Legal notice, Trademarks, Patent pending – BECKHOFF EL9800 Basisplatine User Manual
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Legal Notice
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1 Legal Notice
1.1 Trademarks
Beckhoff
®
, TwinCAT
®
, EtherCAT
®
, Safety over EtherCAT
®
, TwinSAFE
®
and XFC
®
are registered trade-
marks of and licensed by Beckhoff Automation GmbH. Other designations used in this publication may be
trademarks whose use by third parties for their own purposes could violate the rights of the owners.
1.2 Patent Pending
The EtherCAT Technology is covered, including but not limited to the following German patent applica-
tions and patents: DE10304637, DE102004044764, DE102005009224, DE102007017835 with corre-
sponding applications or registrations in various other countries.
1.3 Disclaimer
The documentation has been prepared with care. The products described are, however, constantly under
development. For that reason the documentation is not in every case checked for consistency with per-
formance data, standards or other characteristics. In the event that it contains technical or editorial errors,
we retain the right to make alterations at any time and without warning. No claims for the modification of
products that have already been supplied may be made on the basis of the data, diagrams and descrip-
tions in this documentation.
1.4 Copyright
© Beckhoff Automation GmbH 05/2009.
The reproduction, distribution and utilization of this document as well as the communication of its contents
to others without express authorization are prohibited. Offenders will be held liable for the payment of
damages. All rights reserved in the event of the grant of a patent, utility model or design.