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The patent EP3058942 was granted to Nestec on Mar 22, 2023. The application was originally filed on Dec 19, 2008 under application number EP16163261A. 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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| OPPOSITION | EP0652012 |
| OPPOSITION | EP1074252 |
| OPPOSITION | EP1698685 |
| OPPOSITION | EP1955698 |
| OPPOSITION | US2002182196 |
| OPPOSITION | US2003073747 |
| OPPOSITION | US2005002992 |
| OPPOSITION | US2006002985 |
| OPPOSITION | US2007060651 |
| OPPOSITION | US6951658 |
| OPPOSITION | WO03004101 |
| OPPOSITION | WO03041701 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2004082402 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2004100896 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2005006877 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2006071919 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2006072084 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2006074089 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2007008586 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2007022991 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2007041418 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2007073178 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2009045481 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2014100896 |
| OPPOSITION | WO9625861 |
| SEARCH | EP0832652 |
| SEARCH | EP1378236 |
| SEARCH | EP1634599 |
| SEARCH | EP1665940 |
| SEARCH | GB2268871 |
| SEARCH | US2006166935 |
| SEARCH | US2007060651 |
| SEARCH | US7135498 |
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