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Intrinsic inhibitors of aldose reductase

EP 0686164 B1 · Applicant: THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA as represented by the SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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  • Filed October 26, 1993 and granted December 30, 1998. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 26, 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 April 26, 2019.
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FiledOctober 26, 1993
PublishedDecember 13, 1995
GrantedDecember 30, 1998
Term endedOctober 26, 2013
Application numberEP 93925050
Classification (CPC)A61P3/08 +2 more

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1994199619982000200220042006200820102012Application filedOct 26, 1993PublishedDec 13, 1995Patent grantedDec 30, 1998Term endedOct 26, 2013

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