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Joining of an optical fibre to an optical IC

EP 0265998 A2 · Applicant: Philips Electronics N.V.

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  • Filed October 20, 1987 and never granted as a European patent. Had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 20, 2007.
  • 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 April 20, 2013.
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FiledOctober 20, 1987
PublishedMay 4, 1988
GrantedNever granted
Term endedOctober 20, 2007
Application numberEP 87202020
Classification (CPC)G02B6/30

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1988199019921994199619982000200220042006Application filedOct 20, 1987PublishedMay 4, 1988Term endedOct 20, 2007

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