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Device For Imaging A Sample - EP3198323

The patent EP3198323 was granted to Carl Zeiss on Mar 8, 2023. The application was filed on Aug 31, 2015 under application number EP15756911A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

EP3198323

CARL ZEISS
Application Number
EP15756911A
Filing Date
Aug 31, 2015
Status
Patent Maintained As Amended
Feb 3, 2023
Publication Date
Mar 8, 2023
External Links
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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMSOct 27, 2020SCHAUMBURG UND PARTNER PATENTANWALTE MBBADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (6) New

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

Citation PhasePublication Number
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTDE102011000835
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTJPH0519172
OPPOSITIONUS2004240047
OPPOSITIONUS5004307
OPPOSITIONWO2008078083
OPPOSITIONWO2010012980

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