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Reactive ion etching apparatus

EP 0140975 A1 · Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.

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  • Filed March 19, 1984 and never granted as a European patent. Had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 19, 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 19, 2009.
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FiledMarch 19, 1984
PublishedMay 15, 1985
GrantedNever granted
Term endedMarch 19, 2004
Application numberEP 84901223
Classification (CPC)H01J37/32082 +2 more

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1985198719891991199319951997199920012003Application filedMarch 19, 1984PublishedMay 15, 1985Term endedMarch 19, 2004

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