Expired European patentEurope
Scalable encoding and decoding of interlaced digital video data
EP 1606950 B1 · Applicant: Thomson Licensing
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- Filed February 20, 2004 and granted April 20, 2011. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 20, 2024.
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FiledFebruary 20, 2004
PublishedDecember 21, 2005
GrantedApril 20, 2011
Term endedFebruary 20, 2024
Application numberEP 04713024
Classification (CPC)H04N19/63 +2 more
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