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EP3205721 - TRANSFORMANT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LACTIC ACID [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.07.2020
Database last updated on 02.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  26.07.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.03.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.08.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.07.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
JMTC Enzyme Corporation
8-17-5, Ginza
Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-0061 / JP
[2017/33]
Inventor(s)01 / HARA, Futoshi
c/o Asahi Glass Company
Limited
5-1 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8405 / JP
02 / KASHIMA, Ayako
c/o Asahi Glass Company
Limited
5-1 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8405 / JP
03 / KIMURA, Shuichiro
c/o Asahi Glass Company
Limited
5-1 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8405 / JP
 [2017/33]
Representative(s)Lavoix
Bayerstraße 83
80335 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2017/33]Lavoix
Bayerstrasse 83
80335 München / DE
Application number, filing date15849633.106.10.2015
[2017/33]
WO2015JP78394
Priority number, dateJP2014020904810.10.2014         Original published format: JP 2014209048
[2017/33]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016056566
Date:14.04.2016
Language:JA
[2016/15]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3205721
Date:16.08.2017
Language:EN
[2017/33]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3205721
Date:28.08.2019
Language:EN
[2019/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP14.04.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.03.2018
ClassificationIPC:C12N15/09, C12N1/19, C12P7/56, C12R1/645, C12N9/04, C12N1/16, C12N15/81, C12N9/88
[2018/15]
CPC:
C12P7/56 (EP,US); C12N1/145 (US); C12N15/52 (EP,US);
C12N9/0006 (EP,US); C12N9/88 (EP,US); C12Y101/01027 (EP,US);
C12Y401/01001 (EP,US); C12R2001/645 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/33]C12N15/09, C12N1/19, C12P7/56, C12R1/645
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2017/33]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:TRANSFORMANT UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DAVON UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON MILCHSÄURE[2017/33]
English:TRANSFORMANT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LACTIC ACID[2017/33]
French:TRANSFORMANT, SON PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION, ET PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION D'ACIDE LACTIQUE[2017/33]
Entry into regional phase28.02.2017Translation filed 
28.02.2017National basic fee paid 
28.02.2017Search fee paid 
28.02.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
28.02.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.02.2017Examination requested  [2017/33]
28.02.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
26.06.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.08.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.10.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.01.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
26.02.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.03.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.07.2019Fee for grant paid
19.07.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
19.07.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)03.06.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
30.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
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