The patent EP3386745 was granted to Cargill on Aug 7, 2024. The application was originally filed on Dec 7, 2016 under application number EP16812901A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

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| Citation Phase | Publication Number |
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| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | EP1154073 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | EP1170418 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | GB2418380 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2004241475 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO0192400 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO0192401 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2011018146 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2013180643 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2013064501 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2013083504 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2015036391 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2017100316 |
| OPPOSITION | WO9723390 |
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| OPPOSITION | - Lafargue D et al, Structure and mechanical properties of hydroxypropylated starch films, Biomacromolecules (2007), 8, 3950-3958 |
| OPPOSITION | - LIU et al., "Glass transition temperature of starches with different amylose/amylopectin ratios", Journal of Cereal Science, (20100000), vol. 51, pages 388 - 391 |
| OPPOSITION | - LIU et al., "Glass transition temperature of starches with different amylose/amylopectin ratios", Journal of Cereal Science, (20100000), vol. 51, pages 388 - 391, XP027058798 |
| OPPOSITION | - LIU et al., "Glass transition temperature of starch studied by a high- speed DSC", Carbohydrate Polymers, (20090000), vol. 77, doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2008.12.027, pages 250 - 253 |
| OPPOSITION | - ZELEZNAK et al., "The glass transition in starch", Cereal Chem., (19870000), vol. 64, no. 2, pages 121 - 124 |
| OPPOSITION | - ZELEZNAK et al., "The glass transition in starch", Cereal Chem., (19870000), vol. 64, no. 2, pages 121 - 124, XP055210689 |
| OPPOSITION | - LIU et al., "Glass transition temperature of starch studied by a high- speed DSC", Carbohydrate Polymers, (20090000), vol. 77, doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2008.12.027, pages 250 - 253, XP026088402 |
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