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The patent EP4096862 was granted to Novelis Koblenz on Oct 18, 2023. The application was originally filed on Jan 26, 2021 under application number EP21701608A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

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Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.
| Citation Phase | Publication Number |
|---|---|
| DESCRIPTION | WO2004112992 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | EP1306207 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | EP2477783 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | EP2803442 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | EP2821173 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | EP3459676 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JP2001300762 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2010000666 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2013180630 |
| OPPOSITION | CN106476359 |
| OPPOSITION | JP2006175500 |
| OPPOSITION | JP2012236201 |
| OPPOSITION | US2004238605 |
| OPPOSITION | US2007204935 |
| OPPOSITION | US2015037607 |
| OPPOSITION | US2015053751 |
| OPPOSITION | US2016325367 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2008155067 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2011034496 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2019164487 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2021255638 |
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