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Liquid non-aqueous composition with an ionic character and its use as a solvent

EP 0448445 B1 · Applicant: INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE

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  • Filed March 12, 1991 and granted January 13, 1999. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 12, 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 September 12, 2016.
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FiledMarch 12, 1991
PublishedSeptember 25, 1991
GrantedJanuary 13, 1999
Term endedMarch 12, 2011
Application numberEP 91400674
Classification (CPC)B01J31/24 +2 more

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1992199419961998200020022004200620082010Application filedMarch 12, 1991PublishedSep 25, 1991Patent grantedJan 13, 1999Term endedMarch 12, 2011

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