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Apparatus And Method For Communication With A Vacuum Device - EP3951738

The patent EP3951738 was granted to Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology on Dec 13, 2023. The application was originally filed on Dec 13, 2021 under application number EP21214055A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3951738

PFEIFFER VACUUM TECHNOLOGY
Application Number
EP21214055A
Filing Date
Dec 13, 2021
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Nov 10, 2023
Publication Date
Dec 13, 2023
External Links
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Patent Summary

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Patent Oppositions (2)

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EDWARDSSep 5, 2024BOOTHADMISSIBLE
EDWARDSSep 5, 2024SCRIPTADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (11) New

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

Citation PhasePublication Number
OPPOSITIONEP3620661
OPPOSITIONUS2002094277
OPPOSITIONUS2003014160
OPPOSITIONUS2008275853
OPPOSITIONUS2020063993
OPPOSITIONUS2020221912
OPPOSITIONUS7711790
SEARCHEP1903529
SEARCHEP1903530
SEARCHEP3620661
SEARCHUS2020221912

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