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Lens barrel, lens barrel controller, camera and personal digital assistant apparatus

EP 1767976 B1 · Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.

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  • Filed September 25, 2006 and granted December 28, 2011. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 25, 2026.
  • Supplementary protection certificates extend only medicine and crop-protection patents, and it isn't classified as either.
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FiledSeptember 25, 2006
PublishedMarch 28, 2007
GrantedDecember 28, 2011
Term endedSeptember 25, 2026
Application numberEP 06254936
Classification (CPC)G02B13/001 +1 more

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