(19)
(11) EP 3 019 609 B8

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

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 2 (W2 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
18.07.2018 Bulletin 2018/29

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
11.04.2018 Bulletin 2018/15

(21) Application number: 14736841.9

(22) Date of filing: 09.07.2014
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C12N 15/113(2010.01)
A01H 5/00(2018.01)
C12N 15/82(2006.01)
A01N 57/16(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2014/064686
(87) International publication number:
WO 2015/004174 (15.01.2015 Gazette 2015/02)

(54)

RNAI FOR THE CONTROL OF PHYTOPATHOGENIC FUNGI AND OOMYCETES BY INHIBITING THE EXPRESSION OF CYP51 GENES

RNAI ZUR BEKÄMPFUNG VON PHYTOPATHOGENEN PILZEN UND EIPILZEN DURCH HEMMUNG DER EXPRESSION DES CYP51-GENS

ARNI INHIBANT L'EXPRESSION DES GÈNES CYP51 POUVANT ÊTRE UTILISÉS EN VUE DE LA LUTTE CONTRE LES CHAMPIGNONS ET LES OOMYCÈTES PHYTOPATHOGÈNES


(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: 10.07.2013 EP 13175924

(43) Date of publication of application:
18.05.2016 Bulletin 2016/20

(60) Divisional application:
18166305.5

(73) Proprietor: BASF SE
67056 Ludwigshafen am Rhein (DE)

(72) Inventors:
  • KOGEL, Karl-Heinz
    35457 Lollar (DE)
  • JAFARGHOLIE, Imani
    35392 Giessen (DE)
  • KOCH, Aline
    35329 Gemuenden Felda Otterbach (DE)

(74) Representative: BASF IP Association 
BASF SE G-FLP-C006
67056 Ludwigshafen
67056 Ludwigshafen (DE)


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WO-A1-2012/155112
WO-A2-2006/047495
WO-A1-2013/043777
   
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