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EP 1786237 B1 · Applicant: Panasonic Corporation

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  • Filed August 2, 2005 and granted October 6, 2010. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 2, 2025.
  • Supplementary protection certificates extend only medicine and crop-protection patents, and it isn't classified as either.
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FiledAugust 2, 2005
PublishedMay 16, 2007
GrantedOctober 6, 2010
Term endedAugust 2, 2025
Application numberEP 05768785
Classification (CPC)H04R9/025

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