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The patent EP3458122 was granted to Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland on May 3, 2023. The application was filed on May 19, 2017 under application number EP17723719A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3458122

FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND
Application Number
EP17723719A
Filing Date
May 19, 2017
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Mar 31, 2023
Publication Date
May 3, 2023
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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
B BRAUN MELSUNGENFeb 1, 2024WINTERADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (15) New

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

Citation PhasePublication Number
DESCRIPTIONDE102005024621
DESCRIPTIONEP2001670
DESCRIPTIONUS4417753
DESCRIPTIONWO2010121819
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTJP2005218649
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTJP2006130144
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2004059063
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2009299260
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2010274168
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO8300699
OPPOSITIONEP1857252
OPPOSITIONEP2422837
OPPOSITIONWO03099354
OPPOSITIONWO2015156299
OPPOSITIONWO9521648

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