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Reflection electron holography apparatus

EP 0378237 B1 · Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.

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  • Filed January 12, 1990 and granted December 3, 1997. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 12, 2010.
  • 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 July 12, 2015.
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FiledJanuary 12, 1990
PublishedJuly 18, 1990
GrantedDecember 3, 1997
Term endedJanuary 12, 2010
Application numberEP 90100644
Classification (CPC)H01J37/29

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1991199319951997199920012003200520072009Application filedJan 12, 1990PublishedJuly 18, 1990Patent grantedDec 3, 1997Term endedJan 12, 2010

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