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Method for reactivating a group VIII noble metal catalyst for use in the purification of crude terephthalic acid

EP 0335501 B1 · Applicant: AMOCO CORPORATION

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  • Filed February 27, 1989 and granted March 24, 1993. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 27, 2009.
  • 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 August 27, 2014.
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FiledFebruary 27, 1989
PublishedOctober 4, 1989
GrantedMarch 24, 1993
Term endedFebruary 27, 2009
Application numberEP 89301917
Classification (CPC)C07C51/487 +2 more

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1990199219941996199820002002200420062008Application filedFeb 27, 1989PublishedOct 4, 1989Patent grantedMarch 24, 1993Term endedFeb 27, 2009

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