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The patent EP2367469 was granted to Carl Zeiss on Oct 25, 2017. The application was filed on Dec 21, 2009 under application number EP09804254A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Revoked".

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 |
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| FORSTMEYER | Jul 24, 2018 | - | - |
| HAAG STREIT | Jul 24, 2018 | GLAWE | - |
Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.
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| DESCRIPTION | DE10323920 |
| DESCRIPTION | DE4309056 |
| DESCRIPTION | EP1391781 |
| DESCRIPTION | US2006105903 |
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| DESCRIPTION | US7330270 |
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| DESCRIPTION | WO0033729 |
| DESCRIPTION | WO2004111661 |
| EXAMINATION | AT504181 |
| EXAMINATION | EP2662683 |
| EXAMINATION | JP2003121118 |
| EXAMINATION | US2003113065 |
| EXAMINATION | US2008100612 |
| EXAMINATION | US2010150422 |
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| EXAMINATION | US7982881 |
| EXAMINATION | WO0016034 |
| EXAMINATION | WO2007109127 |
| EXAMINATION | WO9960331 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | EP1870030 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2004239943 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2007291277 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US2008180685 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US6160826 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | US6779891 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2005047813 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2006015717 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2007016296 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2007065670 |
| INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT | WO2007133961 |
| OPPOSITION | DE4309056 |
| OPPOSITION | US7370966 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2005047813 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2006015717 |
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| OTHER | WO2007109127 |
| OTHER | WO2008029506 |
| OTHER | WO2010912702 |
| OTHER | WO9960331 |
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