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The patent EP3837623 was granted to Scheld on Sep 21, 2022. The application was filed on Aug 15, 2018 under application number EP18783357A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".
A self-service terminal for acquiring and generating user data, comprising a display and input field, that enables users to select products or services from a database and subsequently verifies their identity through a multi-modal biometric scan, including optical detection of document-specific features and biometric data, to generate an optically readable code that is printed or output for further processing.

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| Company | Opposition Date | Representative | Opposition Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATTERN | Jun 21, 2023 | LIEDTKE & PARTNER PATENTANWALTE | ADMISSIBLE |
| BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT ANWALTSPARTNERSCHAFT MBB | Jun 20, 2023 | BITTNER | ADMISSIBLE |
Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.
| Citation Phase | Publication Number |
|---|---|
| EXAMINATION | GB2174313 |
| OPPOSITION | CN107093233 |
| OPPOSITION | CN206711267U |
| OPPOSITION | CN206833551U |
| OPPOSITION | DE102007007990 |
| OPPOSITION | DE10303164 |
| OPPOSITION | EP1248238 |
| OPPOSITION | EP1486855 |
| OPPOSITION | EP1715461 |
| OPPOSITION | EP2551804 |
| OPPOSITION | EP2648163 |
| OPPOSITION | GB2174313 |
| OPPOSITION | US2008024271 |
| OPPOSITION | US2012293642 |
| OPPOSITION | US2013113003 |
| OPPOSITION | US2015088674 |
| OPPOSITION | US2016351010 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2010096628 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2012067640 |
| OPPOSITION | WO2020035097 |
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