Expired European patentEurope
Method and device for transferring sterile products between containers
EP 1018482 B1 · Applicant: La Calhene
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- Filed December 29, 1999 and granted July 2, 2003. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 29, 2019.
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FiledDecember 29, 1999
PublishedJuly 12, 2000
GrantedJuly 2, 2003
Term endedDecember 29, 2019
Application numberEP 99403315
Classification (CPC)B67D7/0288
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