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Subdermally implantable device

EP 0710491 B1 · Applicant: THE POPULATION COUNCIL, CENTER FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH

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  • Filed November 1, 1995 and granted August 29, 2001. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 1, 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 May 1, 2021.
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FiledNovember 1, 1995
PublishedMay 8, 1996
GrantedAugust 29, 2001
Term endedNovember 1, 2015
Application numberEP 95307809
Classification (CPC)A61M37/00 +2 more

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1996199820002002200420062008201020122014Application filedNov 1, 1995PublishedMay 8, 1996Patent grantedAug 29, 2001Term endedNov 1, 2015

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