Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,366,907 · App. 09/464,653
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Inventors:
Shawn Fanning, John Fanning, Edward Kessler
Patented Case
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Granted: Apr 2, 2002
Filed: Dec 15, 1999
Inventors
Shawn Fanning
John Fanning
Edward Kessler
Assignee (at issue)
Napster, LLC
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