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The patent EP3478375 was granted to Woodway USA on May 22, 2024. The application was originally filed on Jun 30, 2017 under application number EP17738027A. 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 |
|---|---|
| EXAMINATION | EP3170536 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | DE102005009414 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2005209059 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2006122035 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2014087922 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2010107632 |
| OPPOSITION | CN103656988 |
| OPPOSITION | DE102005009414 |
| OPPOSITION | US2005209059 |
| OPPOSITION | US2006122035 |
| OPPOSITION | US2012010048 |
| OPPOSITION | US2014087922 |
| OPPOSITION | US2015258382 |
| OPPOSITION | US5242339 |
| OPPOSITION | US6053848 |
| OPPOSITION | US6387015 |
| OPPOSITION | US6837830 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2004078272 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2009000014 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2009014330 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2010107632 |
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