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EP 1974953 B1 20130529 - Decorative material

Title (en)

Decorative material

Title (de)

Ziermaterial

Title (fr)

Matériau décoratif

Publication

EP 1974953 B1 20130529 (EN)

Application

EP 08100767 A 20080122

Priority

JP 2007086619 A 20070329

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1974953A2] The present invention provides a decorative material that represents recesses and protrusions by means of difference in the state of luster of the surface, and also represents an improved three-dimensional impression at lower cost without requiring a complicated structure and a complicated manufacturing method.

IPC 8 full level

B44C 3/02 (2006.01); B44C 5/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B44F 1/02 (2013.01); B05D 5/06 (2013.01); B05D 7/56 (2013.01); B41M 1/18 (2013.01); B41M 2205/12 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE FR GB IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1974953 A2 20081001; EP 1974953 A3 20120530; EP 1974953 B1 20130529; JP 2008238775 A 20081009; JP 4835491 B2 20111214

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 08100767 A 20080122; JP 2007086619 A 20070329