Patent ID: 8901813

Claim:
An organic electroluminescent (EL) display apparatus, comprising: a substrate; a light emission region with a plurality of pixels on the substrate, the light emission region including at least a lower electrode, an organic layer, and an upper electrode; a peripheral region at a periphery of the light emission region, the peripheral region including peripheral circuits that drive the plurality of pixels and a plurality of electrode terminals for input of power or other signals; a protective film covering an upper face of the upper electrode; and a protection electrode electrically connected to the upper electrode and disposed within a portion of the peripheral region, the protection electrode configured to conduct charge, generated by formation of the protective film, to a region outside of the peripheral region, wherein, each of the plurality of electrode terminals comprises a metal electrode, the protection electrode is connected to the upper electrode via at least one of the metal electrodes, and the protection electrode extends to an edge of the substrate.