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Epilating device

EP 1046355 B1 · Applicant: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.

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  • Filed April 25, 2000 and granted June 22, 2005. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 25, 2020.
  • 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 October 25, 2025.
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FiledApril 25, 2000
PublishedOctober 25, 2000
GrantedJune 22, 2005
Term endedApril 25, 2020
Application numberEP 00108795
Classification (CPC)A45D26/0023

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2001200320052007200920112013201520172019Application filedApril 25, 2000PublishedOct 25, 2000Patent grantedJune 22, 2005Term endedApril 25, 2020

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