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The patent EP4172667 was granted to Coopervision on Feb 14, 2024. The application was originally filed on Sep 7, 2021 under application number EP21782580A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP4172667

COOPERVISION
Application Number
EP21782580A
Filing Date
Sep 7, 2021
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Nov 10, 2023
Grant Date
Feb 14, 2024
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARESep 2, 2024CARPMAELS & RANSFORDADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (18) New

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DESCRIPTIONUS4143949
DESCRIPTIONUS5055602
DESCRIPTIONUS5470932
DESCRIPTIONUS5760100
DESCRIPTIONUS6867245
DESCRIPTIONUS7426993
DESCRIPTIONUS7582327
DESCRIPTIONUS7841716
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INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTEP3168675
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTJP2014196500
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2018243080
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO0014592
OPPOSITIONUS2007216861
OPPOSITIONWO2011074501
OPPOSITIONWO2020176444

Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (5) New

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OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Epolight™ 5411 Visible Light Dye - Technical Data Sheet", epolin, (20130501), epolin, URL: https://www.aako.nl/cms/wp-content/uploads/5411-data-sheet.pdf, XP093211546-
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Epolight™ 5636 visible dye - Technical Data Sheet", epolin, (20170901), XP093211540-
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Epolight™ 5821 Visible Dye - Technical Data Sheet", epolin, (20130801), epolin, URL: https://www.aako.nl/cms/wp-content/uploads/5821-data-sheet.pdf, XP093211536-
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Epolight™ 5838 visible dye - Technical Data Sheet", epolin, (20170701), epolin, URL: https://www.aako.nl/cms/wp-content/uploads/5838-data-sheet.pdf, XP093211539-
OPPOSITION- Mollica, Patti , "The Color Wheel", Special Subjects - Basic Color Theory - An Introduction to Color for Beginning Artists, Quarto Publishing Group USA, (20181106), pages 1 - 7 , ISBN 978-1-63322-590-9, XP009560037-

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