Expired European patentEurope
Method for producing metal powder
EP 1018386 B1 · Applicant: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
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- Filed June 9, 1999 and granted June 28, 2006. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 9, 2019.
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FiledJune 9, 1999
PublishedJuly 12, 2000
GrantedJune 28, 2006
Term endedJune 9, 2019
Application numberEP 99923984
Classification (CPC)B22F9/28
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