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Current content: 159 515 718 patent documents

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154 531 new documents added

1 078 520 documents amended

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EP 3587293 B1 20240717 - FOLDING BOX

Title (en)

FOLDING BOX

Title (de)

FALTSCHACHTEL

Title (fr)

BOÎTE PLIANTE

Publication

EP 3587293 B1 20240717 (DE)

Application

EP 19183431 A 20190628

Priority

DE 102018115892 A 20180629

IPC 8 full level

B65D 5/66 (2006.01); B65D 5/72 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 5/6608 (2013.01); B65D 5/723 (2013.01); B65D 2215/02 (2013.01); B65D 2215/04 (2013.01); B65D 2215/06 (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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

MA MD

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3587293 A1 20200101; EP 3587293 B1 20240717; EP 3587293 C0 20240717; EP 4289757 A2 20231213; EP 4289757 A3 20240306; MA 49970 A 20200701

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 19183431 A 20190628; EP 23199327 A 20190628; MA 49970 A 20190628