The patent EP2859822 was granted to Reichlin on Apr 21, 2021. The application was originally filed on Oct 5, 2012 under application number EP14004378A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

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| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "Enriqueta Basilio", WIKIPEDIA, (20191026), pages 1 - 2, WIKIPEDIA, URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enriqueta_Basilio, (20220608), XP055928987 | - |
| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous ., "ERNSDORF DESIGN", Webarchive, (20100101), pages 1 - 3, Webarchive, URL: https://web.archive.org/web/201000905064851/http:/ernsdorfdesign.com/, (20220608), XP055928967 | - |
| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "Fichier:Monument des JO de Grenoble 1968 -Villard-de- Lans.JPG", WIKIPEDIA, (20090116), pages 1 - 3, WIKIPEDIA, (20220608), XP055928984 | - |
| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "Fire Pit Helper", Fire Pit Plans & Outdoor Firepits, (20110203), pages 1 - 2, Fire Pit Plans & Outdoor Firepits, (20220608), XP055929013 | - |
| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "Fireplate, Outdoor fireplace by radius", Dailyicon.net, (20080619), Dailyicon.net, URL: https://www.dailyicon.net/2008/06/fireplate-outdoor-fireplace-by-radius/, (20220608), XP055928899 | - |
| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "La nostálgica historia del Pebetero OlÃmpico México 68 ", EDEMX.com, (20220121), pages 1 - 4, EDEMX.com, URL: https://www.edemx.com/site/2019/09/08/la-nostalgica-historia-del-peb..., (20220608), XP055928994 | - |
| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "Lappset launches new grills - Lappset lanserar nya grillar", Lappset - news, (20080418), XP055928894 | - |
| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "Paavo Nurmi lights the Olympic Flame at the opening ceremony of the Helsinki Games", URHEILUMUSEO, (20220101), pages 1 - 3, URHEILUMUSEO, URL: https://www.urheilumuseo.fi/en/exhibit/paavo-nurmi-lights-the-olympic-flame-at-the-1952-olympic-games-in-helsinki/, (20220608), XP055928979 | - |
| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "Sine and cosine", WIKIPEDIA, (20220101), pages 1 - 14, WIKIPEDIA, URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sine_and_cosine&oldid=1067742025, (20220608), XP055929001 | - |
| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "That aint a fire pit! Now this... this is a real fire pit", Contractortalk.com, (20090909), pages 1 - 10, Contractortalk.com, URL: https://www.contractortalk.com/threads/that-aint-a-fire-pit-now-this-this-is-a-real-fire-pit.95761/, (20220608), XP055928962 | - |
| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "Valkommen till Arne Nilssondesign", Ame Nilsson Design, (20110917), vol. 90, pages 1 - 1, XP055928897 | - |
| OPPOSITION | - Carlson Julie, "Outdoors : Cast Iron Fire Bowl from Design Within Reach", Indoor/Outdoor Living, (20090807), no. 31, XP055928946 | - |
| OPPOSITION | - Unger Jhon T., Studio, "The Font OFire minimalist modern Firepit in recycled steel : Artbuzz", (20071222), pages 1 - 3, XP055928943 | - |
| OPPOSITION | - Unger John T., Studio, "The Big Bowl O Zen Modern Steel Firebowl", ARTBUZZ, (20050101), pages 1 - 3, XP055928936 | - |
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