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Safety device

EP 1857331 B1 · Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

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  • Filed May 16, 2006 and granted March 31, 2010. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 16, 2026.
  • Supplementary protection certificates extend only medicine and crop-protection patents, and it isn't classified as either.
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FiledMay 16, 2006
PublishedNovember 21, 2007
GrantedMarch 31, 2010
Term endedMay 16, 2026
Application numberEP 06113982
Classification (CPC)B60R7/06 +1 more

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