(19)
(11) EP 2 358 864 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
13.09.2017 Bulletin 2017/37

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
02.08.2017 Bulletin 2017/31

(21) Application number: 09741171.4

(22) Date of filing: 23.10.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C12N 1/20(2006.01)
C12P 7/64(2006.01)
C12N 15/63(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2009/061936
(87) International publication number:
WO 2010/048568 (29.04.2010 Gazette 2010/17)

(54)

MODIFIED PHOTOSYNTHETIC MICROORGANISMS FOR PRODUCING TRIGLYCERIDES

MODIFIZIERTE PHOTOSYNTHETISCHE MIKROORGANISMEN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON TRIGLYCERIDEN

MICRO-ORGANISMES PHOTOSYNTHÉTIQUES MODIFIÉS POUR LA PRODUCTION DE TRIGLYCÉRIDES


(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 23.10.2008 US 107979 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
24.08.2011 Bulletin 2011/34

(73) Proprietor: Lumen Bioscience, Inc.
Seattle, WA 98101 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • ROBERTS, James
    Seattle, Washington 98102 (US)
  • CROSS, Fred
    Seattle, Washington 98102 (US)
  • WARRENER, Paul
    Seattle, Washington 98102 (US)
  • MUNOZ, Ernesto, Javier
    Seattle, Washington 98102 (US)
  • LEE, Martin, Henry
    Seattle, Washington 98102 (US)
  • ROMARI, Khadidja
    Seattle, Washington 98102 (US)
  • KOTOVIC, Kimberly, Marie
    Seattle, Washington 98102 (US)
  • HICKMAN, Jason, W.
    Seattle, Washington 98102 (US)

(74) Representative: Rupp, Christian et al
Mitscherlich PartmbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Sonnenstraße 33
80331 München
80331 München (DE)


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WO-A2-2008/119082
   
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