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Apparatus composed of a videorecorder and a bar code reader for the free choise of the program locations of the videorecorder
EP 0492275 B1 · Applicant: GRUNDIG E.M.V. Elektro-Mechanische Versuchsanstalt Max Grundig GmbH & Co. KG
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- Filed December 11, 1991 and granted August 14, 1996. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 11, 2011.
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FiledDecember 11, 1991
PublishedJuly 1, 1992
GrantedAugust 14, 1996
Term endedDecember 11, 2011
Application numberEP 91121212
Classification (CPC)G04G15/006 +2 more
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