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Method and device for dismantling automobiles

EP 0544342 B1 · Applicant: CAR RECYCLING SYSTEMS CRS B.V.

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  • Filed September 4, 1992 and granted December 4, 1996. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 4, 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 March 4, 2018.
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FiledSeptember 4, 1992
PublishedJune 2, 1993
GrantedDecember 4, 1996
Term endedSeptember 4, 2012
Application numberEP 92202671
Classification (CPC)B66F7/22 +2 more

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1993199519971999200120032005200720092011Application filedSep 4, 1992PublishedJune 2, 1993Patent grantedDec 4, 1996Term endedSep 4, 2012

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