The patent EP3389789 was granted to L'Oreal on Oct 23, 2024. The application was originally filed on Dec 14, 2016 under application number EP16822398A. 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 | EP0159628 | 
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | EP1736139 | 
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JP2002356672 | 
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2004012691 | 
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2012055805 | 
| OPPOSITION | EP1736139 | 
| OPPOSITION | EP2111848 | 
| OPPOSITION | EP2343039 | 
| OPPOSITION | US2013225698 | 
| OPPOSITION | US3876459 | 
| OPPOSITION | WO2011073280 | 
| OPPOSITION | WO2013068979 | 
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| Citation Phase | Reference Text | 
|---|---|
| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, " lauroyl methyl taura", scifinder, (20210626), scifinder , (20220816), XP055951642 | 
| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, " sodium dioctyl sulfo succinate", sciFinder, (20210626), pages 1 - 14, sciFinder, (20220816), XP055951643 | 
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