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Method and apparatus for the compressive treatment of fabric

EP 0144526 B1 · Applicant: Catallo, Frank

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  • Filed November 14, 1980 and granted January 20, 1988. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 14, 2000.
  • 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 14, 2006.
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FiledNovember 14, 1980
PublishedJune 19, 1985
GrantedJanuary 20, 1988
Term endedNovember 14, 2000
Application numberEP 84109605
Classification (CPC)D06C21/00

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1981198319851987198919911993199519971999Application filedNov 14, 1980PublishedJune 19, 1985Patent grantedJan 20, 1988Term endedNov 14, 2000

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