Expired European patentEurope
Edge lighting system for interactive display surface
EP 1703306 B1 · Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
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- Filed October 24, 2005 and granted May 8, 2019. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 24, 2025.
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FiledOctober 24, 2005
PublishedSeptember 20, 2006
GrantedMay 8, 2019
Term endedOctober 24, 2025
Application numberEP 05109889
Classification (CPC)G02B6/0091
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