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Microscope System - EP3516440

The patent EP3516440 was granted to Leica Microsystems CMS on Aug 23, 2023. The application was originally filed on Sep 19, 2017 under application number EP17781403A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

EP3516440

LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS
Application Number
EP17781403A
Filing Date
Sep 19, 2017
Status
Patent Maintained As Amended
Jul 21, 2023
Publication Date
Aug 23, 2023
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Patent Citations (14) New

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DESCRIPTIONDE4026130
DESCRIPTIONUS7573635
DESCRIPTIONUS8582203
DESCRIPTIONUS8619237
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO2015109323
OPPOSITIONDE102010060121
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OPPOSITIONDE102014102215
OPPOSITIONWO2010012980

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DESCRIPTION- J. PAWLEY, Handbook of Biological Confocal Microscopy, ISBN 978-0-387-45524-2
OPPOSITION- Handbook of Biological Confocal Microscopy, (20060000), pages 207 - 210
OPPOSITION- KÖSTER et al., "Light Sheet Microscopy Turned Vertically", Optik&Photonik

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