Expired European patentEurope
Flexible plate with bent edges for mounting on a cylinder of a rotary printing machine
EP 0697286 B1 · Applicant: KOENIG & BAUER-ALBERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
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- Filed July 28, 1995 and granted December 29, 1997. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 28, 2015.
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FiledJuly 28, 1995
PublishedFebruary 21, 1996
GrantedDecember 29, 1997
Term endedJuly 28, 2015
Application numberEP 95111886
Classification (CPC)B41F27/1281 +1 more
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