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A Tow Bar Assembly And A Method For Manufacturing A Tow Bar Assembly - EP3592579

The patent EP3592579 was granted to Brink Towing Systems on May 7, 2025. The application was filed on Mar 6, 2017 under application number EP17708798A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

EP3592579

BRINK TOWING SYSTEMS
Application Number
EP17708798A
Filing Date
Mar 6, 2017
Status
Patent Maintained As Amended
Apr 4, 2025
Publication Date
May 7, 2025
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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
WESTFALIA AUTOMOTIVEApr 6, 2023PATENTANWALTE BREGENZER UND REULE PARTNERSCHAFTSGESELLSCHAFT MBBADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (9) New

Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.

Citation PhasePublication Number
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTEP3115233
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTJP2004306776
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS5094469
OPPOSITIONDE102008032093
OPPOSITIONDE102015106489
OPPOSITIONEP3115233
OPPOSITIONJP2004306776
OPPOSITIONJP5768739B
OPPOSITIONUS5094469

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