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Reproduction apparatus of optical disk

EP 1196918 B1 · Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.

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  • Filed January 17, 2001 and granted October 13, 2004. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 17, 2021.
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FiledJanuary 17, 2001
PublishedApril 17, 2002
GrantedOctober 13, 2004
Term endedJanuary 17, 2021
Application numberEP 01915140
Classification (CPC)G11B17/056

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