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Method For Charging A Battery Of A Hearing Aid And A Hearing Aid With A Battery Charging Unit - EP3378238

The patent EP3378238 was granted to Sonova on May 3, 2023. The application was filed on Nov 16, 2015 under application number EP15794918A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3378238

SONOVA
Application Number
EP15794918A
Filing Date
Nov 16, 2015
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Mar 31, 2023
Publication Date
May 3, 2023
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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
WIDEXJan 31, 2024FDST PATENTANWALTEADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (13) New

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

Citation PhasePublication Number
EXAMINATIONEP2665153
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2007104343
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS4297630
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO03107506
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO2010081915
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO2014044292
OPPOSITIONEP0987808
OPPOSITIONEP2665153
OPPOSITIONUS2012098495
OPPOSITIONUS2014320089
OPPOSITIONUS7295878
OPPOSITIONWO03107506
OPPOSITIONWO2014044292

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