Expired European patentEurope
Process for the production of test strips by casting method
EP 0246505 B1 · Applicant: MILES INC.
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- Filed May 7, 1987 and granted December 16, 1992. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 7, 2007.
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FiledMay 7, 1987
PublishedNovember 25, 1987
GrantedDecember 16, 1992
Term endedMay 7, 2007
Application numberEP 87106654
Classification (CPC)D21H5/0042 +2 more
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