Expired European patentEurope
Method and device for the packaging of stacked goods
EP 0579858 B1 · Applicant: ERAPA-CEKA Maschinenbau und -handel GmbH
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- Filed July 24, 1992 and granted June 4, 1997. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 24, 2012.
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FiledJuly 24, 1992
PublishedJanuary 26, 1994
GrantedJune 4, 1997
Term endedJuly 24, 2012
Application numberEP 92112655
Classification (CPC)B65D71/0096 +1 more
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