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Method and apparatus for perforating a gun

EP 0288237 B1 · Applicant: HALLIBURTON COMPANY

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  • Filed April 19, 1988 and granted June 23, 1993. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 19, 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 October 19, 2013.
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FiledApril 19, 1988
PublishedOctober 26, 1988
GrantedJune 23, 1993
Term endedApril 19, 2008
Application numberEP 88303499
Classification (CPC)E21B43/14 +2 more

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1989199119931995199719992001200320052007Application filedApril 19, 1988PublishedOct 26, 1988Patent grantedJune 23, 1993Term endedApril 19, 2008

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