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: 156 978 933 patent documents

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

169 914 new documents added

2 331 667 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 3878711 B1 20220831 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG A ROUTE

Title (en)

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG A ROUTE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR ABSTANDSBESTIMMUNG FÜR ENTLANG EINER FAHRSTRECKE FAHRENDE FAHRZEUGE

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME DE DÉTERMINATION DE LA DISTANCE ENTRE VÉHICULES SE DÉPLAÇANT SUR UN TRAJET

Publication

EP 3878711 B1 20220831 (DE)

Application

EP 21157101 A 20210215

Priority

DE 102020203237 A 20200313

IPC 8 full level

B61L 23/34 (2006.01); B61L 25/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B61L 23/34 (2013.01); B61L 25/025 (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 3878711 A1 20210915; EP 3878711 B1 20220831; DE 102020203237 A1 20210916; ES 2932374 T3 20230118; PL 3878711 T3 20230116

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21157101 A 20210215; DE 102020203237 A 20200313; ES 21157101 T 20210215; PL 21157101 T 20210215