The patent EP2525925 was granted to Ecolab USA on Feb 7, 2024. The application was originally filed on Dec 22, 2010 under application number EP10843797A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

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| DESCRIPTION | US2007017553 |
| DESCRIPTION | US3048548 |
| DESCRIPTION | US3334147 |
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| DESCRIPTION | WO2011024094 |
| EXAMINATION | GB2309974 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2007017553 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2009288683 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US4579681 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US6017864 |
| OPPOSITION | DE19545726 |
| OPPOSITION | JP2005068327 |
| OPPOSITION | US4737308 |
| OPPOSITION | US5545344 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2009006603 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2009037013 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2009094073 |
| SEARCH | EP2014757 |
| SEARCH | US2007017553 |
| SEARCH | US3852209 |
| SEARCH | US5501815 |
| SEARCH | WO2011024094 |
| SEARCH | WO2015175212 |
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| OPPOSITION | - Altenschopfer Winfried Freytag, "Henkel informiert Zum Thema: Maschinelles Geschirrspülen Und Somat", Henkel KGaA, (19940201), pages 1 - 11, XP093237023 |
| OPPOSITION | - Tomlinson Alan, Carnali Joseph, "B.2.II - A Review of Key Ingredients Used in Past and Present Auto-Dishwashing Formulations and the Physico-Chemical Processes They Facilitate", Tomlinson Alan, Carnali Joseph, Johansson, I. ; Somasundaran, P., Handbook for cleaning/decontamination of surfaces, NL , Elsevier , (20070620), pages 197 - 255, doi:10.1016/B978-044451664-0/50006-1, ISBN 978-0-444-51666-4, XP009559766 |
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