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A vehicular drivetrain

EP 0660010 B1 · Applicant: GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION

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  • Filed November 14, 1994 and granted May 20, 1998. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 14, 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 May 14, 2020.
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FiledNovember 14, 1994
PublishedJune 28, 1995
GrantedMay 20, 1998
Term endedNovember 14, 2014
Application numberEP 94203310
Classification (CPC)F16H45/00 +1 more

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1995199719992001200320052007200920112013Application filedNov 14, 1994PublishedJune 28, 1995Patent grantedMay 20, 1998Term endedNov 14, 2014

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