Expired European patentEurope
Method and apparatus for switching radio links in mobile communication
EP 0673585 B1 · Applicant: NTT MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK INC.
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- Filed October 13, 1994 and granted January 2, 2004. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 13, 2014.
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FiledOctober 13, 1994
PublishedSeptember 27, 1995
GrantedJanuary 2, 2004
Term endedOctober 13, 2014
Application numberEP 94929645
Classification (CPC)H04W36/0072
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