The patent EP3609775 was granted to Audi on Sep 20, 2023. The application was originally filed on Jul 27, 2018 under application number EP18749756A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

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| Citation Phase | Publication Number |
|---|---|
| DESCRIPTION | DE102013113729 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | DE102010051789 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | EP0285527 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | GB2439903 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US5347700 |
| OPPOSITION | CN106425643 |
| OPPOSITION | DE10002481 |
| OPPOSITION | DE102010051789 |
| OPPOSITION | DE102013000569 |
| OPPOSITION | DE102016010948 |
| OPPOSITION | DE202009005644U |
| OPPOSITION | DE202013005616U |
| OPPOSITION | DE202016102149U |
| OPPOSITION | EP0285527 |
| OPPOSITION | GB2439903 |
| OPPOSITION | US5347700 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2016131968 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2017089224 |
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| Citation Phase | Reference Text |
|---|---|
| OPPOSITION | - Wikipedia-Seite "Flurfördergerät* https://web.archive.org/web/20160817193210/https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flurf%C3%B6rderger%C3%A4t |
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