The patent EP3088530 was granted to Toray Industries on Apr 29, 2020. The application was originally filed on Dec 26, 2014 under application number EP14874849A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Opposition Rejected".

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| DESCRIPTION | JP2001095597 |
| DESCRIPTION | JP2006087319 |
| DESCRIPTION | JP3041380B |
| DESCRIPTION | JPS6387994 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | CN101899488 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JPS5529951 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2012133495 |
| OPPOSITION | CA2831543 |
| OPPOSITION | CN101899488 |
| OPPOSITION | CN102978125 |
| OPPOSITION | EP2256208 |
| OPPOSITION | EP2548966 |
| OPPOSITION | US2009042266 |
| OPPOSITION | US8822201 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2008112729 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2013016115 |
| SEARCH | EP2256208 |
| SEARCH | EP2548966 |
| SEARCH | WO2013016115 |
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| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | - EIICHI WATANABE, "Cellulose Toka deno Maku Bunri to Kongo Koso Baiyoeki Recycle-ka", MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY, (1989), vol. 119, no. 3, pages 131 - 135 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | - NOBUO OKADO, "Pectinase o Riyo shita Yasai Kajitsu Shokuhin no Kaihatsu", FOOD CHEMICALS, (2003), vol. 19, no. 9, pages 72 - 75 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | - SIDI ALI L. ET AL., "ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS OF SUGAR BEET PULP", BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS, (1984), vol. 6, no. 11, pages 723 - 728, XP055355119 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | - BELDMAN G. ET AL., "Application of cellulase and pectinase from fungal origin for the liquefaction and saccharification of biomass", ENZYME MICROB. TECHNOL., (198411), vol. 6, no. 11, pages 503 - 507, XP023678124 |
| OPPOSITION | - ADAMS, "Growth and amylase production of Thermoascus aurantiacus", Biotechnology and applied biochemistry, (19920000), vol. 15, no. 3, pages 311 - 313, XP055982070 |
| OPPOSITION | - Akshita Mehta, Urgyn Bodh, Reena Gupta, "Fungal lipases: a review", Journal of Biotech Research, (20170101), vol. 8, pages 58 - 77, XP055981892 |
| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "Cellulase from Trichoderma sp", Sigma-Aldrich, (20210101), Sigma-Aldrich, URL: https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/sigma/c0615?lang=en®ion=GB&gclid=CjwKCAiAl4WABhAJEiwATUnEF-b1nNWY9I3XQrRUZG, (20221116), XP055981898 |
| OPPOSITION | - Babu, "Wheat Bran-Composition and Nutritional Quality: A Review", Advances in Biotechnology & Microbiology, (20180401), vol. 9, no. 1, XP055981935 |
| OPPOSITION | - Bhale U N, Rajkonda J N, "Enzymatic activity of Trichoderma species", Novus Natural Science Research, (20120101), vol. 1, no. 4, XP055981877 |
| OPPOSITION | - EICHI WATANABE, "Cellulose Toka deno Maku Bunri to Kongo Koso Baiyoeki Recycle-ka", MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY, (19890000), vol. 119, no. 3, pages 131 - 135, XP009513328 |
| OPPOSITION | - M.A. Monsoor, A. Proctor, "Preparation and Functional Properties of Soy Hull Pectin", JAOCS, (20010101), vol. 78, no. 7, XP055981905 |
| OPPOSITION | - RAJESH et al., "Investigation of lipase production by Trichoderma reesei and optimization of production parameters", Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry, (20100000), vol. 9, no. 7, pages 1177 - 1189, XP055981940 |
| OPPOSITION | - BELDMAN G. et al., "Application of cellulase and pectinase from fungal origin for the liquefaction and saccharification of biomass", ENZYME. MICROB. TECHNOL., (19841100), vol. 6, no. 11, doi:10.1016/0141-0229(84)90004-8, pages 503 - 507, XP023678124 |
| OPPOSITION | - BRIJWANI et al., "Production of a cellulolytic enzyme system in mixed- culture solid-state fermentation of soybean hulls supplemented with wheat bran", Process Biochemistry, (20100000), vol. 45, doi:10.1016/j.procbio.2009.08.015, pages 120 - 128, XP026771167 |
| OPPOSITION | - MARTINS et al., "Solid state production of thermostable pectinases from thermophilic Thermoascus aurantiacus", Process Biochemistry, (20020000), vol. 37, no. 9, pages 949 - 954, XP055982072 |
| OPPOSITION | - Y. SUN et al., "Hydrolysis of lignocellulosic materials for ethanol production: a review", BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, ELSEVIER BV , GB, (20020501), vol. 83, no. 1, doi:10.1016/S0960-8524(01)00212-7, pages 1 - 11, XP002670852 |
| SEARCH | - Y. SUN ET AL., "Hydrolysis of lignocellulosic materials for ethanol production: a review", BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, vol. 83, no. 1, doi:10.1016/S0960-8524(01)00212-7, ISSN 0960-8524, (200205), pages 1 - 11, (20011214), XP008117438 [Y] 1-7 * paragraphs [0003] - [0004] * |
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