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Method to determine the direction of the Earths magnetic field

AU 1997017227 · Applicant: Leica Geosystems Ltd

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  • Filed February 10, 1997 and granted July 15, 1999. An Australian standard patent lasts 20 years from its date of patent, which is at most a year after this filing, so its term ended by February 10, 2018.
  • A pharmaceutical extension adds at most five years, so even that would have ended by February 10, 2023.
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FiledFebruary 10, 1997
GrantedJuly 15, 1999
Term ended byFebruary 10, 2018
Application numberAU 1997017227
Classification (IPC)G01C17/38 +2 more

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1998200120042007201020132016Application filedFeb 10, 1997Patent grantedJuly 15, 1999Term ended byFeb 10, 2018

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