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Electrolyte drink concentrate

EP 0040654 B1 · Applicant: VITAPHARM PHARMACEUTICAL PTY LTD.

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  • Filed May 20, 1980 and granted April 18, 1984. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 20, 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 November 20, 2005.
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FiledMay 20, 1980
PublishedDecember 2, 1981
GrantedApril 18, 1984
Term endedMay 20, 2000
Application numberEP 80301672
Classification (CPC)A23K20/20 +2 more

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1981198319851987198919911993199519971999Application filedMay 20, 1980PublishedDec 2, 1981Patent grantedApril 18, 1984Term endedMay 20, 2000

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