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Beer spoilage reducing methods and compositions

EP 1012225 B1 · Applicant: The State of Oregon acting by and through The Oregon State board of Higher Education on Behalf of The University of Oregon

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  • Filed August 5, 1998 and granted October 11, 2006. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 5, 2018.
  • 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 February 5, 2024.
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FiledAugust 5, 1998
PublishedJune 28, 2000
GrantedOctober 11, 2006
Term endedAugust 5, 2018
Application numberEP 98938366
Classification (CPC)C12C11/00 +2 more

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1999200120032005200720092011201320152017Application filedAug 5, 1998PublishedJune 28, 2000Patent grantedOct 11, 2006Term endedAug 5, 2018

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