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EP 0545331 B1 · Applicant: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY

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  • Filed November 28, 1992 and granted April 23, 1997. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 28, 2012.
  • 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 May 28, 2018.
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FiledNovember 28, 1992
PublishedJune 9, 1993
GrantedApril 23, 1997
Term endedNovember 28, 2012
Application numberEP 92120383
Classification (CPC)G03B42/045

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1993199519971999200120032005200720092011Application filedNov 28, 1992PublishedJune 9, 1993Patent grantedApril 23, 1997Term endedNov 28, 2012

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