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Samsung wins patent appeal for facial recognition technology at EPO

( May 26, 2025, 12:43 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Samsung Electronics successfully appealed the rejection of its European patent application for a method used in facial authentication to detect whether a subject is a live person. The European Patent Office's Technical Board of Appeal found that Samsung's approach represented an inventive step beyond existing techniques. The earlier decision was overturned, and the case has been sent back for further examination.See EPO document attached. ...

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