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EP3987013 - SELF-ORGANIZING NEURAL ECTODERMAL LINEAGE CELLULAR STRUCTURES, AND COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATING THERETO [Right-click to bookmark this link]
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Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Rockefeller University
1230 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021-6399 / US
[2022/17]
Inventor(s)01 / HAREMAKI, Tomomi
238 East 81st Street
New York, NY 10028 / US
02 / METZGER, Jakob
238 East 81st Street
New York, NY 10028 / US
03 / ETOC, Fred
220 East 70th Street
New York, NY 10021 / US
04 / BRIVANLOU, Ali
450 East 63rd Street; Apt. 12 C
New York, NY 10065 / US
 [2022/17]
Representative(s)V.O.
P.O. Box 87930
2508 DH Den Haag / NL
[2022/17]
Application number, filing date20737811.822.06.2020
[2022/17]
WO2020US38912
Priority number, dateUS201962864881P21.06.2019         Original published format: US 201962864881 P
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Filing languageEN
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PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020257756
Date:24.12.2020
Language:EN
[2020/52]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3987013
Date:27.04.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.12.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
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Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP24.12.2020
ClassificationIPC:C12N5/0797
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C12N5/0623 (EP,IL,US); C12Q1/025 (US); C12N2501/15 (EP,IL,US);
C12N2501/155 (EP,IL,US); C12Q2600/112 (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 [2022/17]
TitleGerman:SELBSTORGANISIERENDE ZELLSTRUKTUREN NEURALER EKTODERMALER ABSTAMMUNG SOWIE ZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN UND VERFAHREN IM ZUSAMMENHANG DAMIT[2022/17]
English:SELF-ORGANIZING NEURAL ECTODERMAL LINEAGE CELLULAR STRUCTURES, AND COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATING THERETO[2022/17]
French:STRUCTURES CELLULAIRES DE LIGNÉE ECTODERMIQUE NEURONALE À AUTO-ORGANISATION, ET COMPOSITIONS ET PROCÉDÉS SE RAPPORTANT À CELLES-CI[2022/17]
Entry into regional phase21.01.2022National basic fee paid 
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21.01.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
22.08.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
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