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Vacuum Pump - EP3049676

The patent EP3049676 was granted to Leybold on Oct 2, 2024. The application was filed on Sep 11, 2014 under application number EP14761870A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

EP3049676

LEYBOLD
Application Number
EP14761870A
Filing Date
Sep 11, 2014
Status
Patent Maintained As Amended
Aug 30, 2024
Publication Date
Oct 2, 2024
External Links
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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
PFEIFFER VACUUM TECHNOLOGYMar 26, 2020KNEFELADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (19) New

Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.

Citation PhasePublication Number
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTDE3932228
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTEP0855517
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTEP1236906
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTEP1344940
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO9400694
OPPOSITIONDE19702456
OPPOSITIONDE3613344
OPPOSITIONDE3932228
OPPOSITIONDE60037353T
OPPOSITIONDE602004012546T
OPPOSITIONEP1236906
OPPOSITIONEP1344940
OPPOSITIONEP1760319
OPPOSITIONJP2010025122
OPPOSITIONJP2011007049
OPPOSITIONJP4703279B
OPPOSITIONJPS62168993
OPPOSITIONWO2012163996
OPPOSITIONWO9400694

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