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Method and cell line for continuous production of retroviruses (htlv-iii) related to aids

EP 0179871 B1 · Applicant: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, represented by THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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  • Filed April 23, 1985 and granted July 17, 1991. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 23, 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 October 23, 2010.
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FiledApril 23, 1985
PublishedMay 7, 1986
GrantedJuly 17, 1991
Term endedApril 23, 2005
Application numberEP 85902327
Classification (CPC)A61P31/12 +2 more

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1986198819901992199419961998200020022004Application filedApril 23, 1985PublishedMay 7, 1986Patent grantedJuly 17, 1991Term endedApril 23, 2005

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