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Method for depositing mail in an electronic safety deposit box system

EP 1587401 B1 · Applicant: Deutsche Post AG

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  • Filed January 9, 2004 and granted May 26, 2010. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 9, 2024.
  • Supplementary protection certificates extend only medicine and crop-protection patents, and it isn't classified as either.
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FiledJanuary 9, 2004
PublishedOctober 26, 2005
GrantedMay 26, 2010
Term endedJanuary 9, 2024
Application numberEP 04700972
Classification (CPC)G07C9/38 +2 more

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2005200720092011201320152017201920212023Application filedJan 9, 2004PublishedOct 26, 2005Patent grantedMay 26, 2010Term endedJan 9, 2024

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