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You can use Global Patent Index (GPI) to carry out detailed searches in the EPO's worldwide bibliographic (DOCDB), legal event (INPADOC) and full-text data sets, and download or visualise the search results for statistical analysis.

Current content: 155 263 406 patent documents

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1 342 057 documents amended

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EP 0984891 A1 20000315 - CONTAINER BAG UNIT

Title (en)

CONTAINER BAG UNIT

Title (de)

BEHÄLTER-BEUTEL-EINHEIT

Title (fr)

SAC POUR CUISSON D'ALIMENTS

Publication

EP 0984891 A1 20000315 (EN)

Application

EP 98925975 A 19980527

Priority

EP 98925975 A 19980527
NL 9800308 W 19980527
NL 1006142 A 19970527

IPC 1-7

B65D 81/00

IPC 8 full level

B65D 81/00 (2006.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9854067A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0984891 A1 20000315; EP 0984891 B1 20030108

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98925975 A 19980527