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Methods And Apparatus For Identifying Skin Features Of Interest - EP3270770

The patent EP3270770 was granted to Canfield Scientific on Apr 30, 2025. The application was originally filed on Mar 18, 2016 under application number EP16713697A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3270770

CANFIELD SCIENTIFIC
Application Number
EP16713697A
Filing Date
Mar 18, 2016
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Mar 28, 2025
Publication Date
Apr 30, 2025
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Patent Citations (15) New

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OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Datinf® MoleExpert macro - Manual (version 2.1)", (20070101), XP093320914
OPPOSITION- Ellwanger Ulf, " Screening-Hilfe für die Melanomfrüherkennung", Praxis - Deutsches Ärzteblatt, (20050501), pages 15 - 16, XP093320905
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OPPOSITION- Korotkov Konstantin; Quintana Josep; Puig Susana; Malvehy Josep; Garcia Rafael, "A New Total Body Scanning System for Automatic Change Detection in Multiple Pigmented Skin Lesions", IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, IEEE, USA, USA, (20150101), vol. 34, no. 1, doi:10.1109/TMI.2014.2357715, ISSN 0278-0062, pages 317 - 338, XP011568811

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