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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: 156 511 693 patent documents

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200 241 new documents added

1 026 356 documents amended

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EP 2977541 B1 20170329 - Shading device

Title (en)

Shading device

Title (de)

Beschattungsvorrichtung

Title (fr)

Dispositif d'ombrage

Publication

EP 2977541 B1 20170329 (DE)

Application

EP 14002552 A 20140723

Priority

EP 14002552 A 20140723

IPC 8 full level

E06B 9/13 (2006.01); E06B 9/58 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E06B 9/13 (2013.01); E06B 9/58 (2013.01)

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 2977541 A1 20160127; EP 2977541 B1 20170329

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 14002552 A 20140723