Expired European patentEurope
Photothermographic or thermographic material
EP 1014178 B1 · Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
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- Filed December 21, 1999 and granted December 1, 2004. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 21, 2019.
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FiledDecember 21, 1999
PublishedJune 28, 2000
GrantedDecember 1, 2004
Term endedDecember 21, 2019
Application numberEP 99125508
Classification (CPC)G03C1/49845
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