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Aqueous detergent compositions containing chelants which remain undissolved under acidic conditions

EP 0823940 B1 · Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY

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  • Filed April 23, 1996 and granted November 8, 2000. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 23, 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 October 23, 2021.
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FiledApril 23, 1996
PublishedFebruary 18, 1998
GrantedNovember 8, 2000
Term endedApril 23, 2016
Application numberEP 96913007
Classification (CPC)C11D3/3947 +2 more

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1997199920012003200520072009201120132015Application filedApril 23, 1996PublishedFeb 18, 1998Patent grantedNov 8, 2000Term endedApril 23, 2016

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