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Process For Purifying Insulin And Analogues Thereof - EP2931301

The patent EP2931301 was granted to Merck Sharp & Dohme on Sep 15, 2021. The application was originally filed on Dec 12, 2013 under application number EP13864587A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

EP2931301

MERCK SHARP & DOHME

Application Number: EP13864587A
Filing Date: Dec 12, 2013
Status: Patent Maintained As Amended; Aug 13, 2021
Publication Date: Sep 15, 2021
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Patent Citations (32) New

Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.

Citation Phase	Publication Number
DESCRIPTION	EP0849277
DESCRIPTION	US5101013
DESCRIPTION	US5473049
DESCRIPTION	US5621073
DESCRIPTION	US5663291
DESCRIPTION	US5977297
DESCRIPTION	US5986048
DESCRIPTION	US6380355
DESCRIPTION	US6710167
DESCRIPTION	US7803763
DESCRIPTION	WO2009099763
DESCRIPTION	WO2010080606
DESCRIPTION	WO2010080609
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT	AU3172477
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT	US2004029164
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT	US2004102615
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT	US2009312236
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT	US2011065901
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT	US2012149878
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT	US5700662
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT	US6531448
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT	US6710167
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT	US7803763
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT	US7968679
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT	US8048854
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT	WO2011090719
OPPOSITION	GB2173503
OPPOSITION	US5101013
OPPOSITION	US5977297
OPPOSITION	US6451987
OPPOSITION	US7803763
SEARCH	EP0849277

Dossier Documents

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Sep 21, 2022
Refund of fees
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Sep 14, 2022
Request for change of client data cannot be registered anymore
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Sep 12, 2022
Submission concerning a transfer of rights (applicant)
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Sep 12, 2022
Submission concerning a transfer of rights (applicant)
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Sep 12, 2022
Submission concerning a transfer of rights (applicant)
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Aug 26, 2022
Indication of deficiencies in a request for registering a transfer of rights and invitation to correct them
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Annexes in respect of a client data request
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Aug 18, 2022
General authorisation
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Letter concerning fees and payments
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Aug 18, 2022
Submission concerning a transfer of rights (applicant)
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Submission concerning a transfer of rights (applicant)
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Aug 19, 2021
Decision to maintain the European patent in amended form
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Aug 19, 2021
Decision to maintain the European patent in amended form
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Aug 13, 2021
Refund of fees
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Aug 13, 2021
Termination of the opposition proceedings with maintenance of patent
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Aug 4, 2021
(Electronic) Receipt
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Aug 4, 2021
Filing of the translation of the amended claims
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Aug 4, 2021
French translation of claims
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Aug 4, 2021
German translation of the claims
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Aug 4, 2021
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
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May 10, 2021
Communication of bibliographic data
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May 10, 2021
Communication to opponent concerning maintenance
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May 10, 2021
Communication with request to file translations
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May 3, 2021
Maintenance of the patent with the documents specified in the final decision
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Dec 15, 2020
Document concerning representation
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Nov 27, 2020
(Electronic) Receipt
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Nov 27, 2020
Advice of delivery
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Nov 27, 2020
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
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Nov 24, 2020
Advice of delivery
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Nov 20, 2020
Acknowledgement of a document
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Nov 20, 2020
Acknowledgement of a document
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Nov 20, 2020
Annex to the communication - opposition
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Nov 20, 2020
Decision of the Opposition Division and instruction
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Nov 20, 2020
Druckexemplar in opposition procedure
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Nov 20, 2020
Grounds for the decision (Annex) - opposition
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Nov 20, 2020
Interlocutory decision in opposition proceedings
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Nov 20, 2020
Internal form - Opposition/addressees
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Nov 20, 2020
Internal form - Opposition/addressees
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Nov 20, 2020
Means of redress
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Nov 20, 2020
Minutes of the oral proceedings (Opposition Division) - conclusion of the proceedings
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Minutes of the oral proceedings (Opposition Division) - conclusion of the proceedings
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Minutes of the oral proceedings (Opposition Division) - introduction of the parties
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Nov 20, 2020
Provision of a copy of the minutes - opposition procedure
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Nov 20, 2020
Scanned annex to a communication - opposition procedure
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Nov 20, 2020
Scanned annex to a communication - opposition procedure
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Oct 22, 2020
Information about the result of oral proceedings
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Sep 22, 2020
Brief communication - Opposition proceedings
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Sep 22, 2020
Notification concerning the date of oral proceedings
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Sep 22, 2020
Notification concerning the date of oral proceedings
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Sep 16, 2020
(Electronic) Receipt
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Sep 16, 2020
Letter regarding the opposition procedure (no time limit)
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Sep 16, 2020
Request for interpreters during oral proceedings
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Sep 14, 2020
Brief communication - Opposition proceedings
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Sep 14, 2020
Brief communication - Opposition proceedings
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Sep 8, 2020
(Electronic) Receipt
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Sep 8, 2020
Letter regarding the opposition procedure (no time limit)
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Sep 8, 2020
Oral proceedings: reply to date proposed
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Aug 28, 2020
Brief communication - Opposition proceedings
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Aug 28, 2020
Brief communication - Opposition proceedings
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Aug 28, 2020
Notification concerning the date of oral proceedings
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Aug 21, 2020
(Electronic) Receipt
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Aug 21, 2020
Citation in opposition procedure - 010
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Aug 21, 2020
Consolidated list of cited opposition documents
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Aug 21, 2020
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
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Aug 21, 2020
Written submission in preparation to/during oral proceedings
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Aug 17, 2020
Brief communication - Opposition proceedings
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Aug 12, 2020
(Electronic) Receipt
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Aug 12, 2020
Auxiliary request during Opposition procedure
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Auxiliary request during Opposition procedure
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Auxiliary request during Opposition procedure - 03
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Auxiliary request during Opposition procedure - 04
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Aug 12, 2020
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
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Aug 12, 2020
Oral proceedings: reply to date proposed
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Feb 18, 2020
Advice of delivery
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Feb 11, 2020
Advice of delivery
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Feb 5, 2020
Acknowledgement of a document
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Feb 5, 2020
Acknowledgement of a document
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Feb 5, 2020
Annex to the communication - opposition
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Feb 5, 2020
Information concerning oral proceedings
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Feb 5, 2020
Scanned annex to a communication - opposition procedure
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Feb 5, 2020
Summons to attend oral proceedings
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Feb 5, 2020
Summons to attend oral proceedings
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Sep 24, 2019
Brief communication - Opposition proceedings
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Sep 18, 2019
(Electronic) Receipt
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Sep 18, 2019
Auxiliary request during Opposition procedure
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Sep 18, 2019
Auxiliary request during Opposition procedure
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Sep 18, 2019
Auxiliary request during Opposition procedure - 01
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Sep 18, 2019
Auxiliary request during Opposition procedure - 02
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Sep 18, 2019
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
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Sep 18, 2019
Reply of the patent proprietor to the notice(s) of opposition
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Jul 15, 2019
Brief communication - Opposition proceedings
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Jul 15, 2019
Communication of amended entries
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Jun 14, 2019
Request concerning representative opponent
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Jun 14, 2019
Request concerning representative opponent
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May 8, 2019
Communication of a notice of opposition and request to file observations
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May 8, 2019
Notice of further oppositions to opponent(s)
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Apr 29, 2019
Communication of a notice of opposition - first information to patent proprietor
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Apr 24, 2019
(Electronic) Receipt
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Apr 24, 2019
Citation in opposition procedure - 001
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Citation in opposition procedure - 002
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Citation in opposition procedure - 003
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Citation in opposition procedure - 014
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Apr 24, 2019
Notice of opposition
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Apr 24, 2019
Notice of opposition
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Aug 6, 2018
Transmission of the certificate for a European patent pursuant to Rule 74 EPC
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Jun 28, 2018
Decision to grant a European patent
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Jun 12, 2018
(Electronic) Receipt
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Jun 12, 2018
Filing of the translations of the claims
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Jun 12, 2018
French translation of claims
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Jun 12, 2018
German translation of the claims
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Jun 12, 2018
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
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Feb 27, 2018
Bibliographic data of the European patent application
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Feb 27, 2018
Communication about intention to grant a European patent
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Feb 27, 2018
Intention to grant (signatures)
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Feb 27, 2018
Text intended for grant (clean copy)
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Text intended for grant (sequence listing)
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Feb 27, 2018
Text intended for grant (version for approval)
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Nov 9, 2017
(Electronic) Receipt
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Nov 9, 2017
Amended description with annotations
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Nov 9, 2017
Description
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Nov 9, 2017
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
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Nov 9, 2017
Reply to communication from the Examining Division
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Sep 13, 2017
Grant of extension of time limit (examination procedure)
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Sep 8, 2017
(Electronic) Receipt
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Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
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Sep 8, 2017
Request for extension of time limit to communication from the Examining Division
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Jun 30, 2017
Annex to the communication
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Jun 30, 2017
Communication from the Examining Division
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Jun 26, 2017
Examination started
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Dec 20, 2016
(Electronic) Receipt
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Dec 20, 2016
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
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Dec 20, 2016
Reply to Written Opinion prepared by the EPO
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Jun 10, 2016
Invitation to declare maintenance of the application and to correct deficiencies in the Written Opinion/amend application
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May 25, 2016
Communication regarding the transmission of the European search report
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May 25, 2016
European search opinion
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May 25, 2016
Information on Search Strategy
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May 25, 2016
Supplementary European search report
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May 11, 2016
Search started
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Sep 23, 2015
Notification on forthcoming publication of bibliographic data
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Aug 28, 2015
Communication regarding possible amendment of the application/payment of claims fee
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Aug 7, 2015
Communication to designated inventor
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Communication to designated inventor
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Communication to designated inventor
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Communication to designated inventor
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Jul 16, 2015
(Electronic) Receipt
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Jul 16, 2015
Amended claims filed after receipt of (European) search report
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Jul 16, 2015
Amended claims with annotations
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Jul 16, 2015
Converted Sequence Listing
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Jul 16, 2015
Request for entry into the European phase
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Jul 7, 2015
Copy of the international preliminary report on patentability
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May 4, 2015
Information on entry into European phase
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Jul 17, 2014
Priority document (electronically transmitted)
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Converted Sequence Listing
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Jun 26, 2014
Copy of the international search report
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Jun 26, 2014
Published international application - A1
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