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Non-woven microfibrous suede fabric and process for its preparation

EP 0662981 B1 · Applicant: ALCANTARA S.p.A.

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  • Filed July 29, 1993 and granted June 4, 1997. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 29, 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 January 29, 2019.
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FiledJuly 29, 1993
PublishedJuly 19, 1995
GrantedJune 4, 1997
Term endedJuly 29, 2013
Application numberEP 93917696
Classification (CPC)D04H1/587 +2 more

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1994199619982000200220042006200820102012Application filedJuly 29, 1993PublishedJuly 19, 1995Patent grantedJune 4, 1997Term endedJuly 29, 2013

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