Expired European patentEurope
Process for stripping photoresist and stripping rests from semiconductor surfaces
EP 0189752 B1 · Applicant: MERCK PATENT GmbH
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- Filed January 7, 1986 and granted June 5, 1991. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 7, 2006.
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FiledJanuary 7, 1986
PublishedAugust 6, 1986
GrantedJune 5, 1991
Term endedJanuary 7, 2006
Application numberEP 86100104
Classification (CPC)G03F7/425
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