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Process for the preparation of formaldehyde

EP 0150436 B1 · Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft

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  • Filed December 18, 1984 and granted November 20, 1986. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 18, 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 18, 2010.
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FiledDecember 18, 1984
PublishedAugust 7, 1985
GrantedNovember 20, 1986
Term endedDecember 18, 2004
Application numberEP 84115710
Classification (CPC)C07C45/78 +2 more

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1985198719891991199319951997199920012003Application filedDec 18, 1984PublishedAug 7, 1985Patent grantedNov 20, 1986Term endedDec 18, 2004

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