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Apparatus for protection against freezing in water meters and water taps

EP 0116005 B1 · Applicant: Persohn, Paul

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  • Filed January 3, 1984 and granted January 4, 1989. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 3, 2004.
  • 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 July 3, 2009.
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FiledJanuary 3, 1984
PublishedAugust 15, 1984
GrantedJanuary 4, 1989
Term endedJanuary 3, 2004
Application numberEP 84450001
Classification (CPC)F24T10/40 +2 more

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1985198719891991199319951997199920012003Application filedJan 3, 1984PublishedAug 15, 1984Patent grantedJan 4, 1989Term endedJan 3, 2004

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