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Method of manufacturing thin-film integrated devices

EP 0139764 B1 · Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.

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  • Filed March 29, 1984 and granted October 18, 1989. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 29, 2004.
  • 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 September 29, 2009.
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FiledMarch 29, 1984
PublishedMay 8, 1985
GrantedOctober 18, 1989
Term endedMarch 29, 2004
Application numberEP 84901397
Classification (CPC)H10D30/675 +2 more

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1985198719891991199319951997199920012003Application filedMarch 29, 1984PublishedMay 8, 1985Patent grantedOct 18, 1989Term endedMarch 29, 2004

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