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Microorganism Identification Method - EP3438655

The patent EP3438655 was granted to Meijo University on Feb 17, 2021. The application was filed on Mar 31, 2016 under application number EP16896957A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3438655

MEIJO UNIVERSITY
Application Number
EP16896957A
Filing Date
Mar 31, 2016
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Jan 15, 2021
Publication Date
Feb 17, 2021
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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
BIOMERIEUXNov 17, 2021WALLADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (2) New

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

Citation PhasePublication Number
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTJP2007316063
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTJP2015184020

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