Expired European patentEurope
Dehydration process
EP 0454002 B1 · Applicant: F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG
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- Filed April 20, 1991 and granted June 28, 1995. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 20, 2011.
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FiledApril 20, 1991
PublishedOctober 30, 1991
GrantedJune 28, 1995
Term endedApril 20, 2011
Application numberEP 91106384
Classification (CPC)C07C403/12
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