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The patent EP2774481 was granted to Symrise on Jun 13, 2018. The application was filed on Mar 8, 2013 under application number EP13158411A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Revoked".

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| Company | Opposition Date | Representative | Opposition Status |
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| SCHULKE & MAYR | Mar 13, 2019 | LKGLOBAL LORENZ & KOPF | ADMISSIBLE |
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| SEARCH | DE3629056 |
| SEARCH | US2008254130 |
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| SEARCH | WO2010055474 |
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