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The patent EP3310893 was granted to Givaudan on Feb 28, 2024. The application was originally filed on Jun 22, 2016 under application number EP16731580A. 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 |
|---|---|
| EXAMINATION | WO2017001672 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | EP2860237 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | EP2944375 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO0231092 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2007034187 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2009001320 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2009153695 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2011075425 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2013092375 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2014109412 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO9955819 |
| OPPOSITION | GB1510942 |
| OPPOSITION | US2004029750 |
| OPPOSITION | US2006243322 |
| OPPOSITION | US2010168251 |
| OPPOSITION | US2013164355 |
| OPPOSITION | US2015017214 |
| OPPOSITION | US2015284660 |
| OPPOSITION | US2016168507 |
| OPPOSITION | WO0231092 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2007034187 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2009153695 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2011075425 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2013092375 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2016005246 |
| OPPOSITION | WO9955819 |
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