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Surgical Instrument - EP3954312

The patent EP3954312 was granted to Combrowski on Jun 26, 2024. The application was filed on May 30, 2012 under application number EP21195035A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "The Patent Has Been Limited".

EP3954312

COMBROWSKI
Application Number
EP21195035A
Filing Date
May 30, 2012
Status
The Patent Has Been Limited
May 24, 2024
Publication Date
Jun 26, 2024
External Links
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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
JOIMAXJun 18, 2024LICHTI PATENTANWALTE PARTNERSCHAFT MBBADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (15) New

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

Citation PhasePublication Number
OPPOSITIONDE10136129
OPPOSITIONDE202008009194U
OPPOSITIONEP1774919
OPPOSITIONUS2008045953
OPPOSITIONUS2008082103
OPPOSITIONUS2008119849
OPPOSITIONUS2008154280
OPPOSITIONUS2009299415
OPPOSITIONUS2011040335
OPPOSITIONUS7179261
OPPOSITIONWO2006005198
SEARCHEP1774919
SEARCHUS2008045953
SEARCHUS2008082103
SEARCHUS2009299415

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