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EP 0753280 B1 · Applicant: MELITTA HAUSHALTSPRODUKTE GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft

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  • Filed April 20, 1996 and granted August 18, 1999. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 20, 2016.
  • 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 20, 2021.
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FiledApril 20, 1996
PublishedJanuary 15, 1997
GrantedAugust 18, 1999
Term endedApril 20, 2016
Application numberEP 96106238
Classification (CPC)A47L13/18

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1997199920012003200520072009201120132015Application filedApril 20, 1996PublishedJan 15, 1997Patent grantedAug 18, 1999Term endedApril 20, 2016

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