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The patent EP2943406 was granted to Airbus Safran Launchers on Jan 22, 2020. The application was filed on Jan 9, 2014 under application number EP14703119A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

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Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.
| Citation Phase | Publication Number |
|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | EP1473227 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | GB2433467 |
| OPPOSITION | US2003064606 |
| OPPOSITION | US2011318981 |
| OPPOSITION | US4824713 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2013150241 |
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