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Fiber optic switchable coupler

EP 0135359 B1 · Applicant: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY

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  • Filed August 13, 1984 and granted January 15, 1992. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 13, 2004.
  • A supplementary protection certificate, which can extend a medicine or crop-protection patent, adds at most five and a half years, so even that would have ended by February 13, 2010.
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FiledAugust 13, 1984
PublishedMarch 27, 1985
GrantedJanuary 15, 1992
Term endedAugust 13, 2004
Application numberEP 84305496
Classification (CPC)G02B6/3502 +2 more

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1985198719891991199319951997199920012003Application filedAug 13, 1984PublishedMarch 27, 1985Patent grantedJan 15, 1992Term endedAug 13, 2004

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