Expired European patentEurope
Improved firearm with a pivoting magazine
EP 0708908 B1 · Applicant: Ferretti, Maurice
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- Filed July 15, 1994 and granted December 17, 1997. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 15, 2014.
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FiledJuly 15, 1994
PublishedMay 1, 1996
GrantedDecember 17, 1997
Term endedJuly 15, 2014
Application numberEP 94922927
Classification (CPC)F41A9/65
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