Expired European patentEurope
Detection of breast metastases with a multiple marker assay
EP 1505159 B1 · Applicant: John Wayne Cancer Institute
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- Filed March 13, 1996 and granted May 28, 2008. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 13, 2016.
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FiledMarch 13, 1996
PublishedFebruary 9, 2005
GrantedMay 28, 2008
Term endedMarch 13, 2016
Application numberEP 04015872
Classification (CPC)C12Q1/6886
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