The patent EP2245077 was granted to Imerys Pigments on Jun 6, 2018. The application was originally filed on Jan 19, 2009 under application number EP09703413A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Revoked".

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|---|---|
| EXAMINATION | WO2007124866 | 
| EXAMINATION | WO9739169 | 
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US5427595 | 
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US6759124 | 
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US7270723 | 
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2006060825 | 
| OPPOSITION | CN1151410 | 
| OPPOSITION | DE102006020488 | 
| OPPOSITION | GB2152061 | 
| OPPOSITION | US2006199006 | 
| OPPOSITION | US2007122614 | 
| OPPOSITION | WO2007124866 | 
| OPPOSITION | WO9730199 | 
| OTHER | WO2007124866 | 
| OTHER | WO9739169 | 
| SEARCH | EP0055001 | 
| SEARCH | US2007026244 | 
| SEARCH | WO2008077156 | 
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