Expired European patentEurope
Heat mode recording element
EP 0684145 B1 · Applicant: AGFA-GEVAERT N.V.
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- Filed May 8, 1995 and granted August 12, 1998. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 8, 2015.
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FiledMay 8, 1995
PublishedNovember 29, 1995
GrantedAugust 12, 1998
Term endedMay 8, 2015
Application numberEP 95201166
Classification (CPC)B41M5/24
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