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Method For Coating An Object By Means Of A Multilayer System With A Nickel-Phosphorus Alloy - EP3445892

The patent EP3445892 was granted to Grohe on May 31, 2023. The application was filed on Apr 19, 2017 under application number EP17720678A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3445892

GROHE
Application Number
EP17720678A
Filing Date
Apr 19, 2017
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Apr 28, 2023
Publication Date
May 31, 2023
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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
DORNBRACHTFeb 28, 2024GOTTSCHALD PATENTANWALTE PARTNERSCHAFT MBBADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (6) New

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Citation PhasePublication Number
EXAMINATIONDE102008046673
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTDE4430430
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO2015107256
OPPOSITIONJPH10251870
OPPOSITIONUS2015361571
OPPOSITIONWO2015107256

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