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A device and method for removing irregularities in or enlarging an underground duct

EP 0146331 B1 · Applicant: I.P.D. SYSTEMS LIMITED

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  • Filed December 11, 1984 and granted May 6, 1987. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 11, 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 June 11, 2010.
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FiledDecember 11, 1984
PublishedJune 26, 1985
GrantedMay 6, 1987
Term endedDecember 11, 2004
Application numberEP 84308596
Classification (CPC)E03F3/06 +2 more

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1985198719891991199319951997199920012003Application filedDec 11, 1984PublishedJune 26, 1985Patent grantedMay 6, 1987Term endedDec 11, 2004

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