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Multiplex space switch

EP 0010726 B1 · Applicant: COMPAGNIE INDUSTRIELLE DES TELECOMMUNICATIONS CIT-ALCATEL S.A. dite:

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  • Filed October 23, 1979 and granted October 5, 1983. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 23, 1999.
  • 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 April 23, 2005.
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FiledOctober 23, 1979
PublishedMay 14, 1980
GrantedOctober 5, 1983
Term endedOctober 23, 1999
Application numberEP 79104108
Classification (CPC)H04Q11/06

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1980198219841986198819901992199419961998Application filedOct 23, 1979PublishedMay 14, 1980Patent grantedOct 5, 1983Term endedOct 23, 1999

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