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A method and device for forming a pile

EP 1600560 B1 · Applicant: Smet F & C

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  • Filed May 28, 2004 and granted December 16, 2009. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 28, 2024.
  • Supplementary protection certificates extend only medicine and crop-protection patents, and it isn't classified as either.
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FiledMay 28, 2004
PublishedNovember 30, 2005
GrantedDecember 16, 2009
Term endedMay 28, 2024
Application numberEP 04447134
Classification (CPC)E02D5/46

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2005200720092011201320152017201920212023Application filedMay 28, 2004PublishedNov 30, 2005Patent grantedDec 16, 2009Term endedMay 28, 2024

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