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Process for the preparation of methyl esters of fatty acids

EP 0184740 B1 · Applicant: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien

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  • Filed November 30, 1985 and granted March 6, 1991. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 30, 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 May 30, 2011.
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FiledNovember 30, 1985
PublishedJune 18, 1986
GrantedMarch 6, 1991
Term endedNovember 30, 2005
Application numberEP 85115217
Classification (CPC)C11C3/003 +1 more

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1986198819901992199419961998200020022004Application filedNov 30, 1985PublishedJune 18, 1986Patent grantedMarch 6, 1991Term endedNov 30, 2005

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