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Process for the hydrogenation of unsaturated organic compounds using solid catalysts

EP 0273575 B1 · Applicant: The British Petroleum Company p.l.c.

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  • Filed November 20, 1987 and granted April 15, 1992. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 20, 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 May 20, 2013.
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FiledNovember 20, 1987
PublishedJuly 6, 1988
GrantedApril 15, 1992
Term endedNovember 20, 2007
Application numberEP 87310299
Classification (CPC)B01J23/83 +2 more

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1988199019921994199619982000200220042006Application filedNov 20, 1987PublishedJuly 6, 1988Patent grantedApril 15, 1992Term endedNov 20, 2007

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