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Suction drag system

EP 0052402 B1 · Applicant: IHC HOLLAND N.V.

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  • Filed October 30, 1981 and granted January 16, 1985. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 30, 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 April 30, 2007.
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FiledOctober 30, 1981
PublishedMay 26, 1982
GrantedJanuary 16, 1985
Term endedOctober 30, 2001
Application numberEP 81201239
Classification (CPC)E02F9/06 +2 more

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1982198419861988199019921994199619982000Application filedOct 30, 1981PublishedMay 26, 1982Patent grantedJan 16, 1985Term endedOct 30, 2001

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