAYFIELD, Susan D
20516 SE 330th Street
Auburn, WA 98002 / US
 [2012/33]
Former [2010/22]01 / TIMMIS, Roger
3520 Country Club Drive N.W.
Olympia, WA 98502 / US
02 / GROB, James A
10404 Springwood Drive East
Bonnie Lake WA 98391 / US
03 / GUPTA, Pramod, K.
29329 3rd Ave SW
Federal Way, WA 98023 / US
04 / RAYFIELD, Susan D
20516 SE 330th Street
Auburn, WA 98002 / US
Former [2010/13]01 / TIMMIS, Roger
3520 Country Club Drive N.W.
Olympia, WA 98502 / US
02 / GROB, James A
10404 Springwood Drive East
Bonnie Lake WA 98391 / US
03 / GUPTA, Pramod, K.
32632 20th Ave Sw
Federal Way, WA 98023 / US
04 / RAYFIELD, Susan D
20516 SE 330th Street
Auburn, WA 98002 / US
Representative(s)Baldock, Sharon Claire, et al
Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2010/13]Baldock, Sharon Claire, et al
Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date08781150.130.06.2008
[2010/13]
WO2008US68714
Priority number, dateUS20070947029P29.06.2007         Original published format: US 947029 P
[2012/33]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009006369
Date:08.01.2009
Language:EN
[2009/02]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2166832
Date:31.03.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.01.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2166832
Date:15.08.2012
Language:EN
[2012/33]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US08.01.2009
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.07.2010
ClassificationIPC:A01H4/00
[2010/13]
CPC:
A01H4/005 (EP,US); A01C1/02 (EP,US); A01H3/00 (EP,US);
A01H3/04 (EP,US); A01H4/002 (EP,US); A01H4/008 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2010/13]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR ERHÖHUNG DER KEIMUNGSKRAFT MITTELS FRÜHER AUSSONDERUNG SOMATISCHER KONIFERENEMBRYONEN[2010/13]
English:METHODS FOR INCREASING GERMINATION VIGOR BY EARLY SINGULATION OF CONIFER SOMATIC EMBRYOS[2010/13]
French:PROCÉDÉ PERMETTANT D'ACCROÎTRE LA VIGUEUR DE LA GERMINATION PAR SÉPARATION PRÉCOCE D'EMBRYONS SOMATIQUES DE CONIFÈRES[2010/13]
Entry into regional phase17.12.2009National basic fee paid 
17.12.2009Search fee paid 
17.12.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
17.12.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.12.2009Examination requested  [2010/13]
20.09.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.12.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.02.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.07.2012Fee for grant paid
03.07.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  20.09.2011
Opposition(s)16.05.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
07.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU30.06.2008
AT15.08.2012
BE15.08.2012
CY15.08.2012
CZ15.08.2012
DK15.08.2012
EE15.08.2012
HR15.08.2012
IT15.08.2012
LT15.08.2012
LV15.08.2012
MC15.08.2012
MT15.08.2012
NL15.08.2012
PL15.08.2012
RO15.08.2012
SI15.08.2012
SK15.08.2012
TR15.08.2012
BG15.11.2012
GR16.11.2012
ES26.11.2012
IS15.12.2012
PT17.12.2012
[2015/34]
Former [2015/32]AT15.08.2012
BE15.08.2012
CY15.08.2012
CZ15.08.2012
DK15.08.2012
EE15.08.2012
HR15.08.2012
IT15.08.2012
LT15.08.2012
LV15.08.2012
MC15.08.2012
MT15.08.2012
NL15.08.2012
PL15.08.2012
RO15.08.2012
SI15.08.2012
SK15.08.2012
TR15.08.2012
BG15.11.2012
GR16.11.2012
ES26.11.2012
IS15.12.2012
PT17.12.2012
Former [2015/13]AT15.08.2012
BE15.08.2012
CY15.08.2012
CZ15.08.2012
DK15.08.2012
EE15.08.2012
HR15.08.2012
IT15.08.2012
LT15.08.2012
LV15.08.2012
MC15.08.2012
MT15.08.2012
NL15.08.2012
PL15.08.2012
RO15.08.2012
SI15.08.2012
SK15.08.2012
BG15.11.2012
GR16.11.2012
ES26.11.2012
IS15.12.2012
PT17.12.2012
Former [2014/08]AT15.08.2012
BE15.08.2012
CY15.08.2012
CZ15.08.2012
DK15.08.2012
EE15.08.2012
HR15.08.2012
IT15.08.2012
LT15.08.2012
LV15.08.2012
MC15.08.2012
NL15.08.2012
PL15.08.2012
RO15.08.2012
SI15.08.2012
SK15.08.2012
BG15.11.2012
GR16.11.2012
ES26.11.2012
IS15.12.2012
PT17.12.2012
Former [2013/34]AT15.08.2012
BE15.08.2012
CY15.08.2012
CZ15.08.2012
DK15.08.2012
EE15.08.2012
HR15.08.2012
IT15.08.2012
LT15.08.2012
LV15.08.2012
NL15.08.2012
PL15.08.2012
RO15.08.2012
SI15.08.2012
SK15.08.2012
BG15.11.2012
GR16.11.2012
ES26.11.2012
IS15.12.2012
PT17.12.2012
Former [2013/23]AT15.08.2012
BE15.08.2012
CY15.08.2012
CZ15.08.2012
DK15.08.2012
EE15.08.2012
HR15.08.2012
IT15.08.2012
LT15.08.2012
LV15.08.2012
NL15.08.2012
PL15.08.2012
RO15.08.2012
SI15.08.2012
SK15.08.2012
GR16.11.2012
ES26.11.2012
IS15.12.2012
PT17.12.2012
Former [2013/22]AT15.08.2012
BE15.08.2012
CY15.08.2012
CZ15.08.2012
DK15.08.2012
EE15.08.2012
HR15.08.2012
LT15.08.2012
LV15.08.2012
NL15.08.2012
PL15.08.2012
SI15.08.2012
GR16.11.2012
ES26.11.2012
IS15.12.2012
PT17.12.2012
Former [2013/21]AT15.08.2012
BE15.08.2012
CY15.08.2012
DK15.08.2012
HR15.08.2012
LT15.08.2012
LV15.08.2012
NL15.08.2012
PL15.08.2012
SI15.08.2012
GR16.11.2012
IS15.12.2012
PT17.12.2012
Former [2013/15]AT15.08.2012
BE15.08.2012
CY15.08.2012
HR15.08.2012
LT15.08.2012
LV15.08.2012
NL15.08.2012
PL15.08.2012
SI15.08.2012
GR16.11.2012
IS15.12.2012
PT17.12.2012
Former [2013/13]AT15.08.2012
BE15.08.2012
CY15.08.2012
HR15.08.2012
LT15.08.2012
LV15.08.2012
PL15.08.2012
SI15.08.2012
GR16.11.2012
IS15.12.2012
PT17.12.2012
Former [2013/12]AT15.08.2012
BE15.08.2012
CY15.08.2012
HR15.08.2012
LT15.08.2012
LV15.08.2012
PL15.08.2012
SI15.08.2012
GR16.11.2012
IS15.12.2012
Former [2013/11]AT15.08.2012
CY15.08.2012
HR15.08.2012
LT15.08.2012
LV15.08.2012
PL15.08.2012
SI15.08.2012
GR16.11.2012
IS15.12.2012
Former [2013/10]AT15.08.2012
CY15.08.2012
HR15.08.2012
LT15.08.2012
IS15.12.2012
Former [2013/08]AT15.08.2012
LT15.08.2012
Former [2013/07]AT15.08.2012
Documents cited:Search[X]US2005026281  (GUPTA PRAMOD K [US], et al) [X] 1-20 * examples 1-4 * * paragraph [0035] - paragraph [0043] * * tables 1-7 *;
 [X]US2005198713  (GUPTA PRAMOD K [US], et al) [X] 1-20 * paragraph [0018] * * paragraphs [0027] , [0 28]; examples 1-3 * * tables 1-6 *;
 [X]US2007099923  (CHENG LEIFENG [SE]) [X] 1-20 * examples 1-3 * * figures 1-4 * * tables 1, 2 *;
 [I]  - GUPTA P K ET AL, "Forestry in the 21st century: The biotechnology of somatic embryogenesis", BIO/TECHNOLOGY 1993 US LNKD- DOI:10.1038/NBT0493-454, (1993), vol. 11, no. 4, ISSN 0733-222X, pages 454 - 459, XP002588403 [I] 1-20 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/NBT0493-454
International search[Y]US2004267457  (TIMMIS ROGER [US], et al);
 [Y]US2006260015  (BECWAR MICHAEL R [US], et al);
 [X]US2007101463  (GUPTA PRAMOD K [US], et al)
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