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Dna, constructs, cells and plants derived therefrom

EP 0502995 B1 · Applicant: ZENECA LIMITED

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  • Filed November 26, 1990 and granted July 31, 1996. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 26, 2010.
  • 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 26, 2016.
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FiledNovember 26, 1990
PublishedSeptember 16, 1992
GrantedJuly 31, 1996
Term endedNovember 26, 2010
Application numberEP 91901444
Classification (CPC)C12N9/2402 +2 more

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1991199319951997199920012003200520072009Application filedNov 26, 1990PublishedSep 16, 1992Patent grantedJuly 31, 1996Term endedNov 26, 2010

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