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 3663503 B1 20210106 - SOIL DRILLING DEVICE

Title (en)

SOIL DRILLING DEVICE

Title (de)

ERDBOHRGERÄT

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE FORAGE DU SOL

Publication

EP 3663503 B1 20210106 (DE)

Application

EP 18210551 A 20181205

Priority

EP 18210551 A 20181205

IPC 8 full level

E21B 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E21B 7/006 (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 3663503 A1 20200610; EP 3663503 B1 20210106

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18210551 A 20181205