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EP 3196043 B1 20190116 - OPTICALLY VARIABLE ELEMENT WITH MAGNETICALLY ORIENTABLE PIGMENT

Title (en)

OPTICALLY VARIABLE ELEMENT WITH MAGNETICALLY ORIENTABLE PIGMENT

Title (de)

OPTISCH VARIABLES ELEMENT MIT MAGNETISCH AUSRICHTBAREN PIGMENT

Title (fr)

ÉLÉMENT OPTIQUE VARIABLE COMPRENANT UN PIGMENT POUVANT ÊTRE ORIENTÉ MAGNÉTIQUEMENT

Publication

EP 3196043 B1 20190116 (DE)

Application

EP 17000095 A 20170120

Priority

DE 102016000590 A 20160121

IPC 8 full level

B42D 25/30 (2014.01); B42D 25/369 (2014.01); B42D 25/378 (2014.01); G07D 7/04 (2016.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B42D 25/30 (2014.10); B42D 25/369 (2014.10); B42D 25/378 (2014.10); G07D 7/04 (2013.01); G07D 7/1205 (2017.04)

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 3196043 A1 20170726; EP 3196043 B1 20190116; DE 102016000590 A1 20170727

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17000095 A 20170120; DE 102016000590 A 20160121