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A tool for use in the separation of elements in a building set

EP 0464065 B1 · Applicant: LEGO A/S

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  • Filed March 19, 1990 and granted February 16, 1994. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 19, 2010.
  • 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 19, 2015.
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FiledMarch 19, 1990
PublishedJanuary 8, 1992
GrantedFebruary 16, 1994
Term endedMarch 19, 2010
Application numberEP 90904779
Classification (CPC)A63H33/04

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1991199319951997199920012003200520072009Application filedMarch 19, 1990PublishedJan 8, 1992Patent grantedFeb 16, 1994Term endedMarch 19, 2010

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