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3-oxo-pyrido(1,2-a -)benzimidazole-4-carboxyl and 4-oxo-azepino(1,2-a -)benzimidazole-5-carboxyl derivatives useful in treating central nervous system disorders

EP 0656002 B1 · Applicant: MCNEILAB, INC.

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  • Filed August 18, 1993 and granted November 8, 2000. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 18, 2013.
  • 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 February 18, 2019.
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FiledAugust 18, 1993
PublishedJune 7, 1995
GrantedNovember 8, 2000
Term endedAugust 18, 2013
Application numberEP 93920193
Classification (CPC)A61P25/00 +2 more

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1994199619982000200220042006200820102012Application filedAug 18, 1993PublishedJune 7, 1995Patent grantedNov 8, 2000Term endedAug 18, 2013

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