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Anodic bonding process with light irradiation

EP 0539741 B1 · Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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  • Filed September 29, 1992 and granted January 15, 2003. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 29, 2012.
  • 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 March 29, 2018.
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FiledSeptember 29, 1992
PublishedMay 5, 1993
GrantedJanuary 15, 2003
Term endedSeptember 29, 2012
Application numberEP 92116628
Classification (CPC)H10P72/0441 +2 more

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1993199519971999200120032005200720092011Application filedSep 29, 1992PublishedMay 5, 1993Patent grantedJan 15, 2003Term endedSep 29, 2012

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