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The patent EP2946857 was granted to Sandvik on Oct 16, 2019. The application was filed on May 19, 2014 under application number EP14168809A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Opposition Rejected".

Patent oppositions filed by competitors challenge the validity of a granted patent. These oppositions are typically based on claims of prior art, lack of novelty, or non-obviousness. They are a key part of the process for determining a patent's strength and enforceability.
| Company | Opposition Date | Representative | Opposition Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISCAR | Jul 16, 2020 | VOSSIUS & PARTNER PATENTANWALTE RECHTSANWALTE MBB | ADMISSIBLE |
Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.
| Citation Phase | Publication Number |
|---|---|
| DESCRIPTION | US8454274 |
| OPPOSITION | DE112011102902T |
| OPPOSITION | DE1602795 |
| OPPOSITION | DE3004166 |
| OPPOSITION | DE3033626 |
| OPPOSITION | EP0042237 |
| OPPOSITION | EP0100376 |
| OPPOSITION | FR1593553 |
| OPPOSITION | JP2003266207 |
| OPPOSITION | JP2006055916 |
| OPPOSITION | JP2008018515 |
| OPPOSITION | JP2014046446 |
| OPPOSITION | JPH0685712 |
| OPPOSITION | JPH0825111 |
| OPPOSITION | JPH1076404 |
| OPPOSITION | US2004240949 |
| OPPOSITION | US2007292219 |
| OPPOSITION | US2008175677 |
| OPPOSITION | US2010129166 |
| OPPOSITION | US2012057942 |
| OPPOSITION | US2013051934 |
| OPPOSITION | US2014037390 |
| OPPOSITION | US2014064864 |
| OPPOSITION | US3490117 |
| OPPOSITION | US4074949 |
| OPPOSITION | US5439327 |
| OPPOSITION | US6705805 |
| OPPOSITION | US7634957 |
| OPPOSITION | US7922427 |
| OPPOSITION | US8215878 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2009075634 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2014033549 |
| SEARCH | EP0100376 |
| SEARCH | JP2003266207 |
| SEARCH | JPH0825111 |
| SEARCH | US2012195700 |
| SEARCH | US2014064864 |
| SEARCH | US4535216 |
| SEARCH | WO2014033549 |
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