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EP0923878 - Process for making granular L-lysine feed supplement [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 19.10.2007 Database last updated on 26.06.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	19.10.2007	Revocation of patent	published on 21.11.2007 [2007/47]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY 4666 Faries Parkway Decatur, IL 62526 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2004/29]	For all designated states ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY 4666 Faries Parkway Decatur, Illinois 62526 / US
Former [1999/25]	For all designated states ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY 4666 Faries Parkway Decatur, Illinois 62526 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Stevens, Joseph Michael 533 Spruce Lane, Monroe Georgia 30655 / US
	02 / Binder, Thomas P. 2323 West Packard Street, Decatur Illinois 62522 / US
	[1999/25]
Representative(s)	Vogelsang-Wenke, Heike, et al Grünecker Kinkeldey Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2003/39]	Vogelsang-Wenke, Heike, Dr., et al Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München / DE
Former [2000/28]	Bond, Bentley George, et al Haseltine Lake & Co., Imperial House, 15-19 Kingsway London WC2B 6UD / GB
Former [2000/27]	Bond, Bentley George, et al Haseltine Lake & Co. Redcliff Quay 120 Redcliff Street Bristol BS1 6HU / GB
Former [1999/25]	Jones, Michael Raymond, et al Haseltine Lake & Co., Imperial House, 15-19 Kingsway London WC2B 6UD / GB
Application number, filing date	98310229.4	14.12.1998
	[1999/25]
Priority number, date	US19970991145	16.12.1997 Original published format: US 991145
	US19980098948	17.06.1998 Original published format: US 98948
	[1999/25]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0923878
	Date:	23.06.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/25]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0923878
	Date:	15.12.1999
	[1999/50]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0923878
	Date:	14.07.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/29]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	28.10.1999
Classification	IPC:	A23K1/16, C12P13/08	[1999/25]
	CPC data not yet available
Designated contracting states	DE, ES, FR, GB, IT [2000/34]
Former [1999/25]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
Title	German:	Verfahren zur Herstellung von granuliertem L-Lysin enthaltendem Futterzusatz	[1999/25]
	English:	Process for making granular L-lysine feed supplement	[1999/25]
	French:	Procédé de fabrication d'un complément alimentaire pour animaux granulaire et contenant de la L-lysine	[1999/25]
Examination procedure	03.04.2000	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	17.04.2000	Examination requested [2000/24]
	16.06.2000	Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
	04.10.2000	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, DK, GR, IE, LI, NL, PT, SE
	10.06.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	07.10.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	15.12.2003	Date of oral proceedings
	15.01.2004	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	16.01.2004	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	10.05.2004	Fee for grant paid
	10.05.2004	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	EP03028707.2 / EP1424012
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 22.03.2005 31.03.2005 ADMISSIBLE Degussa AG Rodenbacher Chaussee 4 63457 Hanau-Wolfgang / DE
		02 11.04.2005 20.04.2005 ADMISSIBLE Ajinomoto Co, Inc. 1-1 Suzuki Cho, Kawasaki-ku Kanagawa 210-8681 / JP Opponent's representative Fischer, Heinrich Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner Maximilianstrasse 54 80538 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2005/23]
	Opponent(s)	01 22.03.2005 31.03.2005 ADMISSIBLE Degussa AG Rodenbacher Chaussee 4 63457 Hanau-Wolfgang / DE
		02 11.04.2005 20.04.2005 ADMISSIBLE Ajinomoto Co, Inc. 1-1 Suzuki Cho, Kawasaki-ku Kanagawa 210-8681 / JP Opponent's representative Fischer, Heinrich Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner, Maximilianstrasse 54 80538 München / DE
	Former [2005/19]
	Opponent(s)	01 22.03.2005 31.03.2005 ADMISSIBLE DEGUSSA AG Benningsenplatz 1 40474 Düsseldorf / DE Opponent's representative Halaxova, Eva Univerzitni 7 77200 Olomouc / CZ
	20.05.2005	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	27.02.2006	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	13.06.2007	Date of oral proceedings
	05.07.2007	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	05.07.2007	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2007/47]
	05.07.2007	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.12.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.12.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	04.12.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	03.12.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
	Penalty fee
	Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
	20.07.2000	AT M01 Not yet paid
	20.07.2000	BE M01 Not yet paid
	20.07.2000	CH M01 Not yet paid
	20.07.2000	DK M01 Not yet paid
	20.07.2000	GR M01 Not yet paid
	20.07.2000	IE M01 Not yet paid
	20.07.2000	NL M01 Not yet paid
	20.07.2000	PT M01 Not yet paid
	20.07.2000	SE M01 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]DD139205 (BERGMANN HORST, et al)[A] 1-24;
		[A]EP0491638 (ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO [US]) [A] 21 * claims 2,3 *;
		[XAY]US5431933 (BINDER WOLFRAM [DE], et al) [X] 1-9,14-20 * column 1, lines 65-68 * * column 2, line 12 * * column 6, lines 32-36 * * column 7, lines 20-33 * * column 7, lines 40-51 * * example 4 * * column 2, lines 53-60 * [A] 22-24 [Y] 10-13;
		[DY]WO9523129 (AECI LTD [ZA], et al) [DY] 10-13 * examples 1-10 *;
		[XA]DE19621930 (DEGUSSA [DE]) [X] 19,21 * page 3, lines 16,17 * * page 4, lines 38-44 * * page 5, lines 2-5 * * page 5, lines 46-55 * * page 6, lines 8-12 * * page 6, lines 34,35 * * page 5, lines 30-33 * [A] 22-24

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