Expired European patentEurope
Fixing of an optical fibre in a ferrule
EP 1189086 B1 · Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
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- Filed September 3, 2001 and granted July 28, 2004. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 3, 2021.
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FiledSeptember 3, 2001
PublishedMarch 20, 2002
GrantedJuly 28, 2004
Term endedSeptember 3, 2021
Application numberEP 01307459
Classification (CPC)G02B6/2552 +2 more
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