Expired European patentEurope
System and method for locating objects and communicating with the same
EP 1869728 B1 · Applicant: The Alfred E Mann Foundation for Scientific Research
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- Filed December 20, 2005 and granted February 26, 2014. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 20, 2025.
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FiledDecember 20, 2005
PublishedDecember 26, 2007
GrantedFebruary 26, 2014
Term endedDecember 20, 2025
Application numberEP 05854967
Classification (CPC)G01S13/765
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