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Method For The Production Of Multiply-Unsaturated Fatty Acids In Transgenic Organisms - EP1654344

The patent EP1654344 was granted to Basf Plant Science on Oct 17, 2018. The application was originally filed on Jul 16, 2004 under application number EP04763291A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP1654344

BASF PLANT SCIENCE
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EP04763291A
Filing Date
Jul 16, 2004
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Granted And Under Opposition
Sep 14, 2018
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Oct 17, 2018
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COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATIONJul 17, 2019ERNEST GUTMANN YVES PLASSERAUDWITHDRAWN

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