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Computed tomographic apparatus

EP 0037151 B1 · Applicant: Philips Electronics N.V.

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  • Filed March 25, 1981 and granted June 13, 1984. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 25, 2001.
  • 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 September 25, 2006.
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FiledMarch 25, 1981
PublishedOctober 7, 1981
GrantedJune 13, 1984
Term endedMarch 25, 2001
Application numberEP 81200332
Classification (CPC)A61B6/032

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1982198419861988199019921994199619982000Application filedMarch 25, 1981PublishedOct 7, 1981Patent grantedJune 13, 1984Term endedMarch 25, 2001

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