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EP 0167243 B1 · Applicant: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY

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  • Filed May 8, 1985 and granted August 23, 1989. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 8, 2005.
  • 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 November 8, 2010.
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FiledMay 8, 1985
PublishedJanuary 8, 1986
GrantedAugust 23, 1989
Term endedMay 8, 2005
Application numberEP 85303259
Classification (CPC)G01R33/421 +2 more

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1986198819901992199419961998200020022004Application filedMay 8, 1985PublishedJan 8, 1986Patent grantedAug 23, 1989Term endedMay 8, 2005

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