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EP 0136654 B1 · Applicant: Kallfass Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH

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  • Filed September 26, 1984 and granted December 23, 1987. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 26, 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 March 26, 2010.
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FiledSeptember 26, 1984
PublishedApril 10, 1985
GrantedDecember 23, 1987
Term endedSeptember 26, 2004
Application numberEP 84111455
Classification (CPC)B65B53/063

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1985198719891991199319951997199920012003Application filedSep 26, 1984PublishedApril 10, 1985Patent grantedDec 23, 1987Term endedSep 26, 2004

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