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EP 1791237 A2 · Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD.

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  • Filed November 25, 1998 and never granted as a European patent. Had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 25, 2018.
  • A supplementary protection certificate, which can extend a medicine or crop-protection patent, adds at most five and a half years, so even that would have ended by May 25, 2024.
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FiledNovember 25, 1998
PublishedMay 30, 2007
GrantedNever granted
Term endedNovember 25, 2018
Application numberEP 07104305
Classification (CPC)H01M50/213 +1 more

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1999200120032005200720092011201320152017Application filedNov 25, 1998PublishedMay 30, 2007Term endedNov 25, 2018

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