Expired European patentEurope
Water-soluble aminoplast-ether copolymers
EP 0830409 B1 · Applicant: UNITED CATALYSTS, INC.
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- Filed June 7, 1996 and granted January 22, 2003. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 7, 2016.
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FiledJune 7, 1996
PublishedMarch 25, 1998
GrantedJanuary 22, 2003
Term endedJune 7, 2016
Application numberEP 96918343
Classification (CPC)C08L71/02 +2 more
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