Expired European patentEurope
Printing band and method of making same
EP 1024017 B1 · Applicant: Monarch Marking Systems, Inc.
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- Filed January 10, 2000 and granted May 21, 2003. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 10, 2020.
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FiledJanuary 10, 2000
PublishedAugust 2, 2000
GrantedMay 21, 2003
Term endedJanuary 10, 2020
Application numberEP 00100441
Classification (CPC)B41D7/00 +2 more
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