Expired European patentEurope
Water-based ink for ink-jet, and ink jet recording method and instruments using the same
EP 0761782 B1 · Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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- Filed August 30, 1996 and granted November 26, 2003. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 30, 2016.
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FiledAugust 30, 1996
PublishedMarch 12, 1997
GrantedNovember 26, 2003
Term endedAugust 30, 2016
Application numberEP 96113928
Classification (CPC)C09D11/30
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