Expired European patentEurope
A method and apparatus for imaging a cartridge case ejector markings
EP 1015841 B1 · Applicant: FORENSIC TECHNOLOGY WAI INC.
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- Filed September 15, 1998 and granted April 9, 2003. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 15, 2018.
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FiledSeptember 15, 1998
PublishedJuly 5, 2000
GrantedApril 9, 2003
Term endedSeptember 15, 2018
Application numberEP 98943593
Classification (CPC)G02B21/18 +2 more
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