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Method of controlling manufacturing process of photoelectric conversion apparatus

EP 1868249 B1 · Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATION

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  • Filed March 6, 2000 and granted July 13, 2011. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 6, 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 6, 2025.
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FiledMarch 6, 2000
PublishedDecember 19, 2007
GrantedJuly 13, 2011
Term endedMarch 6, 2020
Application numberEP 07112029
Classification (CPC)H02S50/00 +2 more

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2001200320052007200920112013201520172019Application filedMarch 6, 2000PublishedDec 19, 2007Patent grantedJuly 13, 2011Term endedMarch 6, 2020

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