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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: 156 978 933 patent documents

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169 914 new documents added

2 331 667 documents amended

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EP 3608473 B1 20210908 - RAILWAY SLEEPER

Title (en)

RAILWAY SLEEPER

Title (de)

EISENBAHNSCHWELLE

Title (fr)

TRAVERSE DE CHEMIN DE FER

Publication

EP 3608473 B1 20210908 (DE)

Application

EP 19186540 A 20190716

Priority

AT 506782018 A 20180808

IPC 8 full level

E01B 3/36 (2006.01); E01B 7/22 (2006.01)

CPC (source: AT EP)

E01B 3/36 (2013.01 - AT); E01B 7/22 (2013.01 - AT EP)

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 3608473 A1 20200212; EP 3608473 B1 20210908; AT 521152 A4 20191115; AT 521152 B1 20191115

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 19186540 A 20190716; AT 506782018 A 20180808