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EP 0540705 B1 · Applicant: Eberhard Hoesch & Söhne GmbH Verfahrens- und Anlagentechnik

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  • Filed May 9, 1992 and granted January 25, 1995. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 9, 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 November 9, 2017.
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FiledMay 9, 1992
PublishedMay 12, 1993
GrantedJanuary 25, 1995
Term endedMay 9, 2012
Application numberEP 92909595
Classification (CPC)B01D25/30 +2 more

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1993199519971999200120032005200720092011Application filedMay 9, 1992PublishedMay 12, 1993Patent grantedJan 25, 1995Term endedMay 9, 2012

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