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Use of the neurotoxic component of botulinum toxin for treating pain associated with cervical dystonia

EP 1591129 B1 · Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.

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  • Filed December 16, 1994 and granted February 24, 2010. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 16, 2014.
  • 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 June 16, 2020.
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FiledDecember 16, 1994
PublishedNovember 2, 2005
GrantedFebruary 24, 2010
Term endedDecember 16, 2014
Application numberEP 05016177
Classification (CPC)A61P1/00 +2 more

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1995199719992001200320052007200920112013Application filedDec 16, 1994PublishedNov 2, 2005Patent grantedFeb 24, 2010Term endedDec 16, 2014

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