Expired European patentEurope
Method for dirtproofing treatment for plastic lens
EP 0343253 B1 · Applicant: ITO OPTICAL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
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- Filed October 24, 1988 and granted July 29, 1992. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 24, 2008.
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FiledOctober 24, 1988
PublishedNovember 29, 1989
GrantedJuly 29, 1992
Term endedOctober 24, 2008
Application numberEP 88909130
Classification (CPC)G02B1/14 +2 more
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