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Polysaccharide article and use thereof

EP 0470872 B1 · Applicant: Alko Group Ltd.

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  • Filed August 12, 1991 and granted October 12, 1994. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 12, 2011.
  • 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 February 12, 2017.
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FiledAugust 12, 1991
PublishedFebruary 12, 1992
GrantedOctober 12, 1994
Term endedAugust 12, 2011
Application numberEP 91307418
Classification (CPC)A61K8/11 +2 more

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1992199419961998200020022004200620082010Application filedAug 12, 1991PublishedFeb 12, 1992Patent grantedOct 12, 1994Term endedAug 12, 2011

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