"the term of the european patent shall be 20 years from the date of filing of the application" in German The term of the European patent shall be 20 years from the date of filing of the application. Die Laufzeit des europäischen Patents beträgt 20 Jahre ab Anmeldedatum. Detailed translations for "the term of the european patent shall be 20 years from the date of filing of the application" The term of the European patent shall be 20 years from the date of filing of the application. The term of the European patent shall be 20 years from the date of filing of the application. Die Laufzeit des europäischen Patents beträgt 20 Jahre ab Anmeldedatum.