Expired European patentEurope
Method for producing a packaging container and a device for implementing said method
EP 1017585 B1 · Applicant: Sopp GmbH & Co. KG
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- Filed September 18, 1998 and granted May 15, 2002. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 18, 2018.
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FiledSeptember 18, 1998
PublishedJuly 12, 2000
GrantedMay 15, 2002
Term endedSeptember 18, 2018
Application numberEP 98955407
Classification (CPC)B65B67/00
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