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EP 1468839 A3 20060920 - Passport

Title (en)

Passport

Title (de)

Reisepass

Title (fr)

Passeport

Publication

EP 1468839 A3 20060920 (DE)

Application

EP 04090134 A 20040406

Priority

DE 20306145 U 20030416

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1468839A2] The orientation for the printing for all the content sheets (2) inside the passport is identical, extending parallel to one of the passport side edges (3).

IPC 8 full level

B42D 25/00 (2014.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B42D 1/009 (2013.01 - EP); B42D 25/24 (2014.10 - EP US); B42D 25/45 (2014.10 - US)

Citation (search report)

[XA] WO 9852771 A1 19981126 - GAZDIEV DZHAMBULAT MOVLAEVICH [RU], et al
[A] US 5874145 A 19990223 - WALLER ROBERT A [US]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1468839 A2 20041020; EP 1468839 A3 20060920; EP 1468839 B1 20080521; AT E396061 T1 20080615; DE 20306145 U1 20030703; DE 502004007192 D1 20080703

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04090134 A 20040406; AT 04090134 T 20040406; DE 20306145 U 20030416; DE 502004007192 T 20040406