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Method for controlling light struck flavor in beverages

EP 0108846 B1 · Applicant: ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC.

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  • Filed November 15, 1982 and granted October 15, 1986. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 15, 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 May 15, 2008.
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FiledNovember 15, 1982
PublishedMay 23, 1984
GrantedOctober 15, 1986
Term endedNovember 15, 2002
Application numberEP 82306071
Classification (CPC)A23L2/52 +2 more

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1983198519871989199119931995199719992001Application filedNov 15, 1982PublishedMay 23, 1984Patent grantedOct 15, 1986Term endedNov 15, 2002

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