Expired European patentEurope
Thermostable dna polymerase from thermoanaerobacter thermohydrosulfuricus
EP 1064296 B1 · Applicant: Amersham Pharmacia Biotech Inc
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- Filed March 17, 1999 and granted October 19, 2005. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 17, 2019.
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FiledMarch 17, 1999
PublishedJanuary 3, 2001
GrantedOctober 19, 2005
Term endedMarch 17, 2019
Application numberEP 99911400
Classification (CPC)C12N9/1252
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