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EP3478831 - ASPARTIC PROTEASES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.11.2021
Database last updated on 09.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  18.12.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.08.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.02.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.04.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  06.01.2018
Formerunknown
Status updated on  19.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip27.04.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 29.05.2024  [2024/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Danisco US Inc.
925 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304 / US
[2019/19]
Inventor(s)01 / GU, Xiaogang
No. 10 Building Lane 10 Linhong Road
Shanghai 200335 / CN
02 / ZOU, Zhengzheng
1403 Building 8 Lane 99 South Qianyang Road
Shanghai 200031 / CN
03 / XIE, Zhiyong
No. 10 Building Lane
280 Ling Hong Road
Shanghai 200335 / CN
04 / HAO, Helong
No. 10 building Lane 280 Linghon Road
Shanghai 200335 / CN
05 / YU, Shukun
Gunnar Hejdemans Gata 29
S-212 40 Malmo / SE
06 / SHIPOVSKOV, Stepan
Tålforvej 4
8250 Egå / DK
 [2019/19]
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[2021/03]
Former [2019/19]Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
Application number, filing date17737114.322.06.2017
[2019/19]
WO2017US38746
Priority number, dateWO2016CN8785230.06.2016         Original published format: PCT/CN2016/087852
[2019/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018005225
Date:04.01.2018
Language:EN
[2018/01]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3478831
Date:08.05.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.01.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3478831
Date:20.01.2021
Language:EN
[2021/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.01.2018
ClassificationIPC:C12N9/64
[2019/19]
CPC:
C12N9/6478 (EP,US); A23K10/30 (US); A23K20/189 (US);
C12Y304/23 (US)
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 [2019/19]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ASPARTAT-PROTEASEN[2019/19]
English:ASPARTIC PROTEASES[2019/19]
French:PROTÉASES ASPARTIQUES[2019/19]
Entry into regional phase12.12.2018National basic fee paid 
12.12.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
12.12.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.12.2018Examination requested  [2019/19]
12.12.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
15.08.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.02.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
22.04.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.08.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.12.2020Fee for grant paid
09.12.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.12.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP20212694.2  / EP3825399
Opposition(s)21.10.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/52]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
15.06.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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