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Method For Producing Thermoplastic Polyurethanes - EP3371234

The patent EP3371234 was granted to Basf on Mar 29, 2023. The application was filed on Oct 14, 2016 under application number EP16781467A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3371234

BASF
Application Number
EP16781467A
Filing Date
Oct 14, 2016
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Feb 24, 2023
Publication Date
Mar 29, 2023
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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
THE LUBRIZOLDec 18, 2023D YOUNGADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (17) New

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

Citation PhasePublication Number
DESCRIPTIONEP1213307
DESCRIPTIONEP1846465
EXAMINATIONEP1801141
EXAMINATIONWO03099875
EXAMINATIONWO2015063062
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTDE69516978T
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTEP1422259
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO03099875
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO2009023131
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO2015063062
OPPOSITIONWO2008153791
OPPOSITIONWO2015121505
OPPOSITIONWO2016144676
OPPOSITIONWO2017076609
SEARCHDE69516978T
SEARCHEP1422259
SEARCHWO2009023131

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