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: 156 978 883 patent documents

This week's update (05/07/2024 12:00 CET):

169 914 new documents added

2 331 667 documents amended

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EP 3862476 B1 20230816 - NEEDLE MACHINE

Title (en)

NEEDLE MACHINE

Title (de)

NADELMASCHINE

Title (fr)

AIGUILLETEUSE

Publication

EP 3862476 B1 20230816 (DE)

Application

EP 20156181 A 20200207

Priority

EP 20156181 A 20200207

IPC 8 full level

D04H 18/02 (2012.01)

CPC (source: EP)

D04H 18/02 (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 3862476 A1 20210811; EP 3862476 B1 20230816

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 20156181 A 20200207