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Method, In Particular 3D Printing Method, For The Production Of A Spectacle Lens - EP3311994

The patent EP3311994 was granted to Carl Zeiss on Jan 8, 2020. The application was filed on Oct 21, 2016 under application number EP16195137A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3311994

CARL ZEISS
Application Number
EP16195137A
Filing Date
Oct 21, 2016
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Dec 6, 2019
Publication Date
Jan 8, 2020
External Links
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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
ESSILOROct 8, 2020SANTARELLIADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (16) New

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

Citation PhasePublication Number
DESCRIPTIONDE19848591
DESCRIPTIONDE69534779T
DESCRIPTIONEP1392613
DESCRIPTIONEP2578649
DESCRIPTIONEP2664659
DESCRIPTIONJP2008191186
EXAMINATIONUS6632535
SEARCHUS2004074261
SEARCHUS2006065989
SEARCHUS2011228214
SEARCHUS2016114542
SEARCHUS2016167299
SEARCHUS2016167323
SEARCHWO2009041707
SEARCHWO2016003275
SEARCHWO2016094706

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