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Cryptographic system and method with fast decryption

EP 1031204 B1 · Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION

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  • Filed September 16, 1998 and granted January 25, 2006. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 16, 2018.
  • A supplementary protection certificate, which can extend a medicine or crop-protection patent, adds at most five and a half years, so even that would have ended by March 16, 2024.
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FiledSeptember 16, 1998
PublishedAugust 30, 2000
GrantedJanuary 25, 2006
Term endedSeptember 16, 2018
Application numberEP 98967018
Classification (CPC)H04L9/3239 +1 more

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1999200120032005200720092011201320152017Application filedSep 16, 1998PublishedAug 30, 2000Patent grantedJan 25, 2006Term endedSep 16, 2018

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