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A method and arrangement relating to mobile telephone terminals
EP 0880846 B1 · Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (publ)
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- Filed February 26, 1997 and granted November 12, 2003. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 26, 2017.
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FiledFebruary 26, 1997
PublishedDecember 2, 1998
GrantedNovember 12, 2003
Term endedFebruary 26, 2017
Application numberEP 97906389
Classification (CPC)H04M1/724
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