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Phase-locked oscillation circuit system with measure against shut-off of input clock

EP 0479237 B1 · Applicant: NEC CORPORATION

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  • Filed October 1, 1991 and granted August 20, 1997. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 1, 2011.
  • 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 April 1, 2017.
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FiledOctober 1, 1991
PublishedApril 8, 1992
GrantedAugust 20, 1997
Term endedOctober 1, 2011
Application numberEP 91116767
Classification (CPC)H03L7/145 +1 more

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1992199419961998200020022004200620082010Application filedOct 1, 1991PublishedApril 8, 1992Patent grantedAug 20, 1997Term endedOct 1, 2011

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