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An apparatus for recognizing user identifying data, stored on a support, and for joining this support to a corresponding document to be sent to the user

EP 1846872 B1 · Applicant: C.M.C. S.r.l.

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  • Filed January 12, 2006 and granted August 10, 2011. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 12, 2026.
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FiledJanuary 12, 2006
PublishedOctober 24, 2007
GrantedAugust 10, 2011
Term endedJanuary 12, 2026
Application numberEP 06744410
Classification (CPC)G06K17/0009

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