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Printing Process Using Soft Photopolymer Plates - EP3007901

The patent EP3007901 was granted to Ball on Oct 14, 2020. The application was originally filed on Jun 10, 2014 under application number EP14810948A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3007901

BALL
Application Number
EP14810948A
Filing Date
Jun 10, 2014
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Sep 11, 2020
Grant Date
Oct 14, 2020
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CROWN PACKAGING MANUFACTURING UKJul 14, 2021HOFFMANN EITLE -

Patent Citations (18) New

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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (3) New

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OPPOSITION- "nyloprint® user guide", Flint group printing plates, (20070600), XP055838368-
OPPOSITION- "Southern Graphic Systems Gears Up for Metal Deco with Nyloprint Plates from Flint Group", Packaging Insights, (20120301), XP055838377-
OPPOSITION- Adib H. Chisty, Rifat A. Masud, M. Mehedi Hasan, M. Nuruzzaman Khan, Abul K. Mallik, Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, "Chapter 3 - PEGylated chitin and chitosan derivatives", Handbook of Chitin and Chitosan, Elsevier, (20200619), pages 59 - 100, doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-817970-3.00003-1, XP009553180

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