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Vehicular Air-Conditioning Apparatus And Air-Conditioning Method Of Vehicular Air-Conditioning Apparatus - EP3640112

The patent EP3640112 was granted to Mitsubishi Electric on Nov 17, 2021. The application was filed on May 22, 2018 under application number EP18818303A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Opposition Rejected".

EP3640112

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC
Application Number
EP18818303A
Filing Date
May 22, 2018
Status
Opposition Rejected
Aug 2, 2024
Publication Date
Nov 17, 2021
External Links
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SIEMENS MOBILITYAug 15, 2022SIEMENS PATENT ATTORNEYSADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (30) New

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

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DESCRIPTIONJP2002243242
DESCRIPTIONJP2017114882
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTJP2002243242
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTJP2005082088
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTJP2005178426
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTJP2007083872
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTJP2011137597
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTJP2012101626
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTJP2016011046
OPPOSITIONCN103738345
OPPOSITIONDE19847504
OPPOSITIONDE602005000742T
OPPOSITIONEP3074252
OPPOSITIONGB1030131
OPPOSITIONGB2372312
OPPOSITIONJP2002243242
OPPOSITIONJP2005082088
OPPOSITIONJP2005178426
OPPOSITIONJP2007083872
OPPOSITIONJP2011137597
OPPOSITIONJP2012101626
OPPOSITIONJP2016011046
OPPOSITIONUS2005194125
OPPOSITIONUS9533550
OPPOSITIONUS9623722
OPPOSITIONWO02074600
OPPOSITIONWO2010145954
SEARCHCN103738345
SEARCHGB1030131
SEARCHJP2016011046

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