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Semi-Finished Product And Method For Producing A Three-Dimensionally Shaped Hybrid Component In The Metal/Plastics Composite, And The Use Of Such A Semi-Finished Product - EP3041674

The patent EP3041674 was granted to Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe on Oct 21, 2020. The application was originally filed on Aug 20, 2014 under application number EP14755351A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

EP3041674

THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE

Application Number: EP14755351A
Filing Date: Aug 20, 2014
Status: Patent Maintained As Amended; Sep 18, 2020
Grant Date: Oct 21, 2020
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EVONIK OPERATIONS	May 2, 2018	-	-
NOLAX	May 2, 2018	HEPP WENGER RYFFEL	-

Patent Citations (24) New

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Citation Phase	Publication Number	Publication Link
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT	DE102010039270
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT	DE3537020
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT	GB2390053
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT	US2003176128
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT	US2004003908
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT	US2007246296
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT	WO2006096894
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT	WO9003267
OPPOSITION	DE102007028076
OPPOSITION	DE102010039270
OPPOSITION	DE19934545
OPPOSITION	DE202010001918U
OPPOSITION	DE3537020
OPPOSITION	EP0370342
OPPOSITION	GB2390053
OPPOSITION	US2003176128
OPPOSITION	US2004003908
OPPOSITION	US2007246296
OPPOSITION	WO2005061203
OPPOSITION	WO2006096894
OPPOSITION	WO2014118211
OPPOSITION	WO2014118213
OPPOSITION	WO2015032623
OPPOSITION	WO9003267

Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (10) New

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OPPOSITION	- Christian Bonten, "Handbuch Kunststoff- 04.2005 Verbindungstechnik", Kunststoffe, (20040000), page 12, XP055497158	-
OPPOSITION	- Christian Volger, "Zusammenfassung des Referats", nolax, (20120700), pages 1 - 4, XP055497176	-
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OPPOSITION	- Präsentationsunterlagen zum Vortrag Vogler	-
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OPPOSITION	- Website zum Vortrag Vogler	-
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Sep 24, 2020
Decision to maintain the European patent in amended form
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