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The patent EP3359294 was granted to Dover Motion on Oct 16, 2024. The application was filed on Sep 21, 2016 under application number EP16854067A. 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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| SARTORIUS STEDIM NORTH AMERICA | Feb 11, 2021 | PLASSERAUD | ADMISSIBLE |
Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.
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| DESCRIPTION | US2010261596 |
| DESCRIPTION | US2011207225 |
| DESCRIPTION | US2012270717 |
| DESCRIPTION | US5350514 |
| DESCRIPTION | US7588692 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2007102374 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2012270717 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US3286305 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US3987961 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US4056224 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US4146172 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US5360542 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US6589153 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US8496609 |
| OPPOSITION | EP1393811 |
| OPPOSITION | US2007104616 |
| OPPOSITION | US2012202673 |
| OPPOSITION | US2012270717 |
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| OPPOSITION | US2014147862 |
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| OPPOSITION | US5989177 |
| OPPOSITION | US6589153 |
| OPPOSITION | US7001321 |
| OPPOSITION | US8496609 |
| OPPOSITION | WO0061294 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2014204844 |
| SEARCH | US5350514 |
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