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An additive for increasing the density of a fluid and fluid comprising such additve

EP 1600488 B1 · Applicant: SOFITECH N.V.

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  • Filed July 16, 1997 and granted February 29, 2012. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 16, 2017.
  • 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 January 16, 2023.
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FiledJuly 16, 1997
PublishedNovember 30, 2005
GrantedFebruary 29, 2012
Term endedJuly 16, 2017
Application numberEP 05012790
Classification (CPC)C09K3/00 +2 more

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1998200020022004200620082010201220142016Application filedJuly 16, 1997PublishedNov 30, 2005Patent grantedFeb 29, 2012Term endedJuly 16, 2017

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