Expired European patentEurope
A transaction processing system and method of implementation
EP 0835488 B1 · Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
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- Filed October 13, 1995 and granted September 3, 2003. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 13, 2015.
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FiledOctober 13, 1995
PublishedApril 15, 1998
GrantedSeptember 3, 2003
Term endedOctober 13, 2015
Application numberEP 95933547
Classification (CPC)G06F9/466 +1 more
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