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Packaging and dispensing system for packaging two ingredients separately and mixing them extemporaneously at the time of first use, and method of assembling same
EP 0333541 B1 · Applicant: LABORATOIRES MERCK, SHARP & DOHME-CHIBRET
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- Filed February 28, 1989 and granted March 25, 1992. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 28, 2009.
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FiledFebruary 28, 1989
PublishedSeptember 20, 1989
GrantedMarch 25, 1992
Term endedFebruary 28, 2009
Application numberEP 89400553
Classification (CPC)B65D81/3211
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