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Method for the immunological detection of mycobacteria in sputum, and monoclonal antibodies for use therein

EP 0273333 A2 · Applicant: Biotest AG

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  • Filed December 19, 1987 and never granted as a European patent. Had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 19, 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 June 19, 2013.
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FiledDecember 19, 1987
PublishedJuly 6, 1988
GrantedNever granted
Term endedDecember 19, 2007
Application numberEP 87118904
Classification (CPC)C07K16/1289 +1 more

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1988199019921994199619982000200220042006Application filedDec 19, 1987PublishedJuly 6, 1988Term endedDec 19, 2007

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