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Publication No. EP3937636

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App No. EP20711165

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Filed by Certis Europe B.V.

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Filed on 2020-03-13

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Issued/Published on 2025-09-03

Official EPO Register

Publication No. EP3937636 A1

Application No. EP20711165 Filed: 2020-03-13

Grant Date 2025-09-03 Mention of grant

Active Oppositions 1 Active EPO Oppositions

Patent Abstract / Summary

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

IPC Classifications

A01N43/16, A01N25/02, A01P7/02, A01P7/04

Priority Claims

GB 20190003406 Date: 2019-03-13

Designated Contracting States (38 EPC States)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Parties & Representation

Applicants

Certis Europe B.V.

Stadsplateau 16, 3521 AZ Utrecht

Inventors (2)

BAXTER, Ian

c/o Certis Europe B.V., Stadsplateau 16

MIDTHASSEL, Audun

c/o Certis Europe B.V., Stadsplateau 16

Representatives / Agents

Marks & Clerk LLP

15 Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1BW

Gordon, Kirsteen Helen

Marks & Clerk LLP, 62-68 Hills Road

HGF

HGF BV, Benoordenhoutseweg 46

Key Procedural Dates

Request-For-Examination 2021-09-29

Mention Of Grant Published 2025-09-03

First-Examination-Report-Despatched 2023-12-06

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Patent & Non-Patent Citations

Cited documents and prior art referenced in search and examination reports.

13 Citations

Cited Patent Documents

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Non-Patent Scientific Literature (NPL)

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- ANONYMOUS: "Technische Informationen MAJESTIK", MAJESTIK TECHNICAL LEAFLET, OMYA AGRO, CH, 25 October 2015 (2015-10-25), CH, pages 1 - 3, XP093406985, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:https://web.archive.org/web/20160131190702/http://www.omya.com/AgroDocs/Majestik.pdf>

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- ANONYMOUS: "Handelsbezeichnung: Majestik", PFLANZENSCHUTZMITTELVERZEICHNIS, BUNDESAMT FÜR LEBENSMITTELSICHERHEIT UND VETERINÄRWESEN BLV, CH, 4 June 2026 (2026-06-04), CH, pages 1 - 5, XP093407017, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:https://www.psm.admin.ch/de/produkte/6936#>

- SIEMONS I.; POLITIEK R.G.A.; BOOM R.M.; VAN DER SMAN R.G.M.; SCHUTYSER M.A.I.: "Dextrose equivalence of maltodextrins determines particle morphology development during single sessile droplet drying", FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, ELSEVIER, AMSTERDAM , NL, vol. 131, 8 January 2020 (2020-01-08), Amsterdam , NL , XP086115650, ISSN: 0963-9969, DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2020.108988

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EP	EP3937636A1	A1	2022-01-19	Espacenet
EP	EP3937636B1	B1	2025-09-03	Espacenet
EP	EP3937636C0	C0	2025-09-03	Espacenet
ES	ES3041413T3	T3	2025-11-12	Espacenet
GB	GB201903406D0	D0	2019-04-24	Espacenet
WO	WO2020182994A1	A1	2020-09-17	Espacenet

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Patent Abstract / Summary

IPC Classifications

Priority Claims

Designated Contracting States (38 EPC States)

Parties & Representation

Applicants

Inventors (2)

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Key Procedural Dates

Patent Oppositions

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

Legal Status & Event History

Patent & Non-Patent Citations

Cited Patent Documents

Non-Patent Scientific Literature (NPL)

Worldwide Patent Family

Complete European Patent Register Dossier (148 Total Documents)

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