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The patent EP2986622 was granted to Reliance Industries on Mar 10, 2021. The application was originally filed on Apr 15, 2014 under application number EP14784688A. 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 |
|---|---|
| DESCRIPTION | CN101089006 |
| DESCRIPTION | CN101280031 |
| DESCRIPTION | WO2013118140 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | CN101659628B |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | CN102936301 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US5637739 |
| OPPOSITION | EP2907829 |
| OPPOSITION | US2010144224 |
| OPPOSITION | US2011162517 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2010139720 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2013020896 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2013034582 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2013076733 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2013118140 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2014045303 |
| SEARCH | CN1251842 |
| SEARCH | EP0874005 |
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Amended claims with annotations
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Published international application - A2
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