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Confectionary Production - EP3206505

The patent EP3206505 was granted to Mars on Apr 17, 2024. The application was originally filed on Oct 14, 2015 under application number EP15787368A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

EP3206505

MARS
Application Number
EP15787368A
Filing Date
Oct 14, 2015
Status
Patent Maintained As Amended
Mar 15, 2024
Publication Date
Apr 17, 2024
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Patent Citations (18) New

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

Citation PhasePublication Number
EXAMINATIONGB1072016
EXAMINATIONUS5529800
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTEP0513462
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTFR2852607
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTGB1003156
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2014193545
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS3586513
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS4545989
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS4911937
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO0028833
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO0105256
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO9421826
OPPOSITIONEP1216621
OPPOSITIONUS5529800
OPPOSITIONUS8475863
OPPOSITIONWO0053024
OPPOSITIONWO03103410
OPPOSITIONWO2008117066

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