The patent EP2969480 was granted to Mars on Nov 15, 2023. The application was originally filed on Mar 12, 2014 under application number EP14715187A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

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| OPPOSITION | - "Food Packaging Technology", Food Packaging Technology, Blackwell Publishing, (20030121), pages 1 - 368, ISBN 1-84127-221-3, XP055978763 | - |
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