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Method and machine for removal of binding strings or wires from a bale, in particular a bale of cellulose

EP 1072519 B1 · Applicant: S.I.C.M.A. S.p.A. Società Industriale Costruzioni Meccaniche e Affini

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  • Filed July 27, 2000 and granted October 22, 2003. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 27, 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 January 27, 2026.
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FiledJuly 27, 2000
PublishedJanuary 31, 2001
GrantedOctober 22, 2003
Term endedJuly 27, 2020
Application numberEP 00116307
Classification (CPC)B65B69/0025

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