Expired European patentEurope
Device for controlling a Read-only memory, and electronic cash register having such a device
EP 0321933 B1 · Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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- Filed December 20, 1988 and granted February 16, 1994. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 20, 2008.
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FiledDecember 20, 1988
PublishedJune 28, 1989
GrantedFebruary 16, 1994
Term endedDecember 20, 2008
Application numberEP 88121330
Classification (CPC)G11C17/18 +2 more
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