The patent EP3345217 was granted to Continental Automotive on Aug 30, 2023. The application was originally filed on Aug 8, 2016 under application number EP16750792A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

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| Citation Phase | Publication Number | 
|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | DE102012107570 | 
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | EP1696526 | 
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2016005065 | 
| OPPOSITION | DE102005034998 | 
| OPPOSITION | DE102012107570 | 
| OPPOSITION | DE102013208350 | 
| OPPOSITION | DE102014213490 | 
| OPPOSITION | EP1696526 | 
| OPPOSITION | WO2016005065 | 
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| Citation Phase | Reference Text | 
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| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "Sputtern", Wikipedia, (20200619), pages 1 - 8, XP055955996 | 
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