Expired European patentEurope
Container for receiving and evacuating grapes
EP 0340130 B1 · Applicant: ETABLISSEMENTS VAUCHER - BEGUET (Société Anonyme de droit français)
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- Filed April 27, 1989 and granted July 20, 1994. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 27, 2009.
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FiledApril 27, 1989
PublishedNovember 2, 1989
GrantedJuly 20, 1994
Term endedApril 27, 2009
Application numberEP 89420158
Classification (CPC)B60P1/38
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