Expired European patentEurope
Process for the preparation of a water soluble coffee or tea product from a non-rewetted particulate material obtained from an extract by drying
EP 1280412 B1 · Applicant: NIRO A/S
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- Filed April 17, 2000 and granted November 23, 2005. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 17, 2020.
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FiledApril 17, 2000
PublishedFebruary 5, 2003
GrantedNovember 23, 2005
Term endedApril 17, 2020
Application numberEP 00918728
Classification (CPC)A23F3/32 +1 more
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