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The patent EP3011004 was granted to Catexel on Jul 1, 2020. The application was originally filed on Jun 13, 2014 under application number EP14732322A. 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 |
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| DESCRIPTION | EP0120591 |
| DESCRIPTION | EP0174132 |
| DESCRIPTION | EP0185522 |
| DESCRIPTION | EP0284292 |
| DESCRIPTION | EP0303520 |
| DESCRIPTION | EP0331229 |
| DESCRIPTION | EP0384070 |
| DESCRIPTION | EP0458396 |
| DESCRIPTION | EP0458397 |
| DESCRIPTION | EP0464880 |
| DESCRIPTION | EP0544440 |
| DESCRIPTION | EP0544519 |
| DESCRIPTION | EP0549271 |
| DESCRIPTION | EP0549272 |
| DESCRIPTION | EP0909809 |
| DESCRIPTION | EP2228429 |
| DESCRIPTION | GB1003310 |
| DESCRIPTION | GB1519351 |
| DESCRIPTION | GB836988 |
| DESCRIPTION | GB864798 |
| DESCRIPTION | GB907356 |
| DESCRIPTION | US1246339 |
| DESCRIPTION | US3332882 |
| DESCRIPTION | US4128494 |
| DESCRIPTION | US4397757 |
| DESCRIPTION | US4412934 |
| DESCRIPTION | US4675393 |
| DESCRIPTION | US4751015 |
| DESCRIPTION | US6579839 |
| DESCRIPTION | WO0015750 |
| DESCRIPTION | WO0034427 |
| DESCRIPTION | WO02068574 |
| DESCRIPTION | WO03072690 |
| DESCRIPTION | WO2006078176 |
| DESCRIPTION | WO2006125517 |
| DESCRIPTION | WO2011106906 |
| DESCRIPTION | WO2012048951 |
| DESCRIPTION | WO2012071153 |
| DESCRIPTION | WO9421777 |
| DESCRIPTION | WO9506710 |
| DESCRIPTION | WO9506711 |
| DESCRIPTION | WO9507972 |
| DESCRIPTION | WO9530733 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO9421777 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO9506711 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO9530733 |
| OPPOSITION | EP0170346 |
| OPPOSITION | US5246621 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2006125517 |
| OPPOSITION | WO9527774 |
| OPPOSITION | WO9530733 |
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