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System, Device, And Method For Laser Capture Microdissection - EP2235578

The patent EP2235578 was granted to Carl Zeiss on Sep 13, 2023. The application was filed on Dec 29, 2008 under application number EP08867252A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

EP2235578

CARL ZEISS
Application Number
EP08867252A
Filing Date
Dec 29, 2008
Status
Patent Maintained As Amended
Aug 11, 2023
Publication Date
Sep 13, 2023
External Links
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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMSMar 3, 2021DEHNS GERMANY PARTNERSCHAFT MBBADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (12) New

Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.

Citation PhasePublication Number
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2002001074
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2005182321
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2007066967
OPPOSITIONEP1367380
OPPOSITIONUS2004085443
OPPOSITIONUS2004093166
OPPOSITIONUS2007066967
OPPOSITIONUS2007160280
OPPOSITIONWO0007131
SEARCHUS2006114456
SEARCHUS2007066967
SEARCHWO2004025569

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