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Machine and method for closing containers

EP 1787940 B1 · Applicant: Arol S.p.A.

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  • Filed November 16, 2005 and granted May 28, 2008. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 16, 2025.
  • Supplementary protection certificates extend only medicine and crop-protection patents, and it isn't classified as either.
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FiledNovember 16, 2005
PublishedMay 23, 2007
GrantedMay 28, 2008
Term endedNovember 16, 2025
Application numberEP 05425810
Classification (CPC)B67B1/04 +1 more

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