Expired European patentEurope
Automatic cutting and stacking device for shaped blanks and method of use
EP 1017607 B1 · Applicant: Solutia Europe N.V./S.A.
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- Filed September 8, 1998 and granted March 26, 2003. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 8, 2018.
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FiledSeptember 8, 1998
PublishedJuly 12, 2000
GrantedMarch 26, 2003
Term endedSeptember 8, 2018
Application numberEP 98948927
Classification (CPC)B65H35/0006
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