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Current content: 156 978 933 patent documents

This week's update (05/07/2024 12:00 CET):

169 914 new documents added

2 331 667 documents amended

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EP 2821242 B1 20160323 - Security element for value documents

Title (en)

Security element for value documents

Title (de)

Sicherheitselement für Wertdokumente

Title (fr)

Élément de sécurité pour documents de valeur

Publication

EP 2821242 B1 20160323 (DE)

Application

EP 14002031 A 20140612

Priority

DE 102013009972 A 20130614

IPC 8 full level

B42D 25/00 (2014.01); B42D 25/29 (2014.01); B42D 25/324 (2014.01); B42D 25/328 (2014.01); B42D 25/425 (2014.01); B42D 25/435 (2014.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B42D 25/00 (2014.10); B42D 25/29 (2014.10); B42D 25/324 (2014.10); B42D 25/328 (2014.10); B42D 25/425 (2014.10); B42D 25/435 (2014.10)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2821242 A1 20150107; EP 2821242 B1 20160323; DE 102013009972 A1 20141218

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 14002031 A 20140612; DE 102013009972 A 20130614