Expired European patentEurope
Block-cipher cryptographic device based upon a pseudorandom nonlinear sequence generator
EP 0443752 B1 · Applicant: GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION OF DELAWARE
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- Filed February 6, 1991 and granted November 8, 1995. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 6, 2011.
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FiledFebruary 6, 1991
PublishedAugust 28, 1991
GrantedNovember 8, 1995
Term endedFebruary 6, 2011
Application numberEP 91300986
Classification (CPC)H04L9/0625 +1 more
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