Expired European patentEurope
Use of compounds of metal oxides or of metal oxides and non-metal oxides as inorganic pigments
EP 0316680 B1 · Applicant: Degussa Aktiengesellschaft
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- Filed November 4, 1988 and granted July 22, 1992. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 4, 2008.
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FiledNovember 4, 1988
PublishedMay 24, 1989
GrantedJuly 22, 1992
Term endedNovember 4, 2008
Application numberEP 88118373
Classification (CPC)C09C1/00 +2 more
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