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EP0857717 - Process for producing N-long-chain acyl acidic amino acids or salts thereof [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 15.08.2008 Database last updated on 03.04.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	15.08.2008	Revocation of patent	published on 17.09.2008 [2008/38]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Ajinomoto Co., Inc. No. 15-1, Kyobashi 1-chome, Chuo-ku Tokyo 104 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [1998/33]	For all designated states Ajinomoto Co., Inc. No. 15-1, Kyobashi 1-chome, Chuo-ku Tokyo 104 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Hattori, Tatsuya, Tokai Plant, Ajinomoto Co., Inc. No. 1730, Oaza Hinaga Yokkaichi-shi, Mie-ken / JP
	02 / Hirai, Kiyomiki, Tokai Plant, Ajinomoto Co., Inc. No. 1730, Oaza Hinaga Yokkaichi-shi, Mie-ken / JP
	[1998/33]
Representative(s)	Nicholls, Kathryn Margaret, et al Mewburn Ellis LLP City Tower 40 Basinghall Street London EC2V 5DE / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1998/33]	Nicholls, Kathryn Margaret, et al MEWBURN ELLIS York House 23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP / GB
Application number, filing date	98300593.5	28.01.1998
	[1998/33]
Priority number, date	JP19970022708	05.02.1997 Original published format: JP 2270897
	[1998/33]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0857717
	Date:	12.08.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/33]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0857717
	Date:	22.08.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/34]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	27.05.1998
Classification	IPC:	C07C231/02, C07C233/47, C07C233/49	[1998/33]
	CPC:	C07C231/02 (EP,US); C07C227/04 (KR)
	C-Set:	C07C231/02, C07C233/47 (EP,US); C07C231/02, C07C233/49 (US,EP)
Designated contracting states	DE, ES, FR, GB, IT [1999/17]
Former [1998/33]	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
Title	German:	Verfahren zur Herstellung von N-langkettig acylsubstituierten sauren Aminosäuren oder deren Salzen	[2001/34]
	English:	Process for producing N-long-chain acyl acidic amino acids or salts thereof	[1998/33]
	French:	Procédé de préparation d'acides aminés acides N-acylés par un groupe à longue chaine, ou de leur sels	[1998/33]
	Former [1998/33]	Verfahren zur Herstellung von N-(langkettigen Acylgruppen) substituierten Säuren Aminosäuren oder deren Salzen
Examination procedure	20.01.1999	Examination requested [1999/12]
	23.08.2000	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	07.11.2000	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	29.01.2001	Fee for grant paid
	29.01.2001	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 27.03.2002 18.04.2002 ADMISSIBLE Clariant Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH Brüningstrasse 50 65929 Frankfurt am Main / DE Opponent's representative Mikulecky, Klaus Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbH Patent & License Management Chemicals Industriepark Höchst, G 860 65926 Frankfurt am Main / DE
		02 22.05.2002 06.06.2002 ADMISSIBLE Cognis GmbH Postfach 13 01 64 40551 Düsseldorf / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2007/42]
	Opponent(s)	01 27.03.2002 18.04.2002 ADMISSIBLE Clariant Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH Brüningstrasse 50 65929 Frankfurt am Main / DE Opponent's representative Mikulecky, Klaus Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbH Group Intellectual Property Am Unisys-Park 1 65843 Sulzbach / DE
		02 22.05.2002 06.06.2002 ADMISSIBLE Cognis GmbH Postfach 13 01 64 40551 Düsseldorf / DE
	Former [2006/24]
	Opponent(s)	01 27.03.2002 18.04.2002 ADMISSIBLE Clariant Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH Brüningstrasse 50 65929 Frankfurt am Main / DE Opponent's representative Mikulecky, Klaus Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbH Group Intellectual Property Am Unisys-Park 1 65843 Sulzbach / DE
		02 22.05.2002 06.06.2002 ADMISSIBLE Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG Postfach 130164 40551 Düsseldorf / DE
	Former [2005/50]
	Opponent(s)	01 27.03.2002 18.04.2002 ADMISSIBLE Clariant Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH Brüningstrasse 50 65929 Frankfurt am Main / DE Opponent's representative Mikulecky, Klaus Clariant GmbH Patente, Marken, Lizenzen Am Unisys-Park 1 65843 Sulzbach / DE
		02 22.05.2002 06.06.2002 ADMISSIBLE Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG Postfach 130164 40551 Düsseldorf / DE
	Former [2005/49]
	Opponent(s)	01 27.03.2002 18.04.2002 ADMISSIBLE Clariant Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH Brüningstrasse 50 65929 Frankfurt am Main / DE Opponent's representative Clariant Service GmbH Patente, Marken, Lizenzen Am Unisys-Park 1 65843 Sulzbach / DE
		02 22.05.2002 06.06.2002 ADMISSIBLE Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG Postfach 130164 40551 Düsseldorf / DE
	Former [2002/29]
	Opponent(s)	01 27.03.2002 18.04.2002 ADMISSIBLE Clariant Service GmbH Patente, Marken, Lizenzen Am Unisys-Park 1 65843 Sulzbach / DE
		02 22.05.2002 Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG Postfach 130164 40551 Düsseldorf / DE
	Former [2002/21]
	Opponent(s)	01 27.03.2002 Clariant Service GmbH Patente, Marken, Lizenzen Am Unisys-Park 1 65843 Sulzbach / DE
	09.07.2002	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	14.01.2003	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	19.11.2003	Date of oral proceedings
	29.03.2004	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	31.03.2004	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
	04.06.2004	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	19.07.2004	Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02)
	17.09.2004	Reply to a communication from the opposition division
	14.12.2004	Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
	04.06.2008	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2008/38]
	25.07.2008	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Appeal following opposition	16.02.2005	Appeal received No. T0200/05
	22.04.2005	Statement of grounds filed
	04.06.2008	Result of appeal procedure: revocation of the patent
	08.02.2005	Appeal received No. T0200/05
	14.04.2005	Statement of grounds filed
	04.06.2008	Date of oral proceedings
	11.06.2008	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	10.01.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	11.01.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:	Search	[D]JPS468685B ;
		[A]JPS5119717 ;
		[A]JPS63230630 ;
		[A]JPS6396161 ;
		[A]US2463779 (KESTER ERNEST B) [A] 1 * columns 5-6 *;
		[A]DE2015075 (AJINOMOTO CO., INC.) [A] 1,4 * page 3, paragraph 3; claims 1,2 *;
		[D]JPS4835058 (AJINOMOTO CO., INC.);
		[A] - CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS, (19740318), vol. 80, no. 11, Database accession no. 60208k, page 385, column 1, XP002064067 [A] 1,4 * abstract *
		[A] - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 76, no. 14, Database accession no. 76-25161X, XP002064068 & JPS5119717 A 19760217 (SUGAI CHEMICAL KK) [A] 1,4 * abstract *
		[A] - DATABASE WPI, 1, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 88, no. 44, Database accession no. 88-312208, XP002064069 & JPS63230630 A 19880927 (NIPPON OILS & FATS CO LTD) [A] 1 * abstract *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19880908), vol. 012, no. 333, Database accession no. (C - 526), & JP63096161 A 19880427 (LION CORP) [A] 1 * abstract *

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