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Method of processing fresh meat

EP 0675682 B1 · Applicant: Vivotec New Concepts in Fresh Meat GmbH

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  • Filed October 24, 1994 and granted January 31, 2001. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 24, 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 April 24, 2020.
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FiledOctober 24, 1994
PublishedOctober 11, 1995
GrantedJanuary 31, 2001
Term endedOctober 24, 2014
Application numberEP 94930973
Classification (CPC)A23B4/16 +2 more

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1995199719992001200320052007200920112013Application filedOct 24, 1994PublishedOct 11, 1995Patent grantedJan 31, 2001Term endedOct 24, 2014

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