PROTEASES FROM GRAM-POSITIVE ORGANISMS - Patent 1015606

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EP 1 015 606 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	06.05.1999

(43)	Date of publication:
	05.07.2000 Bulletin 2000/27

(21)	Application number: 98945934.2

(22)	Date of filing: 08.09.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C12N 15/57, C12N 15/75, C12N 1/20, C12N 1/21, C11D 3/386, C12Q 1/68 // C12N9:56

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9818/677

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9914/341 (25.03.1999 Gazette 1999/12)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

15.09.1997 GB 9719637

(71)	Applicants:
	GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC. Rochester,New York 14618 (US) Genencor International B.V. 2288 EK Rijswijk (EP)

(72)	Inventor:
	ESTELL, David, A. San Mateo, CA 94403 (US)

(74)	Representative: Kiddle, Simon John et al
	Mewburn Ellis,York House,23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP London WC2B 6HP (GB)

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