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The patent EP2988313 was granted to Littelfuse Japan GK on Mar 29, 2023. The application was originally filed on Apr 17, 2014 under application number EP14785919A. 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 | JP2005203277 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JP2003178659 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JP2005203277 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JP2006031956 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JP2006331705 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JP2011134624 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JP2011233314 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JPH01137034U |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JPS62209381 |
| OPPOSITION | EP1113472 |
| OPPOSITION | EP2541576 |
| OPPOSITION | JP2006031956 |
| OPPOSITION | JP2011134624 |
| OPPOSITION | JPH09306316 |
| OPPOSITION | JPS62209381 |
| OPPOSITION | US2012133478 |
| OPPOSITION | US2014284754 |
| OPPOSITION | US2014285308 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2013054927 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2013058232 |
| SEARCH | JP2005203277 |
| SEARCH | US2002140401 |
| SEARCH | US2003074974 |
| SEARCH | US2264276 |
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