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(11) EP 4 084 619 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:
16.10.2024 Bulletin 2024/42

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
04.09.2024 Bulletin 2024/36

(21) Application number: 20838928.8

(22) Date of filing: 15.12.2020
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C12R 1/46(2006.01)
A23C 9/123(2006.01)
C12N 1/20(2006.01)
A23C 9/127(2006.01)
A23C 9/13(2006.01)
C12R 1/225(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A23C 9/1238; C12N 1/20; A23C 9/1307; A23C 9/1275; A23C 9/1322; C12R 2001/225; C12N 1/205; C12R 2001/46
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2020/086258
(87) International publication number:
WO 2021/136654 (08.07.2021 Gazette 2021/27)

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NOVEL USE OF FORMATE

NEUARTIGE VERWENDUNG VON FORMIAT

NOUVELLE UTILISATION DE FORMIATE


(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: 30.12.2019 NL 2024589

(43) Date of publication of application:
09.11.2022 Bulletin 2022/45

(73) Proprietors:
  • DSM IP Assets B.V.
    6221 BE Maastricht (NL)
  • CSK Food Enrichment BV
    8938 AS Leeuwarden (NL)

(72) Inventors:
  • HAFKAMP, Albertus Antonius Gerardus
    6100 AA ECHT (NL)
  • ZELDENRUST, Lisa
    6100 AA ECHT (NL)
  • MEIJER, Willem Cornelis
    6100 AA ECHT (NL)

(74) Representative: dsm-firmenich IP 
P.O. Box 4
6100 AA Echt
6100 AA Echt (NL)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A1-2012/076665
US-A1- 2011 236 530
CN-A- 103 571 775
US-B2- 10 368 559
   
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