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Adjustable strap fastener

EP 0146972 B1 · Applicant: NIPPON NOTION KOGYO CO., LTD.

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  • Filed December 28, 1984 and granted November 2, 1988. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 28, 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 28, 2010.
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FiledDecember 28, 1984
PublishedJuly 3, 1985
GrantedNovember 2, 1988
Term endedDecember 28, 2004
Application numberEP 84116459
Classification (CPC)A44B11/04

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1985198719891991199319951997199920012003Application filedDec 28, 1984PublishedJuly 3, 1985Patent grantedNov 2, 1988Term endedDec 28, 2004

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