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EP 0230937 B1 · Applicant: GEBRÜDER SULZER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

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  • Filed January 17, 1987 and granted December 27, 1990. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 17, 2007.
  • 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 July 17, 2012.
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FiledJanuary 17, 1987
PublishedAugust 5, 1987
GrantedDecember 27, 1990
Term endedJanuary 17, 2007
Application numberEP 87100575
Classification (CPC)A61B17/0642

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1988199019921994199619982000200220042006Application filedJan 17, 1987PublishedAug 5, 1987Patent grantedDec 27, 1990Term endedJan 17, 2007

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