The patent EP3431010 was granted to Tinnus Enterprises on Jun 24, 2020. The application was originally filed on Mar 10, 2015 under application number EP18175805A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

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| Citation Phase | Publication Number |
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| OPPOSITION | EP1548420 |
| OPPOSITION | FR2911512 |
| OPPOSITION | GB2344057 |
| OPPOSITION | US2005004430 |
| OPPOSITION | US2008121309 |
| OPPOSITION | US2011253256 |
| OPPOSITION | US2013118640 |
| OPPOSITION | US2013226219 |
| OPPOSITION | US3580303 |
| OPPOSITION | US5014757 |
| OPPOSITION | US5234726 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2008024519 |
| SEARCH | EP1548420 |
| SEARCH | FR2911512 |
| SEARCH | US2011253256 |
| SEARCH | US2013118640 |
| SEARCH | US2013226219 |
| SEARCH | US5234726 |
NPL citations refer to non-patent references such as research papers, articles, or other publications cited during examination or opposition phases.
| Citation Phase | Reference Text |
|---|---|
| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "Bunch O Balloons: 100 Water Balloons in Less Than 1 Minute", Kickstarter, (20140726), pages 1 - 29, URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20140726040504/https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bunchoballoons/bunch-o-balloons-100-water-balloons-in-less-than-1, XP055407607 |
| OPPOSITION | - KINDELAN Katie, "Father-of-eight creates genius water balloon invention", ABC news, (20140724), pages 1 - 4, URL: http://abcnews.qo.com/lifestyle/father-creates-qen ius-water- balloon-invention/storv?id = 24698486, XP055633799 |
| OPPOSITION | - Lucky Penny Shop, "Bunch O Balloons Review 100 water balloons in less than a minute! - Water Balloon Fight!", Youtube, (20150805), URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1DaXYT6O2A |
| OPPOSITION | - NBC Today, Youtube, (20140731), URL: https://wwwyoutube.com/watch?v=Q0L5SAkgj98 |
| OPPOSITION | - Online Dictionary : ADJACENT |
| OPPOSITION | - Online Dictionary : ARRAY |
| OPPOSITION | - Sara Ashley O'Brien, "Water balloon lovers pledge $645,000 on Kickstarter", CNN Money, (20140730), URL: https://money.cnn.com/2014/07/29/smallbusiness/bunch-o-balloons-kickstarter/index.html, XP055633804 |
| SEARCH | - Anonymous, "Bunch O Balloons: 100 Water Balloons in Less Than 1 Minute by Tinnus Enterprises - Kickstarter", (20140726), URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20140726040504/https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bunchoballoons/bunch-o-balloons-100-water-balloons-in-less-than-1, (20170918), XP055407607 [XP] 1-4,6-15 * the whole document * |
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