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EP0332581 - Regeneration of fertile graminaceous plants of the subfamily pooideae from protoplasts [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1989/37]	Regeneration of graminaceous plants of the subfamily pooideae from protoplasts
	[1996/50]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 16.11.2007 Database last updated on 13.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	10.07.2020	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): ES	published on 12.08.2020 [2020/33]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Syngenta Participations AG Schwarzwaldallee 215 4058 Basel / CH
	[2001/27]
Former [1998/18]	For all designated states Novartis AG Schwarzwaldallee 215 4058 Basel / CH
Former [1989/37]	For all designated states CIBA-GEIGY AG Klybeckstrasse 141 CH-4002 Basel / CH
Inventor(s)	01 / Horn, Michael E. 508 Truckee Way Woodland California 95695 / US
	02 / Harms, Christian T. 1412 Gray Bluff Trail Chapel Hill North Carolina 27514 / US
	03 / Shillito, Raymond D., Dr. 58 Laurel Ridge Apts. Chapel Hill North Carolina 27514 / US
	[1989/37]
Representative(s)	Fisher, Adrian John, et al Carpmaels & Ransford LLP One Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2001/36]	Fisher, Adrian John, et al CARPMAELS & RANSFORD 43 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA / GB
Former [2001/27]	Bastian, Werner Maria, et al Syngenta Participations AG, Intellectual Property, P.O. Box 4002 Basel / CH
Former [1998/20]	Fisher, Adrian John CARPMAELS & RANSFORD 43 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA / GB
Application number, filing date	89810162.1	02.03.1989
	[1989/37]
Priority number, date	US19880165665	08.03.1988 Original published format: US 165665
	[1989/37]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0332581
	Date:	13.09.1989
	Language:	DE
	[1989/37]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0332581
	Date:	25.09.1991
	Language:	DE
	[1991/39]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0332581
	Date:	11.12.1996
	Language:	DE
	[1996/50]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	09.08.1991
Classification	IPC:	A01G7/00, C12N5/00, A01H1/00, C12N15/81	[1996/50]
	CPC:	C12N15/8206 (EP,US); C12N5/04 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [1989/37]	A01G7/00, C12N5/00, A01H1/00, C12N15/00
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, GR, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE [1989/37]
Title	German:	Regeneration von fertilen Gramineen-Pflanzen aus der Unterfamilie Pooideae ausgehend von Protoplasten	[1996/50]
	English:	Regeneration of fertile graminaceous plants of the subfamily pooideae from protoplasts	[1996/50]
	French:	Régénération de plantes graminées fertiles de la sous-famille des pooideae à partir de protoplastes	[1996/50]
	Former [1989/37]	Regeneration von Gramineen-Pflanzen aus der Unterfamilie Pooideae ausgehend von Protoplasten
	Former [1989/37]	Regeneration of graminaceous plants of the subfamily pooideae from protoplasts
	Former [1989/37]	Régénération de plantes graminées de la sous-famille des pooideae à partir de protoplastes
Biological material	This application mentions deposited biological material, check the file for details
Examination procedure	04.03.1989	Examination requested [1989/37]
	28.06.1993	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	25.09.1993	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.03.1994	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	05.07.1994	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.12.1994	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	21.06.1995	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	25.07.1995	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	24.11.1995	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	06.02.1996	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	12.06.1996	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	16.08.1996	Fee for grant paid
	16.08.1996	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 11.09.1997 30.09.1997 ADMISSIBLE Monsanto Company P.O.Box 7020 St.Louis, Missouri 63166-7020 / US Opponent's representative Uexküll & Stolberg Partnerschaft von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB Beselerstraße 4 22607 Hamburg / DE
		02 11.09.1997 30.09.1997 ADMISSIBLE Bayer BioScience N.V. Technologiepark 38 9052 Gent / BE Opponent's representative Almond-Martin, Carol Ernest Gutmann - Yves Plasseraud S.A.S. 88, Boulevard des Belges 69452 Lyon Cedex 06 / FR
		[N/P]
	Former [2008/35]
	Opponent(s)	01 11.09.1997 30.09.1997 ADMISSIBLE Monsanto Company P.O.Box 7020 St.Louis, Missouri 63166-7020 / US Opponent's representative UEXKÜLL & STOLBERG Patentanwälte Beselerstrasse 4 22607 Hamburg / DE
		02 11.09.1997 30.09.1997 ADMISSIBLE Bayer BioScience N.V. Technologiepark 38 9052 Gent / BE Opponent's representative Almond-Martin, Carol ERNEST GUTMANN - YVES PLASSERAUD S.A.S. 88, Boulevard des Belges 69452 Lyon Cedex 06 / FR
	Former [2005/08]
	Opponent(s)	01 11.09.1997 30.09.1997 ADMISSIBLE Monsanto Company P.O.Box 7020 St.Louis, Missouri 63166-7020 / US Opponent's representative UEXKÜLL & STOLBERG Patentanwälte Beselerstrasse 4 22607 Hamburg / DE
		02 11.09.1997 30.09.1997 ADMISSIBLE Bayer BioScience N.V. Jozef Plateaustraat 22 9000 Gent / BE Opponent's representative Almond-Martin, Carol Ernest Gutmann - Yves Plasseraud SA 88, Boulevard des Belges 69452 Lyon Cedex 06 / FR
	Former [2003/01]
	Opponent(s)	01 11.09.1997 30.09.1997 ADMISSIBLE Monsanto Company P.O.Box 7020 St.Louis, Missouri 63166-7020 / US Opponent's representative UEXKÜLL & STOLBERG Patentanwälte Beselerstrasse 4 22607 Hamburg / DE
		02 11.09.1997 30.09.1997 ADMISSIBLE Bayer BioScience N.V. Jozef Plateaustraat 22 9000 Gent / BE Opponent's representative Almond-Martin, Carol Ernest Gutmann - Yves Plasseraud S.A., 62 rue de Bonnel 69448 Lyon Cedex 03 / FR
	Former [1997/45]
	Opponent(s)	01 11.09.1997 Monsanto Company P.O.Box 7020 St.Louis, Missouri 63166-7020 / US Opponent's representative UEXKÜLL & STOLBERG Patentanwälte Beselerstrasse 4 22607 Hamburg / DE
		02 11.09.1997 Plant Genetic Systems N.V. Jozef Plateaustraat 22 9000 Gent / BE Opponent's representative Almond-Martin, Carol Ernest Gutmann - Yves Plasseraud S.A.S. 88, Boulevard des Belges 69452 Lyon Cedex 06 / FR
	04.11.1997	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	14.07.1998	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	23.01.2003	Date of oral proceedings
	28.02.2003	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	12.10.2004	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	19.09.2007	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2007/51]
Appeal following opposition	14.12.2004	Appeal received No. T1443/04
	17.02.2005	Statement of grounds filed
	19.09.2007	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	24.01.1991	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.01.1992	Renewal fee patent year 04
	28.01.1993	Renewal fee patent year 05
	31.01.1994	Renewal fee patent year 06
	15.02.1995	Renewal fee patent year 07
	31.01.1996	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	CH	11.12.1996
	LI	11.12.1996
	AT	02.03.2007
	GB	02.03.2007
	ES	03.03.2007
	SE	03.03.2007
	[2020/33]
Former [2008/21]	CH	11.12.1996
	LI	11.12.1996
	AT	02.03.2007
	GB	02.03.2007
	SE	03.03.2007
Former [2008/14]	CH	11.12.1996
	LI	11.12.1996
	AT	02.03.2007
	SE	03.03.2007
Former [2008/01]	AT	02.03.2007
	SE	03.03.2007
Documents cited:	Search	[X]EP0176162 (SUNGENE TECHNOLOGIES CORP [US]);
		[X]EP0257472 (MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT [DE]);
		[E]EP0331083 (EIDGENOESS TECH HOCHSCHULE [CH]);
		[XO] - DALTON S J, "PLANT REGENERATION FROM CELL SUSPENSION PROTEOPLASTS OF FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA SCHREB. (TALL FESCUE) AND LOLIUM PERENNE L. (PERENNIA RYEGRASS)", BIOSIS. PHILADELPHIA, PA., (19880101), XP008042110
		[X] - GRAY D J, CONGER B V, HANNING G E, "SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS IN SUSPENSION AND SUSPENSION-DERIVED CALLUS CULTURES OF DACTYLIS GLOMERATA", BIOSIS. PHILADELPHIA, PA., (19850101), XP008042109
		[X] - POTRYKUS I, ET AL., "DIRECT GENE TRANSFER TO CELLS OF A GRAMINACEOUS MONOCOT", MOLECULAR AND GENERAL GENETICS., SPRINGER VERLAG, BERLIN., DE, DE, (19850501), vol. 199, no. 02, doi:10.1007/BF00330257, ISSN 0026-8925, pages 183 - 188, XP008028854 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00330257
		[X] - MADDOCK S E, "SUSPENSION AND PROTOPLAST CULTURE OF HEXAPLOID WHEAT (TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.)", BIOSIS. PHILADELPHIA, PA., (19870101), XP008042129
		[X] - DALTON S J, "PLANT REGENERATION FROM CELL SUSPENSION PROTOPLASTS OF FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA SCHREB, (TALL FESCUE) AND LOLIUM PERENNE L. (PERENNIAL RYEGRASS)", BIOSIS. PHILADELPHIA, PA., (19880101), XP008042130
		[XP] - HORN M E, ET AL., "PLANT REGENERATION FROM PROTOPLASTS OF EMBRYOGENIC SUSPENSION CULTURES OF ORCHARDGRASS (DACTYLIS GLOMERATA L.)", BIOSIS. PHILADELPHIA, PA., (19890101), XP008042128
		[XP] - HORN M E, ET AL., "TRANSGENIC PLANTS OF ORCHARD GRASS (DACTYLIS GLOMERATA L.) FROM PROTOPLASTS", Chemical Abstracts Service (C A S), (19890101), XP008042101
		[A] - BIOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS, Band 30, Zusammenfassung Nr. 4959; P.J. DALE et al.: "The development of protoplast systems for genetic exchange in forage grasses", & ILLUS. 0(0), 1985, 164-165
	Examination	- Cocking, E.C. and Davey, M.R.,1987, Science vol. 236, pp.1259-1262

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