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Manipulator mechanisms

EP 0020002 B1 · Applicant: THE MARCONI COMPANY LIMITED

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  • Filed April 15, 1980 and granted October 27, 1982. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 15, 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 15, 2005.
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FiledApril 15, 1980
PublishedDecember 10, 1980
GrantedOctober 27, 1982
Term endedApril 15, 2000
Application numberEP 80301185
Classification (CPC)H05K13/0408 +2 more

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1981198319851987198919911993199519971999Application filedApril 15, 1980PublishedDec 10, 1980Patent grantedOct 27, 1982Term endedApril 15, 2000

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