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EP3921304 - PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF METHIONINE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 09.02.2024 Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 03.03.2023
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 11.10.2022
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 12.11.2021
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 14.08.2020
Former	unknown Status updated on 07.02.2020
Most recent event Tooltip	24.05.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT, SI	published on 26.06.2024 [2024/26]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Evonik Operations GmbH Rellinghauser Straße 1-11 45128 Essen / DE
	[2021/50]
Inventor(s)	01 / BILZ, Jürgen Lessingstr. 11 63579 Freigericht / DE
	02 / BORGMANN, Cornelia Römischer Ring 48 60486 Frankfurt / DE
	03 / FISCHER, Achim Schwendelgasse 35 63773 Goldbach / DE
	04 / GEIST, Lucas Am Weiherborn 9 63579 Freigericht / DE
	05 / NORDSCHILD, Anja Falkenweg 12 61440 Oberursel / DE
	06 / RENNER, Christian Am Ziegelacker 12 63584 Gründau / DE
	07 / REUS, Christian St.-Hubertus-Weg 6 63579 Freigericht / DE
	08 / RONNEBURG, Axel Kirschbaumallee 11 63457 Hanau / DE
	[2023/14]
Former [2021/50]	01 / BILZ, Jürgen 63579 Freigericht / DE
	02 / BORGMANN, Cornelia 60486 Frankfurt / DE
	03 / FISCHER, Achim 63773 Goldbach / DE
	04 / GEIST, Lucas 63579 Freigericht / DE
	05 / NORDSCHILD, Anja 61440 Oberursel / DE
	06 / RENNER, Christian 63584 Gründau / DE
	07 / REUS, Christian 63579 Freigericht / DE
	08 / RONNEBURG, Axel 63457 Hanau / DE
Representative(s)	Evonik Patent Association c/o Evonik Industries AG IP Management Bau 1042A/PB 15 Paul-Baumann-Straße 1 45772 Marl / DE
	[2021/50]
Application number, filing date	20702136.1	03.02.2020
	[2021/50]
	WO2020EP52603
Priority number, date	EP20190155305	04.02.2019 Original published format: EP 19155305
	[2021/50]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2020161067
	Date:	13.08.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/33]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3921304
	Date:	15.12.2021
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.08.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2021/50]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3921304
	Date:	05.04.2023
	Language:	EN
	[2023/14]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	13.08.2020
Classification	IPC:	C07C323/58, C07C319/20	[2022/40]
	CPC:	C07C319/20 (EP,US)
	C-Set:	C07C319/20, C07C323/58 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2021/50]	C07C319/20, C07C323/60
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2021/50]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	KH	Not yet paid
	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
	TN	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON METHIONIN	[2021/50]
	English:	PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF METHIONINE	[2021/50]
	French:	PROCÉDÉ DE PRÉPARATION DE MÉTHIONINE	[2021/50]
Entry into regional phase	21.07.2021	National basic fee paid
	21.07.2021	Designation fee(s) paid
	21.07.2021	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	21.07.2021	Examination requested [2021/50]
	21.07.2021	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	12.10.2022	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	22.12.2022	Fee for grant paid
	22.12.2022	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	22.12.2022	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	08.01.2024	No opposition filed within time limit [2024/11]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	07.03.2022	Renewal fee patent year 03
	23.02.2023	Renewal fee patent year 04
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	01.03.2022	03 M06 Fee paid on 25.03.2022
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AL	05.04.2023
	AT	05.04.2023
	CZ	05.04.2023
	DK	05.04.2023
	EE	05.04.2023
	ES	05.04.2023
	FI	05.04.2023
	HR	05.04.2023
	IT	05.04.2023
	LT	05.04.2023
	LV	05.04.2023
	NL	05.04.2023
	PL	05.04.2023
	RO	05.04.2023
	RS	05.04.2023
	SE	05.04.2023
	SI	05.04.2023
	SK	05.04.2023
	SM	05.04.2023
	NO	05.07.2023
	GR	06.07.2023
	IS	05.08.2023
	PT	07.08.2023
	[2024/26]
Former [2024/10]	AL	05.04.2023
	AT	05.04.2023
	CZ	05.04.2023
	DK	05.04.2023
	EE	05.04.2023
	ES	05.04.2023
	FI	05.04.2023
	HR	05.04.2023
	LT	05.04.2023
	LV	05.04.2023
	NL	05.04.2023
	PL	05.04.2023
	RO	05.04.2023
	RS	05.04.2023
	SE	05.04.2023
	SK	05.04.2023
	SM	05.04.2023
	NO	05.07.2023
	GR	06.07.2023
	IS	05.08.2023
	PT	07.08.2023
Former [2024/08]	AL	05.04.2023
	AT	05.04.2023
	ES	05.04.2023
	FI	05.04.2023
	HR	05.04.2023
	LT	05.04.2023
	LV	05.04.2023
	NL	05.04.2023
	PL	05.04.2023
	RS	05.04.2023
	SE	05.04.2023
	SK	05.04.2023
	SM	05.04.2023
	NO	05.07.2023
	GR	06.07.2023
	IS	05.08.2023
	PT	07.08.2023
Former [2024/03]	AL	05.04.2023
	AT	05.04.2023
	ES	05.04.2023
	FI	05.04.2023
	HR	05.04.2023
	LT	05.04.2023
	LV	05.04.2023
	NL	05.04.2023
	PL	05.04.2023
	RS	05.04.2023
	SE	05.04.2023
	NO	05.07.2023
	GR	06.07.2023
	IS	05.08.2023
	PT	07.08.2023
Former [2024/01]	AL	05.04.2023
	AT	05.04.2023
	ES	05.04.2023
	HR	05.04.2023
	LT	05.04.2023
	LV	05.04.2023
	NL	05.04.2023
	PL	05.04.2023
	RS	05.04.2023
	SE	05.04.2023
	NO	05.07.2023
	GR	06.07.2023
	IS	05.08.2023
	PT	07.08.2023
Former [2023/51]	AL	05.04.2023
	AT	05.04.2023
	ES	05.04.2023
	HR	05.04.2023
	NL	05.04.2023
	PL	05.04.2023
	RS	05.04.2023
	SE	05.04.2023
	NO	05.07.2023
	GR	06.07.2023
	IS	05.08.2023
	PT	07.08.2023
Former [2023/50]	AL	05.04.2023
	AT	05.04.2023
	ES	05.04.2023
	NL	05.04.2023
	PL	05.04.2023
	SE	05.04.2023
	NO	05.07.2023
	GR	06.07.2023
	IS	05.08.2023
	PT	07.08.2023
Former [2023/48]	AT	05.04.2023
	ES	05.04.2023
	NL	05.04.2023
	SE	05.04.2023
	NO	05.07.2023
	PT	07.08.2023
Former [2023/46]	ES	05.04.2023
	NL	05.04.2023
	PT	07.08.2023
Former [2023/43]	NL	05.04.2023
Cited in	International search	[AD]EP3199519 (SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO [JP]) [AD] 1-15 * the whole document *;
		[A]WO2018021338 (SHOWA DENKO KK [JP]) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
		US2019161434 [ ] (AOKI TAKANORI [JP], et al) [ ] * example 5 *
	by applicant	JPS5446717
		JPH0393757
		US6417395
		EP1506940
		US2012215021
		EP3199519
		WO2018021338
		US2019161434

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