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Holder for a pair of tom-tom drums, or the like

EP 0097738 B1 · Applicant: HOSHINO GAKKI COMPANY, LTD.

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  • Filed December 21, 1982 and granted March 18, 1987. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 21, 2002.
  • 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 June 21, 2008.
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FiledDecember 21, 1982
PublishedJanuary 11, 1984
GrantedMarch 18, 1987
Term endedDecember 21, 2002
Application numberEP 82111870
Classification (CPC)G10D13/02 +1 more

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1983198519871989199119931995199719992001Application filedDec 21, 1982PublishedJan 11, 1984Patent grantedMarch 18, 1987Term endedDec 21, 2002

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