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EP 1175541 B1 · Applicant: Besam International HB

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  • Filed May 3, 2000 and granted March 23, 2005. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 3, 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 November 3, 2025.
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FiledMay 3, 2000
PublishedJanuary 30, 2002
GrantedMarch 23, 2005
Term endedMay 3, 2020
Application numberEP 00930002
Classification (CPC)F15B15/18 +2 more

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2001200320052007200920112013201520172019Application filedMay 3, 2000PublishedJan 30, 2002Patent grantedMarch 23, 2005Term endedMay 3, 2020

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