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A process for the preparation of dihydro-4,4-dimethyl-2,3-furandion

EP 0006156 B1 · Applicant: F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE & CO. Aktiengesellschaft

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  • Filed May 30, 1979 and granted July 1, 1981. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 30, 1999.
  • A supplementary protection certificate, which can extend a medicine or crop-protection patent, adds at most five and a half years, so even that would have ended by November 30, 2004.
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FiledMay 30, 1979
PublishedJanuary 9, 1980
GrantedJuly 1, 1981
Term endedMay 30, 1999
Application numberEP 79101658
Classification (CPC)C07D307/60

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1980198219841986198819901992199419961998Application filedMay 30, 1979PublishedJan 9, 1980Patent grantedJuly 1, 1981Term endedMay 30, 1999

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