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The patent EP3416408 was granted to Krauss Maffei Wegmann on Aug 9, 2023. The application was filed on Jun 12, 2018 under application number EP18177218A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

Patent oppositions filed by competitors challenge the validity of a granted patent. These oppositions are typically based on claims of prior art, lack of novelty, or non-obviousness. They are a key part of the process for determining a patent's strength and enforceability.
| Company | Opposition Date | Representative | Opposition Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEINMETALL ELECTRONICS | Sep 2, 2021 | HKW | ADMISSIBLE |
| RHEINMETALL ELECTRONICS | Sep 2, 2021 | HORN KLEIMANN WAITZHOFER SCHMID DREYER PATENT UND RECHTSANWALTE PARTG MBB | ADMISSIBLE |
Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.
| Citation Phase | Publication Number |
|---|---|
| OPPOSITION | DE102009012242 |
| OPPOSITION | DE102009018468 |
| OPPOSITION | DE102012218482 |
| OPPOSITION | DE102013204798 |
| OPPOSITION | DE102014221301 |
| OPPOSITION | DE102014226026 |
| OPPOSITION | DE102015015130 |
| OPPOSITION | DE102015221361 |
| OPPOSITION | DE102016012714 |
| OPPOSITION | DE3116586 |
| OPPOSITION | DE4416122 |
| OPPOSITION | EP0684485 |
| OPPOSITION | EP2876639 |
| OPPOSITION | US2009120273 |
| OPPOSITION | US2013192451 |
| OPPOSITION | US9014392 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2012097148 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2012097150 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2016118656 |
| SEARCH | DE102012218482 |
| SEARCH | DE4416122 |
| SEARCH | US2009120273 |
| SEARCH | WO2016118656 |
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