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Device For Attaching Chain Links - EP2686578

The patent EP2686578 was granted to RUD Ketten Rieger & Dietz U on Oct 20, 2021. The application was filed on Mar 5, 2012 under application number EP12707575A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP2686578

RUD KETTEN RIEGER & DIETZ U
Application Number
EP12707575A
Filing Date
Mar 5, 2012
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Sep 17, 2021
Publication Date
Oct 20, 2021
External Links
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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
KETTENFABRIK UNNAJul 19, 2022SCHNEIDERS & BEHRENDT BOCHUMADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (22) New

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

Citation PhasePublication Number
DESCRIPTIONAT20010001330
DESCRIPTIONDE19619831
DESCRIPTIONDE19743025
DESCRIPTIONDE1976021U
DESCRIPTIONDE202004009459U
DESCRIPTIONDE2805917
DESCRIPTIONDE31970
DESCRIPTIONDE3314075
DESCRIPTIONDE3803250
DESCRIPTIONDE8136770D
DESCRIPTIONDE82466
DESCRIPTIONEP1620640
EXAMINATIONDE7816580U
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTAT1926U
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2777284
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS5343912
OPPOSITIONAT1926U
OPPOSITIONDE102011005805
OPPOSITIONDE2844616
OPPOSITIONDE7816580U
OPPOSITIONEP2686578
OPPOSITIONUS2777284

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