Expired European patentEurope
Optoelectronic device having a very low parasitic capacitance and its fabrication method
EP 0580717 B1 · Applicant: FRANCE TELECOM
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- Filed April 15, 1992 and granted September 27, 1995. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 15, 2012.
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FiledApril 15, 1992
PublishedFebruary 2, 1994
GrantedSeptember 27, 1995
Term endedApril 15, 2012
Application numberEP 92909766
Classification (CPC)H01S5/227
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