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1 340 825 documents amended

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EP 3505678 B1 20210901 - TONGUE DEVICE AND RAILWAY POINT

Title (en)

TONGUE DEVICE AND RAILWAY POINT

Title (de)

ZUNGENVORRICHTUNG UND SCHIENENWEICHE

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF D'AIGUILLE ET AIGUILLAGE

Publication

EP 3505678 B1 20210901 (DE)

Application

EP 19155555 A 20170421

Priority

DE 102016107373 A 20160421
DE 102016107367 A 20160421
EP 17167615 A 20170421

IPC 8 full level

E01B 7/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E01B 7/02 (2013.01); E01B 7/24 (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 3235950 A1 20171025; EP 3235950 B1 20190320; EP 3505678 A1 20190703; EP 3505678 B1 20210901; ES 2731461 T3 20191115; ES 2896277 T3 20220224; PL 3235950 T3 20191129; PL 3505678 T3 20220328

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17167615 A 20170421; EP 19155555 A 20170421; ES 17167615 T 20170421; ES 19155555 T 20170421; PL 17167615 T 20170421; PL 19155555 T 20170421