Arrangement Of A Seed Metering Device On An Agricultural Machine

Patent No. EP3172957 (titled "Arrangement Of A Seed Metering Device On An Agricultural Machine") was filed by Vderstad Holding on Oct 20, 2009. The application was issued on Apr 25, 2018.

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Company	Opposition Date	Representative
HORSCH MASCHINEN	Jan 25, 2019	V BEZOLD & PARTNER PATENTANWALTE PARTG MBB
KVERNELAND	Jan 25, 2019	BITTNER
LEMKEN	Jan 25, 2019	ENGELMANN
AMAZONEN WERKE H DREYER	Jan 18, 2019	GRUNECKER PATENT

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Brief communication - Opposition proceedings
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Communication to the parties concerning the termination of the opposition proceedings (proprietor)
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Termination of the opposition proceedings with maintenance of patent
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Decision to discontinue the opposition proceedings
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Transmittal of decision / summons - opposition
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Notification concerning the date of oral proceedings
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Feb 13, 2019
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Feb 13, 2019
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Feb 11, 2019
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Feb 11, 2019
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Jan 31, 2019
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EP3172957

VDERSTAD HOLDING

Application Number: EP16201395A
Filing Date: Oct 20, 2009
Status: Granted And Under Opposition; Mar 23, 2018
Publication Date: Apr 25, 2018
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Arrangement Of A Seed Metering Device On An Agricultural Machine

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EP3172957