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New use of diphenylbutylpiperazinecarboxamides in the treatment of substance disorders

EP 0538422 B1 · Applicant: Pharmacia & Upjohn Aktiebolag

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  • Filed March 23, 1992 and granted February 7, 2001. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 23, 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 September 23, 2017.
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FiledMarch 23, 1992
PublishedApril 28, 1993
GrantedFebruary 7, 2001
Term endedMarch 23, 2012
Application numberEP 92907159
Classification (CPC)A61P25/30 +2 more

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1993199519971999200120032005200720092011Application filedMarch 23, 1992PublishedApril 28, 1993Patent grantedFeb 7, 2001Term endedMarch 23, 2012

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