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The patent EP3324727 was granted to Irobot on Jul 31, 2024. The application was originally filed on Jul 22, 2016 under application number EP16812659A. 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 | US2012265391 |
| DESCRIPTION | US8295979 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2013212994 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2015163993 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US5204814 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US7142693 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US8295979 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US8306659 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US8634960 |
| OPPOSITION | EP2342964 |
| OPPOSITION | EP2767150 |
| OPPOSITION | EP2884364 |
| OPPOSITION | US2004143385 |
| OPPOSITION | US2011235043 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2009077239 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2014027945 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2015022672 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2016098050 |
| OTHER | US2008161968 |
| OTHER | US7677344 |
| OTHER | US8295979 |
| OTHER | US8322072 |
| OTHER | US8482736 |
| OTHER | US8958939 |
| OTHER | US8996171 |
| OTHER | US9043129 |
| OTHER | WO2013096493 |
| OTHER | WO2015007740 |
| OTHER | WO2015022672 |
| SEARCH | US2012265391 |
| SEARCH | US8295979 |
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