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Method and circuitry for coupling an electronic counter to a read/write device

EP 0382026 B1 · Applicant: Mannesmann Kienzle GmbH (HR B1220)

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  • Filed January 27, 1990 and granted July 20, 1994. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 27, 2010.
  • 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 July 27, 2015.
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FiledJanuary 27, 1990
PublishedAugust 16, 1990
GrantedJuly 20, 1994
Term endedJanuary 27, 2010
Application numberEP 90101653
Classification (CPC)G08C19/16

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1991199319951997199920012003200520072009Application filedJan 27, 1990PublishedAug 16, 1990Patent grantedJuly 20, 1994Term endedJan 27, 2010

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