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Ester-free synthetic lubricating oils

EP 0776355 B1 · Applicant: Infineum USA L.P.

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  • Filed May 22, 1996 and granted April 10, 2002. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 22, 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 22, 2021.
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FiledMay 22, 1996
PublishedJune 4, 1997
GrantedApril 10, 2002
Term endedMay 22, 2016
Application numberEP 96917439
Classification (CPC)C10M107/50 +2 more

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1997199920012003200520072009201120132015Application filedMay 22, 1996PublishedJune 4, 1997Patent grantedApril 10, 2002Term endedMay 22, 2016

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