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Improved brewing process

Publication No. EP2402425

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App No. EP11181073

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Filed by DSM IP Assets B.V.

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Filed on 2007-06-22

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Issued/Published on 2021-04-14

Official EPO Register

Publication No. EP2402425 A1

Application No. EP11181073 Filed: 2007-06-22

Grant Date 2007-06-22 Mention of grant

Active Oppositions 2 Active EPO Oppositions

Patent Abstract / Summary

Patent abstract is being processed or was not provided in English by the publishing office.

IPC Classifications

C12C5/00, C12H1/22, C12C11/00, C12N9/62

Priority Claims

EP 20060117178 Date: 2006-07-13

US 20070903539P Date: 2007-02-27

US 20070924236P Date: 2007-05-04

Designated Contracting States (32 EPC States)

Austria (AT)

Belgium (BE)

Bulgaria (BG)

Switzerland (CH)

Cyprus (CY)

Czech Republic (CZ)

Germany (DE)

Denmark (DK)

Estonia (EE)

Spain (ES)

Finland (FI)

France (FR)

United Kingdom (GB)

Greece (GR)

Hungary (HU)

Ireland (IE)

Iceland (IS)

Italy (IT)

Liechtenstein (LI)

Lithuania (LT)

Luxembourg (LU)

Latvia (LV)

Monaco (MC)

Malta (MT)

Netherlands (NL)

Poland (PL)

Portugal (PT)

Romania (RO)

Sweden (SE)

Slovenia (SI)

Slovakia (SK)

Turkey (TR)

Parties & Representation

Applicants

DSM IP Assets B.V.

Wilhelminasingel 39, 6221 BE Maastricht

Inventors (4)

Nguyen, Minh-Tam

Deijlerweg 146, 2241 AK Wassenaar

Edens, Luppo

Hoflaan 118, 3062 JL Rotterdam

van Roon, Jeroen Louis

Keizersmantel 3, 4814 VL Breda

Roon, VAN, Jeroen Louis

Keizersmantel 3, 4814 VL BREDA

Representatives / Agents

J A Kemp LLP

80 Turnmill Street, London EC1M 5QU

DSM Intellectual Property

P.O. Box 4, 6100 AA Echt

Cazemier, Anne Engeline, et al

DSM Intellectual Property P.O. Box 130, 6100 AC Echt

D Young & Co LLP

3 Noble Street, London EC2V 7BQ

Key Procedural Dates

Request-For-Examination 2011-09-13

Mention Of Grant Published 2007-06-22

First-Examination-Report-Despatched 2012-09-13

Patent Oppositions

Official opposition proceedings filed against European Patent EP2402425 under EPC Article 99.

2 ACTIVE OPPONENTS

Opponent Company

International N&H Denmark ApS

Parallelvej 16, DK

Representative

D Young & Co LLP

Filing Date

2022-01-10

Opposition in Progress

Opponent Company

DuPont Nutrition Biosciences ApS

Langebrogade 1, DK

Representative

D Young & Co LLP

Filing Date

2022-01-10

Opposition in Progress

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