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Nonwoven fabric

EP 0755331 B1 · Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY

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  • Filed April 12, 1995 and granted October 10, 2001. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 12, 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 October 12, 2020.
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FiledApril 12, 1995
PublishedJanuary 29, 1997
GrantedOctober 10, 2001
Term endedApril 12, 2015
Application numberEP 95916234
Classification (CPC)D04H13/00 +2 more

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1996199820002002200420062008201020122014Application filedApril 12, 1995PublishedJan 29, 1997Patent grantedOct 10, 2001Term endedApril 12, 2015

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