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Apparatus for the endermic application of medicines

EP 0278074 B1 · Applicant: MEIJI SEIKA KAISHA LTD.

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  • Filed November 23, 1987 and granted April 14, 1993. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 23, 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 23, 2013.
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FiledNovember 23, 1987
PublishedAugust 17, 1988
GrantedApril 14, 1993
Term endedNovember 23, 2007
Application numberEP 87117242
Classification (CPC)A61M37/0092 +1 more

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1988199019921994199619982000200220042006Application filedNov 23, 1987PublishedAug 17, 1988Patent grantedApril 14, 1993Term endedNov 23, 2007

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