Opposition Filed
Opposition filed by Huenges Martin/, Glas Holger, Huenges Martin c/o Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH
EP Register Verified
HEAT-STABLE CARBONIC ANHYDRASES AND THEIR USE
Publication No.
EP2446029
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App No.
EP10731657
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Filed by
Novozymes North America, Inc.
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Filed on
2010-06-25
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Issued/Published on
2016-08-10
Publication No.
EP2446029
A1
Application No.
EP10731657
Filed: 2010-06-25
Grant Date
2010-06-25
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
C12N9/88, B01D53/84, C12F3/02, C12P7/40
Priority Claims
US 20090220636P
Date: 2009-06-26
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Parties & Representation
Applicants
Novozymes North America, Inc.
77 Perry Chapel Church Road P.O. Box 576, Franklinton, NC 27525
USNovozymes A/S
Krogshøjvej 36, 2880 Bagsværd
DKInventors (2)
BORCHERT, Martin
Moedestensvaenge 3, DK-3450 Alleroed
DKSAUNDERS, Paria
1011 Oak Grove Drive, Knightdale, North Carolina 27545
USRepresentatives / Agents
NVS EPO Representatives
Krogshoejvej 36, 2880 Bagsvaerd
DKBauditz, Peter
Novozymes A/S, Patents
DKHuenges, Martin
Maiwald GmbH, Elisenhof
DEKey Procedural Dates
Request-For-Examination
2012-01-26
Mention Of Grant Published
2010-06-25
First-Examination-Report-Despatched
2014-06-30
Patent Oppositions
Official opposition proceedings filed against European Patent EP2446029 under EPC Article 99.
#1
Opponent
Company
Huenges Martin/, Glas Holger
c/o Maiwald Patentanwalts- und, DE
Representative
Huenges, Martin
Filing
Date
Opposition in Progress
2017-05-10
#2
Opponent
Company
Huenges Martin c/o Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH
Elisenhof Elisenstr. 3, DE
Representative
Huenges, Martin
Filing
Date
Opposition in Progress
2017-05-10
Legal Status & Event History
Official European Patent Office legal and procedural status changes recorded for this file.
No legal events recorded or events are currently synchronizing.
Patent & Non-Patent Citations
Cited documents and prior art referenced in search and examination reports.
Cited Patent Documents
Non-Patent Scientific Literature (NPL)
DATABASE UniProt [O] 24 July 2007 (2007-07-24), "SubName: Full=Carbonic anhydrase", XP002602340, Database accession no. A6DCH2
VOORDECKERS JW ET AL.: "Caminibacter mediatlanticus sp nov., a thermophilic, chemolithoautotrophic, nitrate-ammonifying bacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, vol. 55, no. Part 2, 2005, pages 773 - 779, XP002602341
CAMPBELL BJ ET AL.: "Adaptations to Submarine Hydrothermal Environments Exemplified by the Genome of Nautilia profundicola", PLOS GENETICS, vol. 5, no. 2, 6 February 2009 (2009-02-06), pages e1000362, XP055380491
Worldwide Patent Family
Related applications and patents in the same INPADOC worldwide family.
No family members recorded or family data currently updating.
Official File Inspection
EPC Art. 128 Public Dossier
Complete European Patent Register Dossier (148 Total Documents)
The full inspection file for Application EP10731657 contains 148 total documents, including all notices of opposition, proprietor counter-statements, examination communications, third-party observations, and procedural forms. Below are all major recorded procedural filings and publication specifications.
Recorded Filings & Patent Specifications
Official publication specifications, opposition filings, proprietor replies, and procedural submissions.
European Patent Specification - Granted Patent (B1)
Publication Specification
Date: 2016-08-10
Procedure: Grant
EP2446029B1
Official European Patent Register Full Dossier
Publication Specification
Date: 2016-08-10
Procedure: All Proceedings (Examination & Opposition)
EP10731657
European Patent Application with Search Report (A1)
Publication Specification
Date: 2010-12-29
Procedure: Publication
EP2446029A1
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2022-06-24
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2022-05-27
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2020-04-17
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2019-11-15
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2018-10-12
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2018-09-21
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Change - representative
Dossier Filing
Date: 2018-06-04
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOS FREP
Revocation of patent
Dossier Filing
Date: 2018-06-01
Procedure: Examination
0009271
Change - opposition data/opponent's data or that of the opponent's representative
Dossier Filing
Date: 2018-05-18
Procedure: Opposition
0009299OPPO
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2018-05-04
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2018-04-20
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Revocation of the patent
Procedural Step
Date: 2018-02-19
Procedure: Examination
REVO
New entry: Despatch of communication that patent is revoked
Dossier Filing
Date: 2018-02-18
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNREV1
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2018-02-09
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2017-10-06
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2017-08-18
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2017-08-11
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2017-08-04
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2017-07-28
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2017-07-21
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2017-07-07
Procedure: Examination
0009250
New entry: Communication of a notice of opposition and request to file observations + time limit
Dossier Filing
Date: 2017-06-15
Procedure: Opposition
EPIDOSNOBS2
Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
Procedural Step
Date: 2017-06-14
Procedure: Opposition
OBSO
Opposition filed
Dossier Filing
Date: 2017-05-12
Procedure: Opposition
0009260
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2017-04-21
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2017-04-07
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2017-02-24
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2017-02-17
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2017-02-10
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2017-02-03
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2017-01-27
Procedure: Examination
0009250
Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Dossier Filing
Date: 2017-01-13
Procedure: Examination
0009250
(Expected) grant
Dossier Filing
Date: 2016-07-08
Procedure: Grant
0009210
New entry: Renewal fee paid
Dossier Filing
Date: 2016-07-05
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNRFE2
Renewal fee payment
Procedural Step
Date: 2016-06-30
Procedure: Examination
RFEE
New entry: Payment of fee for grant
Dossier Filing
Date: 2016-06-08
Procedure: Grant
EPIDOSNIGR3
New entry: Payment of fee for publishing/printing
Dossier Filing
Date: 2016-06-08
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNIGR5
New entry: Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Dossier Filing
Date: 2016-06-03
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNIGR7
Intention to grant the patent
Procedural Step
Date: 2016-02-02
Procedure: Grant
IGRA
New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent
Dossier Filing
Date: 2016-02-01
Procedure: Grant
EPIDOSNIGR1
New entry: Reply to examination report
Dossier Filing
Date: 2015-09-11
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNEXR3
New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit
Dossier Filing
Date: 2015-07-16
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNEXR2
Communication from the examining division
Procedural Step
Date: 2015-07-06
Procedure: Examination
EXRE
New entry: Renewal fee paid
Dossier Filing
Date: 2015-07-03
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNRFE2
Renewal fee payment
Procedural Step
Date: 2015-06-30
Procedure: Examination
RFEE
New entry: Reply to examination report
Dossier Filing
Date: 2015-01-14
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNEXR3
Change: Despatch of examination report + time limit
Dossier Filing
Date: 2014-11-08
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSCEXR2
New entry: Renewal fee paid
Dossier Filing
Date: 2014-07-04
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNRFE2
New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit
Dossier Filing
Date: 2014-07-01
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNEXR2
Renewal fee payment
Procedural Step
Date: 2014-06-30
Procedure: Examination
RFEE
Communication from the examining division
Procedural Step
Date: 2014-06-30
Procedure: Examination
EXRE
Preliminary examination - PCT II
Procedural Step
Date: 2014-06-30
Procedure: Examination
PREX
First examination report
Dossier Filing
Date: 2014-06-27
Procedure: Examination
0009185
New entry: Renewal fee paid
Dossier Filing
Date: 2013-07-05
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNRFE2
Renewal fee payment
Procedural Step
Date: 2013-07-01
Procedure: Examination
RFEE
Change - extension states
Dossier Filing
Date: 2012-08-31
Procedure: Examination
0009199EXPT
Amendment by applicant
Dossier Filing
Date: 2012-08-06
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOS ABEX
Amendments
Procedural Step
Date: 2012-08-02
Procedure: Examination
ABEX
New entry: Renewal fee paid
Dossier Filing
Date: 2012-07-06
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOSNRFE2
Renewal fee payment
Procedural Step
Date: 2012-07-02
Procedure: Examination
RFEE
Publication in section I.1 EP Bulletin
Dossier Filing
Date: 2012-03-30
Procedure: Examination
0009012
Request for examination filed
Dossier Filing
Date: 2012-03-30
Procedure: Examination
0009171
PCT data prior to European publication
Dossier Filing
Date: 2012-01-31
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOS PCT
Payment of national basic fee
Procedural Step
Date: 2012-01-26
Procedure: Examination
FFEE
Payment of the first designation fee
Procedural Step
Date: 2012-01-26
Procedure: Examination
DEST
Payment of the fee for examination
Procedural Step
Date: 2012-01-26
Procedure: Examination
EXAM_PCT
PCT data prior to European publication
Dossier Filing
Date: 2011-11-30
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOS PCT
PCT data prior to European publication
Dossier Filing
Date: 2011-11-09
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOS PCT
PCT data prior to European publication
Dossier Filing
Date: 2011-01-14
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOS PCT
PCT data prior to European publication
Dossier Filing
Date: 2011-01-04
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOS PCT
PCT data prior to European publication
Dossier Filing
Date: 2010-07-23
Procedure: Examination
EPIDOS PCT
Extension of the patent
Procedural Step
Procedure: Examination
EXPT
Language of the procedure
Procedural Step
Procedure: Examination
PROL
International searching authority
Procedural Step
Procedure: Examination
ISAT