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Superabsorbent crosslinked ampholytic ion pair copolymers

EP 0487975 B1 · Applicant: PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY

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  • Filed November 13, 1991 and granted February 28, 1996. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 13, 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 May 13, 2017.
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FiledNovember 13, 1991
PublishedJune 3, 1992
GrantedFebruary 28, 1996
Term endedNovember 13, 2011
Application numberEP 91119341
Classification (CPC)C08F228/02 +2 more

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1992199419961998200020022004200620082010Application filedNov 13, 1991PublishedJune 3, 1992Patent grantedFeb 28, 1996Term endedNov 13, 2011

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