GPI coverage and content

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

This week's update (19/04/2024 12:00 CET):

215 613 new documents added

1 342 057 documents amended

GPI key values

Run regular monitoring (e.g. monthly or quarterly) of technical areas or companies

Use built-in charts to visualise technical trends and patenting activity of companies

Choose the data you want to see and download to focus on what you are interested in

Run data quality assessments to measure the risk of incomplete search results

EP 1076825 A1 20010221 - DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR ALGIC PATHOLOGIES

Title (en)

DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR ALGIC PATHOLOGIES

Title (de)

DIAGNOSTISCHES VERFAHREN FÜR SCHMERZHAFTE ERKRANKUNGEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE DIAGNOSTIC POUR DES PATHOLOGIES DOULOUREUSES

Publication

EP 1076825 A1 20010221 (EN)

Application

EP 99920784 A 19990426

Priority

EP 9902809 W 19990426
IT FI980099 A 19980427

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9956131A1] The invention in question concerns a diagnostic method which allows diagnosis of some algic diseases by measurement of the hypofunctionality of or decrease in G-inhibitory proteins.

IPC 1-7

G01N 33/68; C12Q 1/68; C12Q 1/42

IPC 8 full level

G01N 33/68 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G01N 33/6872 (2013.01); G01N 33/6893 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9956131A1

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)

WO 9956131 A1 19991104; AU 3823299 A 19991116; CA 2329964 A1 19991104; EP 1076825 A1 20010221; IT FI980099 A1 19991027

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 9902809 W 19990426; AU 3823299 A 19990426; CA 2329964 A 19990426; EP 99920784 A 19990426; IT FI980099 A 19980427