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EP 1279357 B1 · Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY

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  • Filed July 26, 2001 and granted September 14, 2005. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 26, 2021.
  • Supplementary protection certificates extend only medicine and crop-protection patents, and it isn't classified as either.
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FiledJuly 26, 2001
PublishedJanuary 29, 2003
GrantedSeptember 14, 2005
Term endedJuly 26, 2021
Application numberEP 01117671
Classification (CPC)A47D5/006 +2 more

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