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Current content: 155 519 367 patent documents

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123 361 new documents added

1 354 331 documents amended

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EP 3051522 B1 20220629 - CLOSABLE DOCUMENT CONTAINER

Title (en)

CLOSABLE DOCUMENT CONTAINER

Title (de)

VERSCHLIESSBARER DOKUMENTENBEHÄLTER

Title (fr)

CONTENEUR DE DOCUMENT POUVANT SE FERMER

Publication

EP 3051522 B1 20220629 (DE)

Application

EP 16153289 A 20160129

Priority

DE 102015101479 A 20150202

IPC 8 full level

G09F 1/10 (2006.01); G09F 7/10 (2006.01); G09F 7/22 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G09F 1/10 (2013.01); G09F 7/10 (2013.01); G09F 7/22 (2013.01)

Citation (examination)

DE 29922026 U1 20000406 - FEHSE HORST [DE]
US 6012786 A 20000111 - DUNN GARY D [US]

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 3051522 A1 20160803; EP 3051522 B1 20220629; DE 102015101479 A1 20160804; DK 3051522 T3 20220905; ES 2924769 T3 20221010

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 16153289 A 20160129; DE 102015101479 A 20150202; DK 16153289 T 20160129; ES 16153289 T 20160129