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EP 1694576 B1 · Applicant: Crown Packaging Technology Inc

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  • Filed October 26, 2004 and granted February 27, 2008. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 26, 2024.
  • Supplementary protection certificates extend only medicine and crop-protection patents, and it isn't classified as either.
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FiledOctober 26, 2004
PublishedAugust 30, 2006
GrantedFebruary 27, 2008
Term endedOctober 26, 2024
Application numberEP 04790841
Classification (CPC)B65D55/026 +2 more

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2005200720092011201320152017201920212023Application filedOct 26, 2004PublishedAug 30, 2006Patent grantedFeb 27, 2008Term endedOct 26, 2024

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