Expired European patentEurope
Process for the production of chiral unsaturated alcohols in high optical purity
EP 0872467 B1 · Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
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- Filed April 3, 1998 and granted January 22, 2003. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 3, 2018.
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FiledApril 3, 1998
PublishedOctober 21, 1998
GrantedJanuary 22, 2003
Term endedApril 3, 2018
Application numberEP 98106173
Classification (CPC)C07C67/283
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