The patent EP3186306 was granted to Adidas on Aug 24, 2022. The application was originally filed on Apr 10, 2015 under application number EP15713960A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Opposition Rejected".

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Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.
| Citation Phase | Publication Number |
|---|---|
| EXAMINATION | US2012007267 |
| EXAMINATION | WO2014198779 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | EP0256489 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2011294910 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US6984694 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2006045513 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2013153190 |
| OPPOSITION | CN103360759 |
| OPPOSITION | EP2671911 |
| OPPOSITION | JP2000086800 |
| OPPOSITION | JP2013185074 |
| OPPOSITION | JPH0414213 |
| OPPOSITION | JPS6042432 |
| OPPOSITION | US2007036967 |
| OPPOSITION | US2007293593 |
| OPPOSITION | US2010136338 |
| OPPOSITION | US2012007267 |
| OPPOSITION | US2012329892 |
| OPPOSITION | US2014151918 |
| OPPOSITION | US2014223777 |
| OPPOSITION | US4988740 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2006045513 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2013153153 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2013153190 |
NPL citations refer to non-patent references such as research papers, articles, or other publications cited during examination or opposition phases.
| Citation Phase | Reference Text |
|---|---|
| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "PEBAX Brochure", Arkema, (20070101), pages 1 - 2, XP093185180 |
| OPPOSITION | - Barzegari Mohamad Reza et al, "Crystallization Behavior and Foaming Ability of Elastomeric Block Copolymer: Poly(ether-block-amide) PEBAX Thermoplastic Elastomers", G08-226 PPS America s Conférence, (20120524), pages 335 - 336, XP055933603 |
| OPPOSITION | - Barzegari R., "Effect of Hard Segment Crystalline Phase on Foaming Behavior of Polyether- Block-Amide (PEBAX)", Consortium for Cellular and Micro-Cellular Plastics (CCMCP) Progress Review Meeting, (20121126), pages 11 - 18, XP055933599 |
| OPPOSITION | - Lin Kun, "Development of High Strength Microcellular Foams Using Polyether Block Amide", rapport de master, (20100101), pages 1 - 66, XP055933607 |
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