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The patent EP3247759 was granted to M Innovative Properties on Mar 26, 2025. The application was originally filed on Jan 14, 2016 under application number EP16740523A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

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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 | US2003225240 |
| DESCRIPTION | US2006074214 |
| DESCRIPTION | US2007031680 |
| DESCRIPTION | US2013143010 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2006089452 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2013143010 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US5608000 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US5708073 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2009129292 |
| OPPOSITION | EP2325220 |
| OPPOSITION | EP2336212 |
| OPPOSITION | JP2002053828 |
| OPPOSITION | JP2010006972 |
| OPPOSITION | JPH0753939 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2009138402 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2010118836 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2015189323 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2015189326 |
| OPPOSITION | WO9607540 |
| SEARCH | US2003225240 |
| SEARCH | US2006074214 |
| SEARCH | US2007031680 |
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Communication to designated inventor
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