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The patent EP2626476 was granted to Kubota on Jun 8, 2022. The application was filed on Jul 25, 2012 under application number EP12817066A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

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| Company | Opposition Date | Representative | Opposition Status |
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| AMAZONEN WERKE H DREYER | Jan 22, 2020 | GRUNECKER PATENT | - |
Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.
| Citation Phase | Publication Number |
|---|---|
| DESCRIPTION | JP2008220337 |
| DESCRIPTION | JP2009235720 |
| DESCRIPTION | JP4554108B |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JP2002240683 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JP2002302973 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JP2002325143 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JP2003085267 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JP2004280310 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JP2006119889 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JP2007132085 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JP2007269181 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | JP2010174507 |
| OPPOSITION | DE102005031134 |
| OPPOSITION | DE10217398 |
| OPPOSITION | DE10328395 |
| OPPOSITION | DE19914829 |
| OPPOSITION | JP2005255094 |
| OPPOSITION | JP2010174507 |
| OPPOSITION | JP2011120540 |
| OPPOSITION | US2006092033 |
| OPPOSITION | US2008270074 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2012110020 |
| SEARCH | EP1291253 |
| SEARCH | JP2005032273 |
| SEARCH | JP2005255094 |
| SEARCH | JP2007269181 |
| SEARCH | JP2011120540 |
| SEARCH | US2004030919 |
| SEARCH | US2011153117 |
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