Expired European patentEurope
Method for producing lithographic plates with imaging elements comprising a photosensitive acid precusor
EP 0701173 B1 · Applicant: AGFA-GEVAERT N.V.
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- Filed August 24, 1995 and granted November 12, 1997. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 24, 2015.
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FiledAugust 24, 1995
PublishedMarch 13, 1996
GrantedNovember 12, 1997
Term endedAugust 24, 2015
Application numberEP 95202291
Classification (CPC)G03F7/346
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