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A device for drainage of whey from a whey/curd mass

AU 1997034136 · Applicant: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance Sa

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  • Filed August 12, 1997 and granted March 25, 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 August 12, 2018.
  • A pharmaceutical extension adds at most five years, so even that would have ended by August 12, 2023.
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FiledAugust 12, 1997
GrantedMarch 25, 1999
Term ended byAugust 12, 2018
Application numberAU 1997034136
Classification (IPC)A01J25/11 +1 more

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1998200120042007201020132016Application filedAug 12, 1997Patent grantedMarch 25, 1999Term ended byAug 12, 2018

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