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The patent EP3069303 was granted to Finics Amatech Teoranta on Jul 20, 2022. The application was originally filed on Sep 22, 2014 under application number EP14777025A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

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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 | EP1854222 |
| DESCRIPTION | EP2063489 |
| DESCRIPTION | US2009169776 |
| DESCRIPTION | US2010078329 |
| DESCRIPTION | US2011189620 |
| DESCRIPTION | US2013126622 |
| DESCRIPTION | US2014091149 |
| DESCRIPTION | US2014104133 |
| DESCRIPTION | US2014166762 |
| DESCRIPTION | US6233818 |
| DESCRIPTION | US6378774 |
| DESCRIPTION | US6698089 |
| DESCRIPTION | US8100337 |
| DESCRIPTION | US8261997 |
| DESCRIPTION | US8366009 |
| DESCRIPTION | US8393547 |
| DESCRIPTION | US8474726 |
| EXAMINATION | EP2372840 |
| EXAMINATION | US2011181486 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | EP2525304 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2013110625 |
| OPPOSITION | EP2372840 |
| OPPOSITION | US2009294543 |
| OPPOSITION | US2010176205 |
| OPPOSITION | US2012018522 |
| OPPOSITION | US2013126622 |
| OPPOSITION | US2014104133 |
| OPPOSITION | US2014284386 |
| OPPOSITION | US2014361086 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2015071017 |
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