Gum Arabic From Acacia Seyal - EP3328901

The patent EP3328901 was granted to Dhler on Sep 11, 2019. The application was originally filed on Jul 29, 2016 under application number EP16745715A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3328901

DHLER
Application Number
EP16745715A
Filing Date
Jul 29, 2016
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Aug 9, 2019
Publication Date
Sep 11, 2019
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FRKELLYJun 11, 2020BIRD & BIRD SOCIETA TRA AVVOCATIADMISSIBLE
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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (9) New

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INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT- MARINA ANDRES-BRULL ET AL, "Studies on acacia gums: Part VII effect of exudates form and tree age on the characteristics of Acacia seyal var. seyal and Acacia seyal var. fistula", FOOD HYDROCOLLOIDS, (20150301), vol. 45, doi:10.1016/j.foodhyd.2014.11.028, ISSN 0268-005X, pages 279 - 285, XP055217168 [XD] 1-15 * the whole document * * in particular: abstract; materials and methods; results and discussion; figures 1-4; tables 1-5, especially table 3) *
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