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Digital Dental Arch Database - EP3917447

The patent EP3917447 was granted to Merz Dental on Mar 6, 2024. The application was originally filed on Jan 29, 2020 under application number EP20702777A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3917447

MERZ DENTAL
Application Number
EP20702777A
Filing Date
Jan 29, 2020
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Feb 2, 2024
Publication Date
Mar 6, 2024
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IVOCLAR VIVADENTNov 19, 2024SPLANEMANNADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (7) New

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DESCRIPTIONDE102011118320
DESCRIPTIONDE102014117252
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2011276159
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2012040311
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2016193019
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2018098829
OPPOSITIONEP2861180

Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (7) New

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OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Dental System - Easy and Productive CAD/CAM Workflows", Dental System Brochure, 3Shape, (20140101), pages 1 - 60, Dental System Brochure, URL: https://www.krbec.cz/uws_files/cad_cam/dental-system-2015-brochure_low-res.pdf, XP093239271
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Digital Denture Leitfaden", Digital Denture Leitfaden, Ivoclar Digital, (20171003), pages 1 - 32, Digital Denture Leitfaden, URL: http://ivoclardigital.com, XP093239277
OPPOSITION- Baaske Thomas, "Digital Denture: Totalprothetik für das 21. Jahrhundert", DENTAL LABOR., VERLAG NEUER MERKUR, MUNCHEN., DE, DE , (20151101), vol. 63, no. 11, ISSN 0011-8656, pages 70 - 75, XP093239255
OPPOSITION- Baaske Thomas, "Digital Denture: Totalprothetik für das 21. Jahrhundert", Zahnarzt, Wirtschaft, Praxis : ZWP ; offizielles Mitteilungsorgan des Unternehmerverbandes Deutscher Zahnärzte e.V., (20161001), vol. 2016, no. 10, ISSN 1617-5077, pages 48 - 53, XP093239241
OPPOSITION- Baaske Thomas, "Digital Denture: Totalprothetik für das 21. Jahrhundert", Zahn Zeitung Schweiz, (20160101), vol. 4, no. 1, ISSN 2296-2972, pages 10 - 11, XP093239231
OPPOSITION- Gallus Korbinian, Ralph Riquier, Bogna Stawarczyk, "Die Prothese aus der Maschine Übersicht der Systeme zur digital gestützten Herstellung von Totalprothesen", Dental dialogue : Dental dialogue : das Journal für die Zahntechnik, (20150401), vol. 16, no. 4, ISSN 1862-3743, pages 110 - 122, XP093239262
OPPOSITION- Vivadent Ivoclar, "Digital Denture: Complete denture prosthetics for the 21st century", CAD/CAM : international magazine of dental laboratories (1616-7390), Dental Tribune Internat., (20150101), vol. 6, no. 4, pages 30 - 33, XP093239224

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