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Ovulation-inhibiting agent for hormonal contraception

EP 0499348 B1 · Applicant: Ehrlich, Marika, Dr. med.

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  • Filed January 22, 1992 and granted April 17, 1996. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 22, 2012.
  • 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 July 22, 2017.
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FiledJanuary 22, 1992
PublishedAugust 19, 1992
GrantedApril 17, 1996
Term endedJanuary 22, 2012
Application numberEP 92250018
Classification (CPC)A61P15/18 +1 more

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1993199519971999200120032005200720092011Application filedJan 22, 1992PublishedAug 19, 1992Patent grantedApril 17, 1996Term endedJan 22, 2012

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