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Sustained-release theophylline preparation

EP 0185331 B1 · Applicant: Byk Gulden Lomberg Chemische Fabrik GmbH

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  • Filed December 13, 1985 and granted September 13, 1989. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 13, 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 June 13, 2011.
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FiledDecember 13, 1985
PublishedJune 25, 1986
GrantedSeptember 13, 1989
Term endedDecember 13, 2005
Application numberEP 85115942
Classification (CPC)A61K9/5084 +2 more

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1986198819901992199419961998200020022004Application filedDec 13, 1985PublishedJune 25, 1986Patent grantedSep 13, 1989Term endedDec 13, 2005

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