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Method for washing woollen articles

EP 0241567 B1 · Applicant: WFK-Testgewebe GmbH

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  • Filed April 12, 1986 and granted August 10, 1988. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 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 October 12, 2011.
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FiledApril 12, 1986
PublishedOctober 21, 1987
GrantedAugust 10, 1988
Term endedApril 12, 2006
Application numberEP 86105050
Classification (CPC)D06F35/006

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1987198919911993199519971999200120032005Application filedApril 12, 1986PublishedOct 21, 1987Patent grantedAug 10, 1988Term endedApril 12, 2006

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