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EP 1659258 B1 · Applicant: WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC.

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  • Filed April 17, 2001 and granted August 20, 2008. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 17, 2021.
  • Supplementary protection certificates extend only medicine and crop-protection patents, and it isn't classified as either.
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FiledApril 17, 2001
PublishedMay 24, 2006
GrantedAugust 20, 2008
Term endedApril 17, 2021
Application numberEP 06100988
Classification (CPC)E21B19/16 +2 more

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