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Improved composition for isolating and purifying nucleic acid and improved method using same
EP 0473575 B1 · Applicant: GENETICS INSTITUTE, INC.
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- Filed May 22, 1989 and granted April 13, 1994. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 22, 2009.
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FiledMay 22, 1989
PublishedMarch 11, 1992
GrantedApril 13, 1994
Term endedMay 22, 2009
Application numberEP 89906232
Classification (CPC)C12N15/1003
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