Expired European patentEurope
Animal cell transformant, method for obtaining the transformant and method for producing desired foreign gene product by using the transformant
EP 0246049 B1 · Applicant: MITSUI TOATSU CHEMICALS, Inc.
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- Filed May 11, 1987 and granted August 18, 1993. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 11, 2007.
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FiledMay 11, 1987
PublishedNovember 19, 1987
GrantedAugust 18, 1993
Term endedMay 11, 2007
Application numberEP 87304152
Classification (CPC)C12N15/85 +2 more
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