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Power Conversion Device - EP3163729

The patent EP3163729 was granted to Mitsubishi Electric on Oct 8, 2025. The application was filed on Apr 21, 2015 under application number EP15815326A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

EP3163729

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC
Application Number
EP15815326A
Filing Date
Apr 21, 2015
Status
Patent Maintained As Amended
Sep 5, 2025
Publication Date
Oct 8, 2025
External Links
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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGYJan 16, 2023POTTER CLARKSONADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (15) New

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

Citation PhasePublication Number
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTJP2009527877
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTJP2010524426
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO2011114816
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO2014091801
OPPOSITIONDE10323220
OPPOSITIONEP2549634
OPPOSITIONEP2987229
OPPOSITIONUS2010118453
OPPOSITIONUS2011235221
OPPOSITIONUS2013208519
OPPOSITIONWO2010145688
SEARCHEP2549634
SEARCHUS2011235221
SEARCHUS2013208519
SEARCHWO2010145688

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