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Method and apparatus for the making of branched pipes

EP 1166909 B1 · Applicant: SMB Innovative Produkte Wildau GmbH

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  • Filed June 28, 2001 and granted August 25, 2004. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 28, 2021.
  • Supplementary protection certificates extend only medicine and crop-protection patents, and it isn't classified as either.
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FiledJune 28, 2001
PublishedJanuary 2, 2002
GrantedAugust 25, 2004
Term endedJune 28, 2021
Application numberEP 01250246
Classification (CPC)B21C37/29 +1 more

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