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Tibial component of a knee joint endoprosthesis

EP 0306744 B1 · Applicant: S + G IMPLANTS GMBH

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  • Filed August 19, 1988 and granted April 29, 1992. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 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 February 19, 2014.
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FiledAugust 19, 1988
PublishedMarch 15, 1989
GrantedApril 29, 1992
Term endedAugust 19, 2008
Application numberEP 88113468
Classification (CPC)A61F2/389

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1989199119931995199719992001200320052007Application filedAug 19, 1988PublishedMarch 15, 1989Patent grantedApril 29, 1992Term endedAug 19, 2008

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