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Liquid-permeable surface material for absorbent disposable products, method for the manufacture of this, and an absorbent disposable product with such a surface material
EP 1098615 B1 · Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products AB
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- Filed July 1, 1999 and granted April 9, 2003. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 1, 2019.
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FiledJuly 1, 1999
PublishedMay 16, 2001
GrantedApril 9, 2003
Term endedJuly 1, 2019
Application numberEP 99933425
Classification (CPC)A61F13/15577 +1 more
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