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Immunologically active peptidyl disaccharides, methods of preparation and vaccine

EP 0018901 B1 · Applicant: Merck & Co., Inc.

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  • Filed April 25, 1980 and granted December 15, 1982. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 25, 2000.
  • 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 October 25, 2005.
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FiledApril 25, 1980
PublishedNovember 12, 1980
GrantedDecember 15, 1982
Term endedApril 25, 2000
Application numberEP 80400566
Classification (CPC)C07K9/005 +1 more

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1981198319851987198919911993199519971999Application filedApril 25, 1980PublishedNov 12, 1980Patent grantedDec 15, 1982Term endedApril 25, 2000

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