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Novel thermal micro-capsule toner

EP 0630757 B1 · Applicant: TOYO KASEI KOGYO COMPANY LIMITED

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  • Filed May 20, 1994 and granted April 16, 1997. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 20, 2014.
  • 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 20, 2019.
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FiledMay 20, 1994
PublishedDecember 28, 1994
GrantedApril 16, 1997
Term endedMay 20, 2014
Application numberEP 94303615
Classification (CPC)B41M3/006 +1 more

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1995199719992001200320052007200920112013Application filedMay 20, 1994PublishedDec 28, 1994Patent grantedApril 16, 1997Term endedMay 20, 2014

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