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An integrated interactive video and internet system
EP 0885525 B1 · Applicant: ACTV, INC.
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- Filed March 7, 1997 and granted August 8, 2001. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 7, 2017.
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FiledMarch 7, 1997
PublishedDecember 23, 1998
GrantedAugust 8, 2001
Term endedMarch 7, 2017
Application numberEP 97908915
Classification (CPC)H04N7/08 +2 more
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