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Method of producing and packaging, and packaging means to extend the conservation period of soft cheeses

EP 0148079 B1 · Applicant: SAINT-HUBERT Industrie Laitière

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  • Filed December 20, 1984 and granted March 25, 1987. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 20, 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 20, 2010.
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FiledDecember 20, 1984
PublishedJuly 10, 1985
GrantedMarch 25, 1987
Term endedDecember 20, 2004
Application numberEP 84402681
Classification (CPC)B65B25/068 +2 more

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1985198719891991199319951997199920012003Application filedDec 20, 1984PublishedJuly 10, 1985Patent grantedMarch 25, 1987Term endedDec 20, 2004

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