The patent EP3138785 was granted to Sluis Cigar Machinery on Jun 14, 2023. The application was originally filed on Sep 2, 2016 under application number EP16187086A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

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| OPPOSITION | - SASCHA BACH, "Wirtschaftlich Siegeln", Verpackungs-Rundschau, (20071000), vol. 10, pages 61 - 66, XP055651477 | - |
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