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Remotely configurable optical communication network

EP 1037408 B1 · Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

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  • Filed March 16, 2000 and granted July 11, 2007. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 16, 2020.
  • 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 September 16, 2025.
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FiledMarch 16, 2000
PublishedSeptember 20, 2000
GrantedJuly 11, 2007
Term endedMarch 16, 2020
Application numberEP 00105603
Classification (CPC)H04J14/0284 +2 more

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2001200320052007200920112013201520172019Application filedMarch 16, 2000PublishedSep 20, 2000Patent grantedJuly 11, 2007Term endedMarch 16, 2020

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