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French Patent Filing

When
15 July 1869 - 2 October 1869
Where
France
Part of
Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès patents margarine

Mège-Mouriès filed French patent No. 86,480 for animal fat production on 15 July 1869, which was granted in October.

The patent covered the production of certain animal fats. It was filed on 15 July 1869 and granted on 2 October 1869 for a term of fifteen years. This legal action established his rights in France.

Sources

  1. Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29

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