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EP 1149656 B1 · Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION

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  • Filed April 23, 2001 and granted October 19, 2005. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 23, 2021.
  • Supplementary protection certificates extend only medicine and crop-protection patents, and it isn't classified as either.
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FiledApril 23, 2001
PublishedOctober 31, 2001
GrantedOctober 19, 2005
Term endedApril 23, 2021
Application numberEP 01109857
Classification (CPC)B23K20/123 +2 more

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