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Magnetic recording tape comprising a support film having a high transverse direction modulus

EP 0279613 B1 · Applicant: MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY

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  • Filed February 15, 1988 and granted December 29, 1993. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 15, 2008.
  • 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 August 15, 2013.
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FiledFebruary 15, 1988
PublishedAugust 24, 1988
GrantedDecember 29, 1993
Term endedFebruary 15, 2008
Application numberEP 88301235
Classification (CPC)G11B5/73923 +2 more

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1989199119931995199719992001200320052007Application filedFeb 15, 1988PublishedAug 24, 1988Patent grantedDec 29, 1993Term endedFeb 15, 2008

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