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EP 1031691 B1 · Applicant: ALPHA ENTERPRISES, INC.

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  • Filed February 24, 1999 and granted January 11, 2006. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 24, 2019.
  • 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 August 24, 2024.
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FiledFebruary 24, 1999
PublishedAugust 30, 2000
GrantedJanuary 11, 2006
Term endedFebruary 24, 2019
Application numberEP 99301347
Classification (CPC)E05B73/0023 +2 more

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2000200220042006200820102012201420162018Application filedFeb 24, 1999PublishedAug 30, 2000Patent grantedJan 11, 2006Term endedFeb 24, 2019

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