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EP 1007256 B1 · Applicant: Sandvik Aktiebolag (publ)
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- Filed January 16, 1998 and granted November 13, 2002. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 16, 2018.
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FiledJanuary 16, 1998
PublishedJune 14, 2000
GrantedNovember 13, 2002
Term endedJanuary 16, 2018
Application numberEP 98901634
Classification (CPC)B23B31/006
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