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Control of cigarette rod formation

EP 0206491 B1 · Applicant: Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc.

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  • Filed May 12, 1986 and granted February 1, 1989. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 12, 2006.
  • 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 12, 2011.
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FiledMay 12, 1986
PublishedDecember 30, 1986
GrantedFebruary 1, 1989
Term endedMay 12, 2006
Application numberEP 86303584
Classification (CPC)A24C5/39 +2 more

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1987198919911993199519971999200120032005Application filedMay 12, 1986PublishedDec 30, 1986Patent grantedFeb 1, 1989Term endedMay 12, 2006

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