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EP0528955 - PROTEASE DEFICIENT BACTERIAL HOSTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.06.1998
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.06.1998No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 05.08.1998 [1998/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114 / US
[N/P]
Former [1993/09]For all designated states
THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
Fruit Street (Bar-3)
Boston, MA 02114 / US
Inventor(s)01 / HUALA, Eva
43 Vincent Avenue
Belmont, MA 02178 / US
02 / AUSUBEL, Frederick, M.
271 Lake Avenue
Newton, MA 02161 / US
[1993/09]
Representative(s)Aulmich, Gerhard, et al
Hoechst AG
Patent- und Lizenzabteilung
Gebäude K 801
65926 Frankfurt am Main / DE
[N/P]
Former [1993/09]Aulmich, Gerhard, Dr., et al
Hoechst AG Patent- und Lizenzabteilung Gebäude K 801
D-65926 Frankfurt am Main / DE
Application number, filing date91910087.502.05.1991
[1993/09]
WO1991US03012
Priority number, dateUS1990051594002.05.1990         Original published format: US 515940
[1993/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9117247
Date:14.11.1991
Language:EN
[1991/26]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0528955
Date:03.03.1993
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.11.1991 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1993/09]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0528955
Date:13.08.1997
Language:EN
[1997/33]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US14.11.1991
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.05.1993
ClassificationIPC:C12N15/09, C12N15/01, C12N1/20, C12N1/21, C12N15/70, C12N5/10, C07K7/00, C07K2/00
[1997/33]
CPC:
C12N9/0012 (EP,US); C07K14/195 (EP,US); C12N1/205 (EP,US);
C12N15/70 (EP,US); C12N15/743 (EP,US); C12N9/52 (EP,US);
C12R2001/19 (EP,US); Y10S435/848 (EP,US); Y10S435/852 (EP,US);
Y10S435/878 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1993/09]C12N15/09, C12N15/01, C12N1/20, C12N1/21, C12N15/70, C12N5/10, C07K7/00, C07K15/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   SE [1993/09]
TitleGerman:BAKTERIELLE WIRTE MIT PROTEASEMANGEL[1993/09]
English:PROTEASE DEFICIENT BACTERIAL HOSTS[1993/09]
French:HOTES BACTERIENS A CARENCE EN PROTEASE[1993/09]
Entry into regional phase05.09.1992National basic fee paid 
05.09.1992Search fee paid 
05.09.1992Designation fee(s) paid 
05.09.1992Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.11.1991Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: DE
05.09.1992Examination requested  [1993/09]
07.09.1995Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.01.1996Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.07.1996Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
25.11.1996Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.03.1997Fee for grant paid
05.03.1997Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)14.05.1998No opposition filed within time limit [1998/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.09.1992Renewal fee patent year 03
21.04.1994Renewal fee patent year 04
31.05.1995Renewal fee patent year 05
31.05.1996Renewal fee patent year 06
02.06.1997Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO8300702  (UNIVERSITY PATENTS INC [US]);
 [A]WO8503949  (HARVARD COLLEGE [US])
 [XP]  - JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY vol. 173, no. 1, January 1991, pages 382 - 390 EVA HUALA ET AL. 'Aerobic inactivation of Rhizobium meliloti NifA in Escherichia coli is mediated by lon and two newly identified genes, snoB and snoC'
International search[Y]  - Journal of Bacteriology, Volume 614, No. 3, issued December 1985, M.R. MAURIZI et al., "Insertional Mutagenesis of the lon gene in Escherichia coli: lon is dispensable", pages 1124-1135, see entire document.
 [Y]  - The EMBO Journal, Volume 7, No. 1, issued January 1988, J.L. BEYNON et al., "Expression and functional analysis of the Rhozobium meliloti nifa gene", pages 7-14, see entire document.
 [Y]  - Biological Abstracts, Volume 85, issued 01 June 1988, STRAUCH et al., "An Escherichia coli mutation preventing degradation of abnormal periplasmic proteins", see entire page Abstract No. 110525, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., U.S.A. 85(5):1576-1580.
 [Y]  - Journal of Bacteriology, Vol. 169, No. 7, issued July 1987, DITTA et al., "The nifA gene of Rhizobium meliloti is oxygen regulated", pages 3217-3223, see entire document.
Examination   - JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, vol. 173, no. 1, January 1991, pages 382-390; EVA HUALA ET AL.: 'Aerobic inactivation of Rhizobium meliloti NifA in Escherichia coli is mediated by lon and two newly identified genes, snoB and snoC'
    - Journal of Bacteriology, Vol. 164, no. 3, 1985; M. R. Maurizi et al, pp.1124-1135
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