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Novel Products - EP1976941

The patent EP1976941 was granted to PI on Apr 7, 2021. The application was originally filed on Jan 19, 2007 under application number EP07704930A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

EP1976941

PI
Application Number
EP07704930A
Filing Date
Jan 19, 2007
Status
Patent Maintained As Amended
Mar 5, 2021
Publication Date
Apr 7, 2021
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EPPENDORFJul 11, 2018RICKERWITHDRAWN

Patent Citations (9) New

Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.

Citation PhasePublication Number
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTEP0896035
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTEP1557489
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS4649071
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS5041304
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO2005089961
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO9858117
OPPOSITIONWO03063938
OPPOSITIONWO2005089961
OPPOSITIONWO9858117

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