The patent EP3426502 was granted to Sumitomo Bakelite Europe on Dec 11, 2019. The application was originally filed on Mar 9, 2017 under application number EP17712026A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Revoked".

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| Citation Phase | Reference Text | Link |
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| DESCRIPTION | - BORRAJO ET AL., POLYMER, (1982), vol. 23, pages 263 - 266 | - |
| DESCRIPTION | - LI ZIQIANG, MINING AND METALLURGY, (1996), vol. 5, pages 24 - 27 | - |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | - Prakash Mahanwar, "PHENOLIC RESINS", Matunga, Mumbai-400 019, (20140118), pages 1 - 50, URL: http://www.ipiindia.org/materials?task=callelement&format=raw&item_id=939&element=cf0577f3-519f-4fe3-9d25-658179076aff&method=download, (20161110), XP055318080 [A] 1-27 * pages 7,9-11,4 * * the whole document * | - |
| OPPOSITION | - anonymous, "Frequently Asked Questions About Substances of Very High Concern For Manufacturers and Downstream Users", The Alkylphenols & Ethoxylates Research Council (APERC), (20130501), pages 1 - 6, XP055765970 | - |
| OPPOSITION | - CAS, (20200817), Database accession no. 140-66-9, XP055765965 | - |
| OPPOSITION | - "Chapter 7 Novolak Production", Louis Pilato, Phenolic Resins: A Century of Progress, Springer, (20100000), pages 147 - 151, ISBN 978-3-642-04713-8, XP055765967 | - |
| OPPOSITION | - Kowatsch Stefan, "Formaldehyde", Phenolic Resins: A Century of Progress, (20100227), pages 25 - 40, XP055804340 | - |
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