On 29 Nov 2000, at 7:07, Stephan Eisvogel wrote:

> Adam Back wrote:
> > (And also without IDEA support for patent reasons even now
> > that the RSA patent has expired.)
> 
> Do you know when the IDEA patent will expire? I will hold a
> small party myself then. B)

The EP 0 482 154 of ASCOM TECH AG has been filed on May 16, 1991.
Add 20 Years. If ASCOM TECH AG pays annual renewal fees to the 
respective national Patent Offices every year. Otherwise it might 
lapse earlier.

Axel H Horns

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