Expired European patentEurope
Detection and differentiation of mycobacterium tuberculosis complex bacteria by direct variant repeat oligotyping
EP 0760005 B1 · Applicant: DE STAAT DER NEDERLANDEN VERTEGENWOORDIGD DOOR DE MINISTER VAN WELZIJN, VOLKSGEZONDHEID EN CULTUUR
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- Filed May 16, 1994 and granted August 23, 2000. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 16, 2014.
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FiledMay 16, 1994
PublishedMarch 5, 1997
GrantedAugust 23, 2000
Term endedMay 16, 2014
Application numberEP 94917192
Classification (CPC)C12Q1/689
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