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Foamed soap dispenser

EP 0817587 B1 · Applicant: HAGLEITNER BETRIEBSHYGIENE GESELLSCHAFT mbH & Co. KG

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  • Filed March 26, 1996 and granted December 22, 1999. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 26, 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 September 26, 2021.
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FiledMarch 26, 1996
PublishedJanuary 14, 1998
GrantedDecember 22, 1999
Term endedMarch 26, 2016
Application numberEP 96905591
Classification (CPC)B05B7/0025 +2 more

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1997199920012003200520072009201120132015Application filedMarch 26, 1996PublishedJan 14, 1998Patent grantedDec 22, 1999Term endedMarch 26, 2016

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