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Reflective particle-containing analytical device

EP 0141648 B1 · Applicant: TECHNICON INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION(a Delaware corporation)

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  • Filed October 31, 1984 and granted January 25, 1989. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 31, 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 May 1, 2010.
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FiledOctober 31, 1984
PublishedMay 15, 1985
GrantedJanuary 25, 1989
Term endedOctober 31, 2004
Application numberEP 84307507
Classification (CPC)G01N33/521

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1985198719891991199319951997199920012003Application filedOct 31, 1984PublishedMay 15, 1985Patent grantedJan 25, 1989Term endedOct 31, 2004

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