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Sublethal bioassay for environmental quality

EP 0467973 B1 · Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

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  • Filed April 16, 1990 and granted July 5, 1995. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 16, 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 October 16, 2015.
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FiledApril 16, 1990
PublishedJanuary 29, 1992
GrantedJuly 5, 1995
Term endedApril 16, 2010
Application numberEP 90906675
Classification (CPC)G01N33/5014

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1991199319951997199920012003200520072009Application filedApril 16, 1990PublishedJan 29, 1992Patent grantedJuly 5, 1995Term endedApril 16, 2010

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