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EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

Overview
  • Total Patents
    44
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    136,345
  • Filing trend
    ⇩ 50.0%
About

EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK has a total of 44 patent applications. It decreased the IP activity by 50.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 2001. It filed its patents most often in EPO (European Patent Office), WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and Australia. Its main competitors in its focus markets consumer goods, control and computer technology are GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECH GMBH, NAT PRINTING BUREAU and ORELL FÜSSLI SICHERHEITSDRUCK AG.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANKs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Arrieta Antonio J 7
#2 Rudaz Nicolas 4
#3 Arrieta Antonio Jesus 4
#4 Kutter Martin 4
#5 Jordan Frederic 3
#6 Noehte Steffen 3
#7 Gilles Jean-Claude 3
#8 Durant Pierre 3
#9 Chau Vinh 3
#10 Schulte-Wieking Kay 3

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
EP3670740A1 Amphiphobic cellulosic materials, production thereof and uses
EP3401885A1 Apparatus and methods for authenticating a security feature
EP3300040A1 An apparatus for testing and/or demonstrating an operation of a document inspection device
EP3282042A1 Functionalized silk fibroin security marker
EP3228744A1 Use of nano cellulose on a paper product
EP3195800A1 Device and method for developing latent fingerprints on a banknote or document
EP3154033A1 An apparatus and a method for maintaining surface smoothness of a document during high speed processing
EP3109362A1 Paper incorporating an embedded foil and method for manufacturing
EP3104342A1 An apparatus for maintaining surface smoothness of a document during high speed processing
EP2860040A1 A security element, a valuable document comprising a security element and method for manufacturing the security element and the valuable document
EP2790133A1 Security feature and object with security feature
EP2543521A1 Security document and method for protecting a security document against forgery and for the authentication of the security document
EP2296362A1 A method for generating a security bi-level image for a banknote
EP2174796A1 Method for laser-marking a document, the document showing a fixed colour in a surrounding with a colour shift effect
EP2174797A1 Laser-marked document showing a colour-shift effect
EP1936603A1 Security document comprising an electrochromic element
EP1923229A1 Security document
EP1813438A1 Electronic security means for security documents using an electrochemical cell
EP1813440A1 Electronic security means for security documents using a linear dynamo for power generation
EP1813439A1 Electronic security means for security documents using a thermoelectric power generator