The patent EP3562467 was granted to Unilever on Sep 6, 2023. The application was originally filed on Nov 27, 2017 under application number EP17816519A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

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| DESCRIPTION | US2008014247 | 
| DESCRIPTION | US2011224120 | 
| DESCRIPTION | US3050467 | 
| DESCRIPTION | US6051614 | 
| DESCRIPTION | WO0128338 | 
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | CN105769635 | 
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JP2014176801 | 
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | RU2456022 | 
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2003089891 | 
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO0061107 | 
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO0128338 | 
| OPPOSITION | JPH08143899 | 
| OPPOSITION | US6113933 | 
| OPPOSITION | WO0197799 | 
| OPPOSITION | WO2016050493 | 
| OPPOSITION | WO9855095 | 
| OPPOSITION | WO9855099 | 
| OPPOSITION | WO9924012 | 
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| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "Bernsteinsäure, Wikipedia", (20200806), pages 1 - 6, URL: https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bernsteins%C3%A4ure&oldid=202544539, XP055764148 | 
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| OPPOSITION | - Experimental Report of September 2021 | 
| OPPOSITION | - Experimental Report of September 2022 | 
| OPPOSITION | - Wikipedia Extract „Hexansäure“ | 
| OPPOSITION | - Wikipedia Extract „Propionsäure“ | 
| OPPOSITION | - Wikipedia Extract .Succinsäure (Bernsteinsäure)" | 
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