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Method of attaching a haptic to an optic of an intraocular lens

EP 0507429 B1 · Applicant: NESTLE S.A.

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  • Filed January 21, 1992 and granted July 5, 1995. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 21, 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 21, 2017.
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FiledJanuary 21, 1992
PublishedOctober 7, 1992
GrantedJuly 5, 1995
Term endedJanuary 21, 2012
Application numberEP 92300496
Classification (CPC)A61F2/16

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1993199519971999200120032005200720092011Application filedJan 21, 1992PublishedOct 7, 1992Patent grantedJuly 5, 1995Term endedJan 21, 2012

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