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Process for preparing crystals of anhydrous sodium sulfide

EP 0361998 B1 · Applicant: SANKYO KASEI CO., LTD.

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  • Filed August 23, 1989 and granted December 7, 1994. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 23, 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 February 23, 2015.
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FiledAugust 23, 1989
PublishedApril 4, 1990
GrantedDecember 7, 1994
Term endedAugust 23, 2009
Application numberEP 89402326
Classification (CPC)C01B17/38

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1990199219941996199820002002200420062008Application filedAug 23, 1989PublishedApril 4, 1990Patent grantedDec 7, 1994Term endedAug 23, 2009

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