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Instrument for reducing intra-ocular pressure

EP 0266451 B1 · Applicant: BOSCH + SOHN GmbH u. Co.KG Fabrik medizinischer Apparate

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  • Filed November 5, 1986 and granted February 14, 1990. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 5, 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 May 5, 2012.
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FiledNovember 5, 1986
PublishedMay 11, 1988
GrantedFebruary 14, 1990
Term endedNovember 5, 2006
Application numberEP 86115357
Classification (CPC)A61F9/00781

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1987198919911993199519971999200120032005Application filedNov 5, 1986PublishedMay 11, 1988Patent grantedFeb 14, 1990Term endedNov 5, 2006

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