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Windshield wiper blade for an automotive vehicle suitable for wiping a convex surface

EP 0278819 B1 · Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES D'ESSUYAGE

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  • Filed January 21, 1988 and granted December 13, 1989. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 21, 2008.
  • 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 July 21, 2013.
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FiledJanuary 21, 1988
PublishedAugust 17, 1988
GrantedDecember 13, 1989
Term endedJanuary 21, 2008
Application numberEP 88400123
Classification (CPC)B60S1/3801

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1989199119931995199719992001200320052007Application filedJan 21, 1988PublishedAug 17, 1988Patent grantedDec 13, 1989Term endedJan 21, 2008

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