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Cartoning machine used to automatically put an item, especially a vial, in a case

CA 2004409 C · Owner: Mettivier, Francine · Inventors: Fert, Jean-Jacques; Constantin, Daniel; Mettivier, Michel

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  • Filed December 1, 1989 and granted August 3, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 1, 2009.
  • A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by December 1, 2011.
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FiledDecember 1, 1989
GrantedAugust 3, 1999
Term endedDecember 1, 2009
Patent numberCA 2004409 C
Classification (IPC)B65B43/42 +2 more

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