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Fibre-optical opto-electronic coupler with adjustable tapping, and a bidirectional information transmission system using such a coupler

EP 0155866 B1 · Applicant: THOMSON-CSF

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  • Filed February 19, 1985 and granted December 2, 1987. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 19, 2005.
  • 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 August 19, 2010.
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FiledFebruary 19, 1985
PublishedSeptember 25, 1985
GrantedDecember 2, 1987
Term endedFebruary 19, 2005
Application numberEP 85400295
Classification (CPC)G02B6/266 +2 more

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1986198819901992199419961998200020022004Application filedFeb 19, 1985PublishedSep 25, 1985Patent grantedDec 2, 1987Term endedFeb 19, 2005

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