begin Zaitsev Serg quotation:
> I heard the IDEA patent will expire at September 2000.
Thanks. I believe you're thinking of the RSA patent in the USA, which
expires on 2000-09-20. However, I've looked up the information at
iT-SEC Systec Ltd., http://www.itsec.ch , which is the branch of Ascom
Tech AG (James Massey and Xuejia Lai) that administers the patent
licencing.
1. In the USA: Patent # 5,214,703.
Application: 1991-05-16
Issued: 1993-05-25
Expires: 2010-05-25
2. European Patent Office [1]: Patent # 0482154
Application: 1991-05-16
Issued: 1993-06-30
Expires: 2011-05-16
3. Japen: Patent # 508119/1991
Application: 1991-05-16
Issued: - application still pending -
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