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Use of 5-ht4-receptor antagonists in the treatment of atrial fibrillation, including the prevention of stroke

EP 0526540 B1 · Applicant: SMITH KLINE & FRENCH LABORATORIES LIMITED

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  • Filed April 24, 1991 and granted June 30, 1999. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 24, 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 October 24, 2016.
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FiledApril 24, 1991
PublishedFebruary 10, 1993
GrantedJune 30, 1999
Term endedApril 24, 2011
Application numberEP 91908623
Classification (CPC)A61K31/00 +2 more

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1992199419961998200020022004200620082010Application filedApril 24, 1991PublishedFeb 10, 1993Patent grantedJune 30, 1999Term endedApril 24, 2011

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