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Shaving head, in particular the razor blade unit of a mechanical razor

EP 0556531 B1 · Applicant: Wilkinson Sword Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung

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  • Filed February 14, 1992 and granted May 3, 1995. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 14, 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 August 14, 2017.
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FiledFebruary 14, 1992
PublishedAugust 25, 1993
GrantedMay 3, 1995
Term endedFebruary 14, 2012
Application numberEP 92710005
Classification (CPC)B26B21/4006

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1993199519971999200120032005200720092011Application filedFeb 14, 1992PublishedAug 25, 1993Patent grantedMay 3, 1995Term endedFeb 14, 2012

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