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Nutritional Compositions And Infant Formulas Comprising Bifidobacterium Animalis Ssp. Lactis And Optionally A Mix Of Oligosaccharides For Inducing A Gut Microbiota Close To The One Of Breast Fed Infants - EP3331383

The patent EP3331383 was granted to Nestec on May 5, 2021. The application was originally filed on Aug 4, 2016 under application number EP16747524A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3331383

NESTEC
Application Number
EP16747524A
Filing Date
Aug 4, 2016
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Apr 3, 2021
Publication Date
May 5, 2021
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CHR HANSENFeb 4, 2022UEXKULL & STOLBERGADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (10) New

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INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTEP1974743
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INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO2009144137
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO2015082151
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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (6) New

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OPPOSITION- Junick Jana, "Einfluss von Synbiotika auf die intestinale Mikrobiota gesunder Neugeborener ", Dissertation Universitat Potsdam, (20130901), pages 1 - 127, XP055894509
OPPOSITION- Navas-Molina et al., "Chapter Nineteen - Advancing Our Understanding of the Human Microbiome Using QIIME", Methods in Enzymology, (20130101), vol. 531, doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-407863-5.00019-8, ISSN 0076-6879, pages 371 - 444, XP055894516
OPPOSITION- Yatsunenko et al., "Human gut microbiome viewed across age and geography", Nature, London, (20120601), vol. 486, no. 7402, doi:10.1038/nature11053, ISSN 0028-0836, pages 222 - 227, XP055530539
OPPOSITION- Lozupone et al., "Quantitative and Qualitative β Diversity Measures Lead to Different Insights into Factors That Structure Microbial Communities", APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, US , (20070301), vol. 73, no. 5, doi:10.1128/AEM.01996-06, ISSN 0099-2240, pages 1576 - 1585, XP055894512
OPPOSITION- Lozupone Catherine, Knight Rob, "UniFrac: a New Phylogenetic Method for Comparing Microbial Communities", APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, US , (20051201), vol. 71, no. 12, doi:10.1128/AEM.71.12.8228-8235.2005, ISSN 0099-2240, pages 8228 - 8235, XP055894500
OPPOSITION- Turroni et al., "Diversity of Bifidobacteria within the Infant Gut Microbiota", PLoS ONE, (20120501), vol. 7, no. 5, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036957, XP055894517

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