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EP About this file: EP1019517

EP1019517 - PRODUCTION OF PROTEINS IN PLANT SEEDS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  18.04.2014
Database last updated on 11.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.04.2014Patent maintained (B2 publication)published on 21.05.2014  [2014/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Regents of the University of California
1111 Franklin Street, 12th Floor
Oakland, CA 94607 / US
[N/P]
Former [2014/21]For all designated states
The Regents of The University of California
1111 Franklin Street, 12th Floor
Oakland, CA 94607-5200 / US
Former [2006/48]For all designated states
The Regents of the University of California
1111 Franklin Street, 12th Floor
Oakland, CA 94607-5200 / US
Former [2000/29]For all designated states
The Regents of the University of California
12th Floor, 1111 Franklin Street
Oakland, CA 94607-5200 / US
Inventor(s)01 / LEMAUX, Peggy, G.
253 Corliss Drive
Moraga, CA 94556 / US
02 / CHO, Myeong-Je
3419 Solomon Avenue
Alameda, CA 94502 / US
03 / BUCHANAN, Robert, B.
19 Tamalpais Road
Berkeley, CA 94708 / US
[2000/29]
Representative(s)Marshall, Cameron John
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA / GB
[2014/21]
Former [2012/49]Marshall, Cameron John
Carpmaels & Ransford One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA / GB
Former [2003/29]Holmberg, Martin, et al
Bergenstrahle & Lindvall AB P.O. Box 17704
118 93 Stockholm / SE
Former [2000/29]Baldock, Sharon Claire, et al
BOULT WADE TENNANT, Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date98949710.230.09.1998
[2000/29]
WO1998US20691
Priority number, dateUS19970060510P30.09.1997         Original published format: US 60510 P
[2000/29]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO9916890
Date:08.04.1999
Language:EN
[1999/14]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1019517
Date:19.07.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.04.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/29]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1019517
Date:29.11.2006
Language:EN
[2006/48]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP1019517
Date:21.05.2014
Language:EN
[2014/21]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP20.05.1999
ClassificationIPC:C12N15/82, A01H5/00, A01H5/10
[2006/20]
CPC:
C12N15/8257 (EP,US); C12N15/8201 (EP,US); C12N15/8207 (EP,US);
C12N15/8216 (EP,US); C12N15/8221 (EP,US); C12N15/8222 (EP,US);
C12N15/8234 (EP,US); C12N15/8242 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2000/29]C12N15/82, A01H5/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/29]
TitleGerman:HERSTELLUNG VON PROTEINEN IN PFLANZENSAMEN[2000/29]
English:PRODUCTION OF PROTEINS IN PLANT SEEDS[2000/29]
French:FABRICATION DE PROTEINES DANS DES GRAINES DE PLANTES[2000/29]
Entry into regional phase31.03.2000National basic fee paid 
31.03.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
31.03.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.03.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
31.03.2000Examination requested  [2000/29]
18.03.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.07.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.12.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.03.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.07.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.11.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.04.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.08.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.06.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.09.2006Fee for grant paid
13.09.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  29.08.2007  11.09.2007  ADMISSIBLE
BASF Plant Science GmbH
67056 Ludwigshafen / DE
Opponent's representative
Neuefeind, Regina
Maiwald GmbH
Elisenhof
Elisenstraße 3
80335 München / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2007/42]
Opponent(s)01  29.08.2007  11.09.2007  ADMISSIBLE
BASF Plant Science GmbH
67056 Ludwigshafen / DE
Opponent's representative
Neuefeind, Regina
Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH Elisenhof Elisenstrasse 3
80335 München / DE
05.10.2007Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
08.04.2008Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
21.11.2008Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
29.01.2009Date of oral proceedings
02.04.2009Date of oral proceedings
14.05.2009Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
14.05.2009Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
16.09.2013Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
26.09.2013Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
29.01.2014Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
11.04.2014Fee for printing new specification paid
Appeal following opposition03.07.2009Appeal received No.  T1456/09
14.09.2009Statement of grounds filed
04.12.2012Result of appeal procedure: maintenance in amended form
04.12.2012Date of oral proceedings
11.12.2012Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.09.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
12.09.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
05.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
04.09.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
23.09.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
21.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 08
27.09.2006Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT29.11.2006
BE29.11.2006
CY29.11.2006
FI29.11.2006
FR29.11.2006
IT29.11.2006
DK28.02.2007
SE28.02.2007
GR01.03.2007
PT30.04.2007
LU30.09.2007
MC30.09.2007
[2010/06]
Former [2008/52]AT29.11.2006
BE29.11.2006
FI29.11.2006
FR29.11.2006
IT29.11.2006
DK28.02.2007
SE28.02.2007
GR01.03.2007
PT30.04.2007
MC30.09.2007
Former [2008/22]AT29.11.2006
BE29.11.2006
FI29.11.2006
IT29.11.2006
DK28.02.2007
SE28.02.2007
GR01.03.2007
PT30.04.2007
FR20.07.2007
MC30.09.2007
Former [2008/21]AT29.11.2006
BE29.11.2006
FI29.11.2006
IT29.11.2006
DK28.02.2007
SE28.02.2007
GR01.03.2007
PT30.04.2007
Former [2008/16]AT29.11.2006
BE29.11.2006
FI29.11.2006
IT29.11.2006
DK28.02.2007
SE28.02.2007
PT30.04.2007
Former [2007/31]AT29.11.2006
BE29.11.2006
FI29.11.2006
SE28.02.2007
Former [2007/29]AT29.11.2006
FI29.11.2006
SE28.02.2007
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 [X]WO9113993  (UPJOHN CO [US]) [X] 1-4,27,43,44 * see esp. examples 6,10 *;
 [X]WO9420628  (DU PONT [US]) [X] 1,4-6,15,44 * the whole document *;
 [X]WO9515392  (DU PONT [US], et al) [X] 1-9,11,15,27-29,43 * see esp. examples 12,13 *;
 [X]WO9725419  (US AGRICULTURE [US]) [X] 1,4-11,15,27-29,43,44 * the whole document *;
 [X]WO9729200  (INST PFLANZENGENETIK & KULTUR [DE], et al) [X] 1-6 * see esp. examples 1,2,4 *;
 [T]WO9848613  (UNIV CALIFORNIA [US], et al) [T] 30-42* the whole document *;
 [X]  - CHO M ET AL, "Expression of hordein promoter-uidA fusions in transgenic barley plants;endosperm-specific B- and D-hordein promoter gene expression in transgenic plant, for potential crop improvement", BIOTECHABS, (1996), vol. 3, no. 32, page 103a, XP002054427 [X] 1,3,5-11,27,43 * abstract *
 [XDA]  - BLOM SORENSEN M ET AL, "HORDEIN PROMOTER METHYLATION AND TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVITY IN WILD-TYPE AND MUTANT BARLEY ENDOSPERM", MOLECULAR AND GENERAL GENETICS, (19960410), vol. 250, no. 6, pages 750 - 760, XP002054426 [XD] 1-3,43 * the whole document * [A] 4-42
 [X]  - TORRENT M ET AL, "LYSINE-RICH MODIFIED GAMMA-ZEINS ACCUMULATE IN PROTEIN BODIES OF TRANSIENTLY TRANSFORMED MAIZE ENDOSPERMS", PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, (19970501), vol. 34, no. 1, pages 139 - 149, XP002034740 [X] 1,4-9,11,15,27-29,43,44 * see esp. p.145 r.col - p.146 l.col; p.148 1.par. *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1005889314967
 [XD]  - ZHANG Z. ET AL., "The bean seed storage protein beta-phaseolin is synthesized, processed, and accumulated in the vacuolar type-II protein bodies of transgenic rice endosperm", PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, (199511), vol. 109, no. 3, pages 777 - 786, XP002096844 [XD] 1,4-8,11,15,43 * see esp. p.784 r.col. 2.par. *
 [PX]  - CHO, M.-J. (1) ET AL, "Subcellular targeting of barley hordein promoter-uidA fusions in transgenic barley seed.", IN VITRO CELLULAR & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY ANIMAL, (MARCH, 1998) VOL. 34, NO. 3 PART 2, PP. 48A. MEETING INFO.: 1998 MEETING OF THE SOCIETY FOR IN VITRO BIOLOGY LAS VEGAS NEVADA, USA MAY 30-JUNE 4, 1998 SOCIETY FOR IN VITRO BIOLOGY. ISSN: 1071-2690., XP002096845 [PX] 1-29,43-46 * abstract *
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