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Clock distribution control circuit for conserving power in computer systems

EP 0655673 B1 · Applicant: CIRRUS LOGIC, INC.

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  • Filed November 29, 1993 and granted January 19, 2000. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 29, 2013.
  • 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 29, 2019.
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FiledNovember 29, 1993
PublishedMay 31, 1995
GrantedJanuary 19, 2000
Term endedNovember 29, 2013
Application numberEP 93402884
Classification (CPC)G06F1/3203 +2 more

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1994199619982000200220042006200820102012Application filedNov 29, 1993PublishedMay 31, 1995Patent grantedJan 19, 2000Term endedNov 29, 2013

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