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The patent EP3474804 was granted to Mlnlycke Health Care on Feb 8, 2023. The application was originally filed on Jun 14, 2017 under application number EP17731524A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

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Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.
| Citation Phase | Publication Number |
|---|---|
| DESCRIPTION | EP20140194054 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | EP2752176 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO0239940 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2008149107 |
| OPPOSITION | EP0768071 |
| OPPOSITION | US2007179419 |
| OPPOSITION | US2015328054 |
| OPPOSITION | US4727868 |
| OPPOSITION | WO0205737 |
| OPPOSITION | WO0239940 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2008149107 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2009158127 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2012018974 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2012022354 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2014075684 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2016030047 |
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