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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: 157 117 910 patent documents

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

139 301 new documents added

1 340 825 documents amended

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EP 3403738 B1 20220803 - SHEET METAL BENDING MACHINE

Title (en)

SHEET METAL BENDING MACHINE

Title (de)

BLECHBIEGEMASCHINE

Title (fr)

PLIEUSE DE TÔLES

Publication

EP 3403738 B1 20220803 (DE)

Application

EP 17171224 A 20170516

Priority

EP 17171224 A 20170516

IPC 8 full level

B21D 5/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B21D 5/042 (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 3403738 A1 20181121; EP 3403738 B1 20220803

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17171224 A 20170516