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Shedding mechanism for a loom

EP 0251997 B1 · Applicant: GEBRÜDER SULZER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

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  • Filed May 25, 1987 and granted September 27, 1989. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 25, 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 November 25, 2012.
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FiledMay 25, 1987
PublishedJanuary 7, 1988
GrantedSeptember 27, 1989
Term endedMay 25, 2007
Application numberEP 87810312
Classification (CPC)D03C5/00

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1988199019921994199619982000200220042006Application filedMay 25, 1987PublishedJan 7, 1988Patent grantedSep 27, 1989Term endedMay 25, 2007

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