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Method To Protect Heat Treated Steel Products Against Oxidation And Decarburisation - EP3408334

The patent EP3408334 was granted to Tata Steel UK on May 13, 2020. The application was filed on Dec 19, 2016 under application number EP16810434A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3408334

TATA STEEL UK
Application Number
EP16810434A
Filing Date
Dec 19, 2016
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Apr 10, 2020
Publication Date
May 13, 2020
External Links
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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
ARCELORMITTALFeb 10, 2021LAVOIXADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (7) New

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

Citation PhasePublication Number
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTEP2639329
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTEP2939979
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO2015160764
OPPOSITIONUS2007286953
OPPOSITIONUS2010098956
OPPOSITIONWO2009059798
OPPOSITIONWO2015160764

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