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Clamping device for precise relative fixation of two pieces

EP 0753368 B1 · Applicant: Schunk GmbH & Co. KG Fabrik für Spann- und Greifwerkzeuge

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  • Filed May 30, 1996 and granted March 22, 2000. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 30, 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 November 30, 2021.
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FiledMay 30, 1996
PublishedJanuary 15, 1997
GrantedMarch 22, 2000
Term endedMay 30, 2016
Application numberEP 96108587
Classification (CPC)B25B31/005 +2 more

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1997199920012003200520072009201120132015Application filedMay 30, 1996PublishedJan 15, 1997Patent grantedMarch 22, 2000Term endedMay 30, 2016

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