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EP0867504 - Oxidation-stable alpha-amylase [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 15.04.2011 Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	15.04.2011	Patent maintained (B2 publication)	published on 18.05.2011 [2011/20]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC. 925 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, California 94304 / US
	[2003/10]
Former [1998/40]	For all designated states GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL INC. 4 Cambridge Place, 1870 Winton Road South Rochester, New York 14618 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Solheim, Leif 900 2d Ave South Clinton, Lowa 52732 / US
	02 / Power, Scott D. 524 Poplar Avenue San Bruno, CA 94066 / US
	03 / Requadt, Carol A. 4094 Paradise Drive Tiburon, CA 94920 / US
	04 / Mitchinson, Colin 381 Myrtle Street Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 / US
	[1998/50]
Former [1998/40]	01 / Solheim, Leif 900 2d Ave South Clinton, Lowa 52732 / US
	02 / Power, Scott D. 732 Olive Court San Bruno, CA 94066 / US
	03 / Requadt, Carol A. 4094 Paradise Drive Tiburon, CA 94920 / US
	04 / Mitchinson, Colin 381 Myrtle Street Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 / US
Representative(s)	Armitage, Ian Michael, et al Mewburn Ellis LLP York House 23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2004/39]	Armitage, Ian Michael, et al Mewburn Ellis LLP York House 23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP / GB
Former [1998/40]	Baldock, Sharon Claire, et al BOULT WADE TENNANT, 27 Furnival Street London EC4A 1PQ / GB
Application number, filing date	98109967.4	10.02.1994
	[1998/40]
Priority number, date	US19930016395	11.02.1993 Original published format: US 16395
	[1998/40]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0867504
	Date:	30.09.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/40]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0867504
	Date:	02.05.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/18]
	Type:	B2 New European patent specification
	No.:	EP0867504
	Date:	18.05.2011
	Language:	EN
	[2011/20]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	30.06.1998
Classification	IPC:	C12N9/28, C12N15/56, C11D3/386	[1998/40]
	CPC:	C12N9/2417 (EP,KR,US); C11D3/386 (EP,US); C12N15/52 (KR); C12N15/75 (EP,US); C12P19/14 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [1998/40]
Title	German:	Oxidationsstabile Alpha-Amylase	[1998/40]
	English:	Oxidation-stable alpha-amylase	[1998/40]
	French:	Alpha-amylase stable à l'oxydation	[1998/40]
Examination procedure	02.06.1998	Examination requested [1998/40]
	02.06.1998	Request for accelerated examination filed
	17.03.1999	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	17.03.1999	Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes
	22.07.1999	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	10.08.1999	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
	04.10.1999	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time
	07.04.2000	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.08.2002	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	20.12.2002	Fee for grant paid
	20.12.2002	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP94909609.3 / EP0689589
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 02.02.2004 28.04.2004 ADMISSIBLE NOVOZYMES A/S Krogshoejvej 36 2880 Bagsvaerd / DK Opponent's representative Jensen, Bo Hammer Novozymes A/S Patents Krogshöjvej 36 2880 Bagsvaerd / DK
		[N/P]
	Former [2006/39]
	Opponent(s)	01 02.02.2004 28.04.2004 ADMISSIBLE NOVOZYMES A/S Krogshoejvej 36 2880 Bagsvaerd / DK Opponent's representative Jensen, Bo Hammer Novozymes A/S Patents Krogshöjvej 36 2880 Bagsvaerd / DK
	Former [2004/14]
	Opponent(s)	01 02.02.2004 NOVOZYMES A/S Krogshoejvej 36 2880 Bagsvaerd / DK Opponent's representative Bendiksen, Henrik Novozymes A/S, Patents, Krogshoejvej 36 2880 Bagsvaerd / DK
	07.05.2004	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	26.01.2005	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	17.05.2006	Date of oral proceedings
	20.06.2006	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	12.02.2009	Date of oral proceedings
	03.06.2009	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	08.12.2010	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	08.12.2010	Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
	25.01.2011	Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
	04.04.2011	Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition	10.09.2009	Appeal received No. T1849/09
	19.11.2009	Statement of grounds filed
	08.12.2010	Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
	11.09.2009	Appeal received No. T1849/09
	13.11.2009	Statement of grounds filed
	08.12.2010	Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
	29.08.2006	Appeal received No. T1300/06
	30.10.2006	Statement of grounds filed
	08.04.2008	Result of appeal procedure: continuation of opposition procedure
	18.08.2006	Appeal received No. T1300/06
	25.10.2006	Statement of grounds filed
	08.04.2008	Result of appeal procedure: continuation of opposition procedure
	08.12.2010	Date of oral proceedings
	13.12.2010	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	02.06.1998	Renewal fee patent year 03
	02.06.1998	Renewal fee patent year 04
	02.06.1998	Renewal fee patent year 05
	03.12.1999	Renewal fee patent year 06
	11.02.2000	Renewal fee patent year 07
	15.02.2001	Renewal fee patent year 08
	13.02.2002	Renewal fee patent year 09
	12.02.2003	Renewal fee patent year 10
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	28.02.1999	06 M06 Fee paid on 03.12.1999
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	02.05.2003
	GR	02.08.2003
	IE	10.02.2004
	LU	10.02.2004
	MC	28.02.2004
	[2005/23]
Former [2005/19]	AT	02.05.2003
	GR	02.08.2003
	IE	10.02.2004
	MC	28.02.2004
Former [2005/02]	AT	02.05.2003
	GR	02.08.2003
	MC	28.02.2004
Former [2004/03]	AT	02.05.2003
	GR	02.08.2003
Former [2004/02]	GR	02.08.2003
Documents cited:	Search	[Y]EP0410498 (GIST BROCADES NV [NL], et al) [Y] 1-19;
		[A]WO9116423 (NOVO NORDISK AS [DK]) [A] 1-19;
		[Y] - ESTELL D.A. ET AL, "Engineering an Enzyme by Site-directed Mutagenesis to Be Resistant to Chemical Oxidation", THE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, (1985), vol. 260, no. 11, pages 6518 - 6521, XP002900193 [Y] 1-19
		[A] - JOYET P. ET AL, "Hyperthemostable variants of a highly thermostable alpha-amylase", BIOTECHNOLOGY, (199212), vol. 10, pages 1579 - 1583, XP002900194 [A] 1-19 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nbt1292-1579
	Examination	WO9402597

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