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Sleeve having a detachable portion forming a skirt and methods

EP 0680717 B1 · Applicant: Highland Supply Corporation

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  • Filed April 28, 1995 and granted February 4, 2004. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 28, 2015.
  • 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 October 28, 2020.
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FiledApril 28, 1995
PublishedNovember 8, 1995
GrantedFebruary 4, 2004
Term endedApril 28, 2015
Application numberEP 95106509
Classification (CPC)B65D81/36 +2 more

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1996199820002002200420062008201020122014Application filedApril 28, 1995PublishedNov 8, 1995Patent grantedFeb 4, 2004Term endedApril 28, 2015

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