The patent EP3842076 was granted to BSN Medical on Feb 15, 2023. The application was originally filed on Dec 19, 2017 under application number EP21152063A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

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| DESCRIPTION | EP1871433 |
| DESCRIPTION | WO0152780 |
| DESCRIPTION | WO03094813 |
| DESCRIPTION | WO2007051599 |
| DESCRIPTION | WO2008116497 |
| DESCRIPTION | WO2008116925 |
| OPPOSITION | EP2821035 |
| OPPOSITION | US2006172000 |
| OPPOSITION | US2011257617 |
| OPPOSITION | US2014056957 |
| OPPOSITION | US2015238648 |
| OPPOSITION | US7829553 |
| OPPOSITION | US9278157 |
| OPPOSITION | US9345804 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2006071957 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2006100154 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2006128121 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2008116497 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2008116925 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2010048724 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2010058176 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2012052561 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2012113060 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2016020704 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2016032833 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2016038109 |
| SEARCH | AU2009331911 |
| SEARCH | EP2821035 |
| SEARCH | US2010190004 |
| SEARCH | WO2006007844 |
| SEARCH | WO2009066105 |
| SEARCH | WO2012052561 |
| SEARCH | WO2016020704 |
| SEARCH | WO2016038109 |
| SEARCH | WO2016038111 |
| SEARCH | WO2016079538 |
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