Expired European patentEurope
Carbonylation process for the production of aromatic acids
EP 0236348 B1 · Applicant: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY (a New Jersey corporation)
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- Filed July 23, 1986 and granted May 2, 1990. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 23, 2006.
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FiledJuly 23, 1986
PublishedSeptember 16, 1987
GrantedMay 2, 1990
Term endedJuly 23, 2006
Application numberEP 86904704
Classification (CPC)C07C51/10
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