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A convertible piece of furniture for sitting and lying

EP 0765622 B1 · Applicant: Stella Möbelwerk GmbH & Co. KG

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  • Filed September 12, 1996 and granted October 27, 1999. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 12, 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 March 12, 2022.
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FiledSeptember 12, 1996
PublishedApril 2, 1997
GrantedOctober 27, 1999
Term endedSeptember 12, 2016
Application numberEP 96114590
Classification (CPC)A47C17/16

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1997199920012003200520072009201120132015Application filedSep 12, 1996PublishedApril 2, 1997Patent grantedOct 27, 1999Term endedSep 12, 2016

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