The patent EP3494245 was granted to KHS on Oct 23, 2024. The application was originally filed on Aug 1, 2017 under application number EP17752332A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

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| Citation Phase | Publication Number |
|---|---|
| DESCRIPTION | EP2020390 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | EP2020390 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2009304950 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2010046072 |
| OPPOSITION | DE102006049134 |
| OPPOSITION | DE102011050015 |
| OPPOSITION | DE102011050016 |
| OPPOSITION | DE10242086 |
| OPPOSITION | EP2020390 |
| OPPOSITION | EP2113368 |
| OPPOSITION | JP2012149334 |
| OPPOSITION | US2006078675 |
| OPPOSITION | US2009280268 |
| OPPOSITION | US2009284421 |
| OPPOSITION | US2009304950 |
| OPPOSITION | US6368776 |
| OPPOSITION | WO0125503 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2010046072 |
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| Citation Phase | Reference Text |
|---|---|
| EXAMINATION | - Frank Reinhold, "Innovation Pur", KHS competence, (20140201), URL: https://competence.khs.com/022014-union-der-visionaere/innovation-pur/, (20200211), XP055667306 |
| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "KHS bringt multifunktionalen Anlagenblock für die PET-Verarbeitung zur Marktreife", KHS, (20160216), URL: https://www.khs.com/medien/pressetexte/presseinformationen/detail/khs-bringt-multifunktionalen-anlagenblock-fuer-die-pet-verarbeitung-zur-marktreife, (20220328), XP055905932 |
| OPPOSITION | - FRANK REINHOLD, "Innovation Pur", KHS competence, (20140201), XP055667396 |
| OPPOSITION | - Gajda Jaroslaw, "Innopet Plasmax-Beschichtungstechnologie. Qualitativ und ökonomisch klar im Vorteil", Getränke!, (20140301), pages 22 - 26, XP055905927 |
| OPPOSITION | - Khs Group, "KHS InnoPET BloFill - Energieeffiziente Streckblas-Füll-Verschließ-Technik", Youtube, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TR9M7xZYsU, XP055905938 |
| OPPOSITION | - Khs Group, "Product protection and 100% bottle-to-bottle recyclability thanks to KHS InnoPET FreshSafe TriBlock", YouTube, (20190402), URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9HApWzg5us, XP055905941 |
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