Expired European patentEurope
Layered synthetic resin-aluminium tube
EP 0151978 B1 · Applicant: MEPA Gesellschaft für Metall- und Plastik-Verpackungen mbH
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- Filed January 24, 1985 and granted July 27, 1988. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 24, 2005.
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FiledJanuary 24, 1985
PublishedAugust 21, 1985
GrantedJuly 27, 1988
Term endedJanuary 24, 2005
Application numberEP 85100697
Classification (CPC)B32B15/08 +1 more
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