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Inhibition of interleukin-1 production by monocytes and/or macrophages

EP 0321490 B1 · Applicant: SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION

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  • Filed August 17, 1987 and granted June 22, 1994. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 17, 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 February 17, 2013.
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FiledAugust 17, 1987
PublishedJune 28, 1989
GrantedJune 22, 1994
Term endedAugust 17, 2007
Application numberEP 87905839
Classification (CPC)A61P43/00 +2 more

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1988199019921994199619982000200220042006Application filedAug 17, 1987PublishedJune 28, 1989Patent grantedJune 22, 1994Term endedAug 17, 2007

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