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Method And Apparatus For Examining Rotationally Symmetric Test Objects - EP3545259

The patent EP3545259 was granted to Mhner on Nov 27, 2019. The application was filed on Feb 8, 2019 under application number EP19704777A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3545259

MHNER
Application Number
EP19704777A
Filing Date
Feb 8, 2019
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Oct 25, 2019
Publication Date
Nov 27, 2019
External Links
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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
CARL ZEISSAug 27, 2020BEHRADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (14) New

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

Citation PhasePublication Number
DESCRIPTIONDE10333802
DESCRIPTIONDE19859725
DESCRIPTIONDE4231578
DESCRIPTIONEP1284409
DESCRIPTIONUS5786533
DESCRIPTIONUS6934018
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTDE10333802
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTEP1284409
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2017160079
OPPOSITIONDE10333802
OPPOSITIONEP1043578
OPPOSITIONEP1284409
OPPOSITIONEP1959227
OPPOSITIONEP2851670

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