GPI coverage and content

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 3502793 B1 20201118 - SURPRISE MECHANISM

Title (en)

SURPRISE MECHANISM

Title (de)

ÜBERFALLSMECHANISMUS

Title (fr)

MÉCANISME DE SURPRISE

Publication

EP 3502793 B1 20201118 (FR)

Application

EP 17209992 A 20171222

Priority

EP 17209992 A 20171222

IPC 8 full level

G04B 21/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G04B 21/04 (2013.01); G04B 21/12 (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 3502793 A1 20190626; EP 3502793 B1 20201118

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17209992 A 20171222