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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: 157 337 350 patent documents

This week's update (19/07/2024 12:00 CET):

219 431 new documents added

1 247 852 documents amended

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EP 2991084 B1 20220511 - Surge arrester

Title (en)

Surge arrester

Title (de)

Überspannungsableiter

Title (fr)

Parafoudre

Publication

EP 2991084 B1 20220511 (DE)

Application

EP 14182268 A 20140826

Priority

EP 14182268 A 20140826

IPC 8 full level

H01C 7/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01C 7/12 (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 2991084 A1 20160302; EP 2991084 B1 20220511

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 14182268 A 20140826