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Improvements To Devices And Methods For Delivery Of Substances To Animals - EP4037666

The patent EP4037666 was granted to Ruminant Biotech on May 1, 2024. The application was originally filed on Dec 7, 2021 under application number EP21835439A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP4037666

RUMINANT BIOTECH
Application Number
EP21835439A
Filing Date
Dec 7, 2021
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Mar 29, 2024
Grant Date
May 1, 2024
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Patent Citations (12) New

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EXAMINATIONEP0164241
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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (23) New

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OPPOSITION- D05: Patentees response to Comm. Art 94(3) EPC - date 9 Aug 2023-
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OPPOSITION- D14: Declaration of Wayne Morris Best Declared on 30 January 2025-
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OPPOSITION- D19 - Declaration of David Gill of 23 August 2024-
OPPOSITION- D24 - Overview Auxiliary Requests-
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OPPOSITION- Patentees response to Comm. Art 94(3) EPC - date 9 Aug 2023-
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OPPOSITION- Hristov A.N., Lee C., Hristova R., Huhtanen P., Firkins J.L., "A meta-analysis of variability in continuous-culture ruminal fermentation and digestibility data", Journal of Dairy Science, Elsevier, AMSTERDAM, NL, AMSTERDAM, NL, (20120901), vol. 95, no. 9, doi:10.3168/jds.2012-5533, ISSN 0022-0302, pages 5299 - 5307, XP093260209
OPPOSITION- Abbott D. Wade et al, "Seaweed and Seaweed Bioactives for Mitigation of Enteric Methane: Challenges and Opportunities", Animals, vol. 10, no. 12, doi:10.3390/ani10122432, page 2432, XP093002950
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