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Method for producing automotive parts

EP 1781432 B1 · Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.

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  • Filed July 19, 2005 and granted March 19, 2008. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 19, 2025.
  • Supplementary protection certificates extend only medicine and crop-protection patents, and it isn't classified as either.
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FiledJuly 19, 2005
PublishedMay 9, 2007
GrantedMarch 19, 2008
Term endedJuly 19, 2025
Application numberEP 05766128
Classification (CPC)B21D39/021

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