The patent EP3566992 was granted to Otis Elevator on Sep 27, 2023. The application was originally filed on May 7, 2019 under application number EP19173157A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

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| OPPOSITION | JP2010006576 | 
| OPPOSITION | JP2014002624 | 
| SEARCH | EP2336070 | 
| SEARCH | EP3409630 | 
| SEARCH | JP2003067877 | 
| SEARCH | JP2014002624 | 
NPL citations refer to non-patent references such as research papers, articles, or other publications cited during examination or opposition phases.
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| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "Gerätetreiber", Wikipedia, (20180427), Wikipedia, URL: https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ger%25C3%25A4tetreiber&oldid=176914073, XP093195102 | 
| OPPOSITION | - Anonymous, "Mouseover", Wikipedia, (20161210), Wikipedia, URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mouseover&oldid=753995213, XP093195105 | 
| OPPOSITION | - Schindler Deutschland, "Das Beste: Schindler Ahead auf der Hannover Messe 2018", You Tube, (20180502), You Tube, URL: https://youtu.be/iH_4CY6xrqo?feature=shared, XP093195110 | 
| OPPOSITION | - Schindler Deutschland, "Das Beste: Schindler Ahead auf der Hannover Messe 2018", Youtube, (20180502), Youtube, URL: https://youtu.be/iH_4CY6xrqo?feature=shared, XP093195116 | 
| OPPOSITION | - Schindler Elevator N.A., "Schindler Ahead", YouTube, (20170811), YouTube, URL: https://youtu.be/6tQXLP6BK00?feature=shared, XP093195108 | 
| OPPOSITION | - Svennerberg Gabriel, "CHAPTER 5 IX MARKS THE SPOT", Beginning Google Maps API 3, ApreSS®, (20100101), pages 79 - 80, ISBN 978-1-4302-2803-5, XP093195100 | 
| OPPOSITION | - Youtube, "Schindler Ahead"", (20170811), URL: https://youtu.be/6tQXLP6BK00?feature=shared, (20240625), XP93195114 | 
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