Expired European patentEurope
Method for assaying antibody against Chlamydia Trachomatis and diagnostic preparation for Chlamydia Trachomatis infection
EP 0456524 B1 · Applicant: HITACHI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
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- Filed May 3, 1991 and granted August 14, 1996. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 3, 2011.
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FiledMay 3, 1991
PublishedNovember 13, 1991
GrantedAugust 14, 1996
Term endedMay 3, 2011
Application numberEP 91304745
Classification (CPC)C07K14/295 +1 more
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