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EP0763101 - NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES AND EXPRESSION SYSTEMS FOR HEPARINASE III DERIVED FROM FLAVOBACTERIUM HEPARINUM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1997/12]NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES AND EXPRESSION SYSTEMS FOR HEPARINASE II AND HEPARINASE III DERIVED FROM FLAVOBACTERIUM HEPARINUM
[2003/30]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.10.2004
Database last updated on 20.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.10.2004No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 08.12.2004  [2004/50]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
371 Bel Marin Keys Boulevard
Suite 210
Novato, CA 94949 / US
[N/P]
Former [2004/15]For all designated states
Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
371 Bel Marin Keys Boulevard, Suite 210
Novato, CA 94949 / US
Former [2000/16]For all designated states
IBEX TECHNOLOGIES
5485 Paré
Montréal, Québec H4P 1P7 / CA
Former [1997/12]For all designated states
IBEX TECHNOLOGIES
5485 Paré
Montréal, Québec H4P 1P7 / CA
For all designated states
ZIMMERMANN, Joseph J.
13450 Nicolet Avenue
Elm Grove, WI 53122 / US
Inventor(s)01 / ZIMMERMANN, Joseph
13450 Nicolet Avenue
Elm Grove, WI 53122 / US
02 / SU, Hongsheng
2998 Baritean
Lonquenil, Québec J4M 2R7 / CA
03 / BLAIN, Françoise
2635 Rufus, Rockhead B204
Montréal, Québec H3J 2W6 / CA
04 / BENNETT, Clark
4965 Hortie
Pierrefonds, Québec H8Y 1Z4 / CA
05 / GU, Kangfu
106 Viking Place
D.D.O., Québec H9G 2P1 / CA
06 / MUSIL, Roy
2349 D Altisma Way
Carlsbad, CA 92009 / US
[1997/12]
Representative(s)Lee, Nicholas John, et al
Kilburn & Strode LLP
Lacon London
84 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8NL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2002/04]Lee, Nicholas John, et al
Kilburn & Strode, 20 Red Lion Street
London WC1R 4PJ / GB
Former [1999/50]Cornish, Kristina Victoria Joy, et al
Kilburn & Strode, 20 Red Lion Street
London WC1R 4PJ / GB
Former [1997/12]White, Martin Paul, et al
Kilburn & Strode, 30 John Street
London WC1N 2DD / GB
Application number, filing date95923026.909.06.1995
[1997/12]
WO1995US07391
Priority number, dateUS1994025863910.06.1994         Original published format: US 258639
[1997/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9534635
Date:21.12.1995
Language:EN
[1995/54]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0763101
Date:19.03.1997
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.12.1995 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1997/12]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0763101
Date:17.12.2003
Language:EN
[2003/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US21.12.1995
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.07.1999
ClassificationIPC:C12N1/21, C12N9/88, C12N15/63, C12N15/60, C07K16/40
[2003/30]
CPC:
C12Y402/02007 (EP,US); C12N15/74 (EP,US); C12N9/88 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1997/12]C12N1/21, C12N9/88, C12N15/63, C12N15/60, C12N15/09, C12N15/67, C12N15/70
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1997/12]
TitleGerman:NUKLEINSÄURESEQUENZEN UND EXPRESSIONSSYSTEME FÜR HEPARINASE III AUS FLAVOBACTERIUM HEPARINUM[2003/30]
English:NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES AND EXPRESSION SYSTEMS FOR HEPARINASE III DERIVED FROM FLAVOBACTERIUM HEPARINUM[2003/30]
French:SEQUENCES NUCLEOTIDIQUES ET SYSTEMES D'EXPRESSION POUR L'HEPARINASE III DERIVES DU FLAVOBACTERIUM HEPARINUM[2003/30]
Former [1997/12]NUKLEINSÄURESEQUENZEN UND EXPRESSIONSSYSTEME FÜR HEPARINASE II UND HEPARINASE III AUS FLAVOBACTERIUM HEPARINUM
Former [1997/12]NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES AND EXPRESSION SYSTEMS FOR HEPARINASE II AND HEPARINASE III DERIVED FROM FLAVOBACTERIUM HEPARINUM
Former [1997/12]SEQUENCES NUCLEOTIDIQUES ET SYSTEMES D'EXPRESSION POUR L'HEPARINASE II ET L'HEPARINASE III DERIVES DU FLAVOBACTERIUM HEPARINUM
Entry into regional phase07.01.1997National basic fee paid 
07.01.1997Search fee paid 
07.01.1997Designation fee(s) paid 
07.01.1997Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.01.1996Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
07.01.1997Examination requested  [1997/12]
19.07.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.11.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.03.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.05.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.06.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
19.07.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.04.2003Date of oral proceedings
09.04.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
09.04.2003Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
07.05.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.06.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.10.2003Fee for grant paid
15.10.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP03078100.9  / EP1405914
Opposition(s)20.09.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/50]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.06.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
15.06.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
13.09.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
13.06.2000Renewal fee patent year 06
13.06.2001Renewal fee patent year 07
24.06.2002Renewal fee patent year 08
23.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 09
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.06.199905   M06   Fee paid on   13.09.1999
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Documents cited:Search[DX]US5169772  (ZIMMERMAN JOSEPH J [US], et al) [DX] 7,8,14 * column 6, lines 19-57 *;
 [DX]US5262325  (ZIMMERMANN JOSEPH J [US], et al) [DX] 13 * column 5, lines 36-68 *;
 [X]  - NADER HB. ET AL., "PURIFICATION AND SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY OF HEPARITINASE I AND HAPARITINASE II FROM FLAVOBACTERIUM HEPARINUM", JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, MD US, (19901005), vol. 265, no. 28, pages 16807 - 16813, XP002108921 [X] 7,8,14 * the whole document *
 [X]  - GU K. ET AL., "MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES PREPARED AGAINST HEPARIN LYASE I AND THEIR REACTIVITY TOWARD HEPARIN LYASE I, II AND III", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY, (1993), vol. 25, no. 3, pages 331 - 333, XP002108922 [X] 11 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0020-711X(93)90621-K
 [X]  - BÖHMER L H ET AL, "PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A NOVEL HEPARINASE", JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, (19900815), vol. 265, no. 23, ISSN 0021-9258, pages 13609 - 13617, XP002028480 [X] 7,13,14 *ABSTRACT*; page 13612, column L, paragraph L - page 13614, column L *
International search[Y]WO9308289  (MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY [US]);
 [X]WO9412618  (MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY [US], et al)
 [X]  - JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, Volume 267, No. 34, issued 05 December 1992, LOHSE et al., "Purification and Characterization of Heparin Lyases From Flavobacterium Heparinum", pages 24347-24355.
 [Y]  - PROC. NATL. ACAD. SCI. U.S.A., Volume 90, issued April 1993, SASISEKHARAN et al., "Cloning and Expression of Heparinase I Gene From Flavobacterium Heparinum", pages 3660-3664.
 [Y]  - APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, Volume 56, No. 11, issued November 1990, ZIMMERMANN et al., "Specific Plate Assay for Bacterial Heparinase", pages 3593-3594.
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