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Two stage polymerization of vinyl acetate/ethylene emulsion copolymers containing incompatible monomers

EP 0381122 B1 · Applicant: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.

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  • Filed January 29, 1990 and granted December 21, 1994. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 29, 2010.
  • 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 July 29, 2015.
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FiledJanuary 29, 1990
PublishedAugust 8, 1990
GrantedDecember 21, 1994
Term endedJanuary 29, 2010
Application numberEP 90101751
Classification (CPC)D04H1/64 +2 more

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1991199319951997199920012003200520072009Application filedJan 29, 1990PublishedAug 8, 1990Patent grantedDec 21, 1994Term endedJan 29, 2010

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