Expired European patentEurope
Thermal printing head
EP 1013454 B1 · Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
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- Filed March 31, 1998 and granted December 13, 2006. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 31, 2018.
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FiledMarch 31, 1998
PublishedJune 28, 2000
GrantedDecember 13, 2006
Term endedMarch 31, 2018
Application numberEP 98911150
Classification (CPC)B41J2/345
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