Expired European patentEurope
Copyright protection system, recording device and reproduction device
EP 1507261 B1 · Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
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- Filed August 6, 2002 and granted July 20, 2016. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 6, 2022.
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FiledAugust 6, 2002
PublishedFebruary 16, 2005
GrantedJuly 20, 2016
Term endedAugust 6, 2022
Application numberEP 04023588
Classification (CPC)G11B20/00086 +2 more
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