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A method and an apparatus for inspecting the edge of a lid

EP 0370570 B1 · Applicant: HEUFT-QUALIPLUS B.V.

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  • Filed November 16, 1989 and granted August 11, 1993. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 16, 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 May 16, 2015.
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FiledNovember 16, 1989
PublishedMay 30, 1990
GrantedAugust 11, 1993
Term endedNovember 16, 2009
Application numberEP 89202911
Classification (CPC)G01N21/909

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1990199219941996199820002002200420062008Application filedNov 16, 1989PublishedMay 30, 1990Patent grantedAug 11, 1993Term endedNov 16, 2009

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