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Method For Grinding Solids Containing Silicon - EP3386638

The patent EP3386638 was granted to Wacker Chemie on Mar 13, 2019. The application was filed on Nov 7, 2016 under application number EP16791403A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Opposition Rejected".

EP3386638

WACKER CHEMIE
Application Number
EP16791403A
Filing Date
Nov 7, 2016
Status
Opposition Rejected
May 24, 2024
Publication Date
Mar 13, 2019
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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
NETZSCH TROCKENMAHLTECHNIKDec 9, 2019BEYERADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (16) New

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

Citation PhasePublication Number
DESCRIPTIONDE19824062
DESCRIPTIONEP1754539
DESCRIPTIONEP3027690
DESCRIPTIONUS7866582
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTDE102014211037
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTEP1754539
OPPOSITIONDE102006048850
OPPOSITIONDE102006048865
OPPOSITIONDE102011102614
OPPOSITIONDE102013215257
OPPOSITIONDE102014211037
OPPOSITIONDE19824062
OPPOSITIONEP1754539
OPPOSITIONWO2014180693
OPPOSITIONWO2015127290
OPPOSITIONWO2016202320

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