Expired European patentEurope
Method of screening candidate compounds for susceptibility to biliary excretion
EP 1659403 B1 · Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
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- Filed March 17, 2000 and granted July 22, 2009. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 17, 2020.
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FiledMarch 17, 2000
PublishedMay 24, 2006
GrantedJuly 22, 2009
Term endedMarch 17, 2020
Application numberEP 06002377
Classification (CPC)G01N33/5067
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