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Vacuum-Coating System And Method For Coating A Band-Type Material - EP3802910

The patent EP3802910 was granted to SMS Group on Jul 20, 2022. The application was filed on Apr 18, 2019 under application number EP19719252A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3802910

SMS GROUP
Application Number
EP19719252A
Filing Date
Apr 18, 2019
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Jun 17, 2022
Publication Date
Jul 20, 2022
External Links
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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPEApr 19, 2023ZENZ PATENTANWALTE PARTNERSCHAFT MBBADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (30) New

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

Citation PhasePublication Number
DESCRIPTIONDE102009053367
DESCRIPTIONDE19527515
DESCRIPTIONDE19735603
DESCRIPTIONDE3035000
DESCRIPTIONEP1004369
DESCRIPTIONWO2008049523
EXAMINATIONDE102012108231
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTEP2463402
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTJP2008031505
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2011240225
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO2017042614
OPPOSITIONDE10201175
OPPOSITIONDE102012108231
OPPOSITIONDE102014118946
OPPOSITIONDE10255994
OPPOSITIONDE19719994
OPPOSITIONEP2085496
OPPOSITIONJP2008031505
OPPOSITIONJP2011202248
OPPOSITIONJP2016157585
OPPOSITIONUS2010215986
OPPOSITIONUS2010261017
OPPOSITIONUS2011206900
OPPOSITIONUS2012160165
OPPOSITIONUS2017268092
OPPOSITIONUS2731212
OPPOSITIONUS6194022
OPPOSITIONWO2004061151
OPPOSITIONWO2006136700
OPPOSITIONWO2017029320

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