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EP 0371908 B1 · Applicant: BIOTRONIK Mess- und Therapiegeräte GmbH & Co Ingenieurbüro Berlin

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  • Filed October 26, 1989 and granted January 26, 1994. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 26, 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 April 26, 2015.
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FiledOctober 26, 1989
PublishedJune 6, 1990
GrantedJanuary 26, 1994
Term endedOctober 26, 2009
Application numberEP 89730209
Classification (CPC)A61L27/50 +2 more

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1990199219941996199820002002200420062008Application filedOct 26, 1989PublishedJune 6, 1990Patent grantedJan 26, 1994Term endedOct 26, 2009

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