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Stabilized sulfonate and sulfate derivatives of hirudin

EP 0443429 B1 · Applicant: MERRELL PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

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  • Filed February 13, 1991 and granted June 12, 2002. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 13, 2011.
  • 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 August 13, 2016.
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FiledFebruary 13, 1991
PublishedAugust 28, 1991
GrantedJune 12, 2002
Term endedFebruary 13, 2011
Application numberEP 91102011
Classification (CPC)C07K14/815 +1 more

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1992199419961998200020022004200620082010Application filedFeb 13, 1991PublishedAug 28, 1991Patent grantedJune 12, 2002Term endedFeb 13, 2011

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