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Method For Producing An Orthopedic Device And Orthopedic Device - EP3860526

The patent EP3860526 was granted to Ottobock on Nov 1, 2023. The application was filed on Sep 5, 2019 under application number EP19765698A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3860526

OTTOBOCK
Application Number
EP19765698A
Filing Date
Sep 5, 2019
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Sep 29, 2023
Publication Date
Nov 1, 2023
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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
RAPID LIQUID PRINTINGJul 31, 2024HAFNER & KOHL PARTMBBADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (21) New

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

Citation PhasePublication Number
DESCRIPTIONDE102017106903
DESCRIPTIONDE102017126465
DESCRIPTIONUS2017143519
DESCRIPTIONUS2018281295
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTDE102016201002
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTDE102017106903
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2011009787
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2015328840
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2017143519
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2017333223
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS6358453
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO2017136405
OPPOSITIONDE102016201002
OPPOSITIONDE102017106903
OPPOSITIONUS2011161058
OPPOSITIONUS2016067918
OPPOSITIONUS2016235560
OPPOSITIONUS2017246013
OPPOSITIONUS2017333223
OPPOSITIONUS2018235779
OPPOSITIONWO2017136405

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