Expired European patentEurope
Subtilisin mutants
EP 0451244 B1 · Applicant: GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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- Filed October 26, 1990 and granted December 23, 1998. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 26, 2010.
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FiledOctober 26, 1990
PublishedOctober 16, 1991
GrantedDecember 23, 1998
Term endedOctober 26, 2010
Application numberEP 90915958
Classification (CPC)C12N9/14 +2 more
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