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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Notes Tables |
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Estimated Useful Life [Table Text Block] |
Leasehold improvements (in years) |  |  | 10 or lease term if shorter |
Equipment (in years) |  | 3 | - | 10
Furniture, fixtures, fittings and other (in years) |  | 2 | - | 10
Amortizable Intangible Assets, Useful Life [Table Text Block] |
Patents (in years) |  |  | 5 |
SAP Licenses (in years) |  |  | 10 |
Other licenses (in years) |  |  | 5 |
Trade name and trademark (in years) |  |  | 7 |

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