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

GPI key values

Run regular monitoring (e.g. monthly or quarterly) of technical areas or companies

Use built-in charts to visualise technical trends and patenting activity of companies

Choose the data you want to see and download to focus on what you are interested in

Run data quality assessments to measure the risk of incomplete search results

EP 3650238 B1 20220105 - METHOD FOR MARKING WORKPIECES

Title (en)

METHOD FOR MARKING WORKPIECES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR MARKIERUNG VON WERKSTÜCKEN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE MARQUAGE DES PIÈCES À USINER

Publication

EP 3650238 B1 20220105 (DE)

Application

EP 18205412 A 20181109

Priority

EP 18205412 A 20181109

IPC 8 full level

B41M 7/00 (2006.01); B41M 5/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41M 5/0047 (2013.01); B41M 5/0058 (2013.01); B41M 7/009 (2013.01); B41M 7/0072 (2013.01); B41M 7/0081 (2013.01)

Citation (examination)

DE 2617671 B2 19780608

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 3650238 A1 20200513; EP 3650238 B1 20220105; ES 2904878 T3 20220406

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18205412 A 20181109; ES 18205412 T 20181109