Expired European patentEurope
Apparatus for receiving character multiplex broadcasting
EP 0343636 B1 · Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
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- Filed May 24, 1989 and granted February 22, 1995. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 24, 2009.
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FiledMay 24, 1989
PublishedNovember 29, 1989
GrantedFebruary 22, 1995
Term endedMay 24, 2009
Application numberEP 89109396
Classification (CPC)H04N7/0882 +2 more
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