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Additives for processed cheese

EP 0491298 B1 · Applicant: BK LADENBURG GmbH, Gesellschaft für chemische Erzeugnisse

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  • Filed December 13, 1991 and granted August 17, 1994. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 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 June 13, 2017.
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FiledDecember 13, 1991
PublishedJune 24, 1992
GrantedAugust 17, 1994
Term endedDecember 13, 2011
Application numberEP 91121420
Classification (CPC)A23C19/082

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1992199419961998200020022004200620082010Application filedDec 13, 1991PublishedJune 24, 1992Patent grantedAug 17, 1994Term endedDec 13, 2011

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