The patent EP2106668 was granted to Koninklijke Philips on Jan 19, 2022. The application was originally filed on Dec 3, 2007 under application number EP07849316A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

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Published international application - A2
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