(19)
(11) EP 2 890 973 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:
14.10.2020 Bulletin 2020/42

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
26.08.2020 Bulletin 2020/35

(21) Application number: 13802096.1

(22) Date of filing: 27.08.2013
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01N 21/85(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2013/002400
(87) International publication number:
WO 2014/033544 (06.03.2014 Gazette 2014/10)

(54)

SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF EMBRYONIC CHICK FEATHER COLOR

SPEKTROPHOTOMETRISCHE ANALYSE DER FEDERFARBE VON EMBRYONALEN KÜKEN

ANALYSE SPECTROPHOTOMÉTRIQUE DE COULEUR DE PLUME DE POUSSIN EMBRYONNAIRE


(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 31.08.2012 US 201261695453 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
08.07.2015 Bulletin 2015/28

(60) Divisional application:
20191262.3

(73) Proprietor: Agri Advanced Technologies GmbH
49429 Visbek (DE)

(72) Inventor:
  • MCKAY, James, C.
    Newbridge Midlothian EH28 8SZ (GB)

(74) Representative: Eisenführ Speiser 
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB Postfach 10 60 78
28060 Bremen
28060 Bremen (DE)


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