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The patent EP3014531 was granted to Finics Amatech Teoranta on Aug 6, 2025. The application was originally filed on Feb 13, 2014 under application number EP14706512A. 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 | NL9100347 |
| DESCRIPTION | US2012038445 |
| DESCRIPTION | US2012074233 |
| DESCRIPTION | US2013075477 |
| DESCRIPTION | US2013146671 |
| DESCRIPTION | US2013299598 |
| DESCRIPTION | US5955723 |
| DESCRIPTION | US6233818 |
| DESCRIPTION | US6295720 |
| DESCRIPTION | US6378774 |
| DESCRIPTION | US6698089 |
| DESCRIPTION | US8130166 |
| DESCRIPTION | US8366009 |
| DESCRIPTION | US8474726 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | DE202005016382U |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | EP1225538 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | EP2045872 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | EP2525304 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | KR100537452B |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2001054230 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2013075477 |
| OPPOSITION | EP2045872 |
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