The patent EP2934836 was granted to Hutchinson on Jun 22, 2022. The application was originally filed on Dec 19, 2013 under application number EP13865731A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Opposition Rejected".

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| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "Moa Mail Newsletter", (20120808), vol. 72, pages 1 - 16, XP093037369 | - |
| OPPOSITION | - Flemming Hannah, "Student sweeps science awards", Taranaki Daily News, (20120727), pages 1 - 5, XP093037371 | - |
| OPPOSITION | - Kindling Cracker, (20230315), URL: KindlingCracker.com | - |
| OPPOSITION | - URL: https://www.kindlingcracker.com/collections/nz-products/products/kindling-cracker- nz?va ria nt=31295687820 | - |
| OPPOSITION | - WITT Taranaki Science & Technology Fair, (20230315), URL: https://taranakisciencefair.co.nz/the-fair-whakaaturanga/#top, XP093037364 | - |
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