Expired European patentEurope
Developers and methods of processing radiation sensitive plates using the same
EP 0033232 B1 · Applicant: Vickers Limited
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- Filed January 23, 1981 and granted June 6, 1984. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 23, 2001.
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FiledJanuary 23, 1981
PublishedAugust 5, 1981
GrantedJune 6, 1984
Term endedJanuary 23, 2001
Application numberEP 81300301
Classification (CPC)G03F7/32
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