Discontinued Legal Status Codes		 Updated: Jul 20, 2004

Following is a list of legal status codes that had been applied in the past to publications on Delphion, which were discontinued by the European Patent Office in October 2003.
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • European (EPO)

  • Finland
    		•
  • France
  • Georgia
  • German Dem. Republic
  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Japan
  • Korea, Republic of

  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
    		•
  • Mexico
  • Monaco
  • Netherlands
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America
  • Uzbekistan
  • World IPO (WIPO)
    		•



    Australia
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    AU 32 - Proceedings under sect. 32 (reg. 3.6) - disputes between applicants
    AU BB - Appl. open to public inspection
    AU FGA - Patent sealed (standard patent)
    AU FGF - Patent sealed (petty patent)
    AU NAA - Applications accepted
    AU NACN - Complete national application filed
    AU NAP - Provisional application filed
    AU REFW - Complete PCT application filed
    AU XX - Miscellaneous

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    Belgium
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    BE B24D - Restoration

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    Austria
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    AT A - Published examined application
    AT A5 - Published examined application
    AT AA - Priority of the patent
    AT AA A Priority of the patent (patent application)
    AT AA A2 Continuation in part
    AT AA AC Patent application converted into a utility model
    AT AA E Priority of the patent (exhibition priority)
    AT AA U Priority of the patent (application for a utility model)
    AT AA W PCT-application
    AT AA XX Without priority
    AT AAA - Priority of the application
    AT AAA A Priority of the application (patent application)
    AT AAA A1 Continuation
    AT AAA A2 Continuation in part
    AT AAA A3 Divisional application
    AT AAA D Priority of the application (design patent)
    AT AAA E Priority of the application (exhibition priority)
    AT AAA U Priority of application (application for a utility model)
    AT AAA UC Utility model application converted to patent application
    AT AAA W PCT-application
    AT AAA XX Without priority
    AT AE - Applied
    AT AE A Applied (patent application)
    AT AE U Applied (utility model application)
    AT AEA - Date of domestic application
    AT AEA A Date of domestic application
    AT AGA - Published as
    AT AGA B Published as patent number
    AT AGA U Published as utility model number
    AT AHA - Related to
    AT AHA A Related to application
    AT AHA B Related to patent number
    AT B8 - Corrected front page of a patent
    AT B9 - Corrected patent
    AT REF P Corresponds to EP-patent
    AT REFW - Corresponds to PCT application
    AT REFW P Corresponds to PCT application

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    Brazil
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    BR BA - Application published
    BR BA0 - Application published (before 18 months)
    BR FD2 - Appl. lapsed due to non-payment of renewal fee
    BR MB - Request for lapse
    BR MR - Lapse
    BR MRB - Request for lapse refused
    BR MRR - Appeal against lapse refusal

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    Bulgaria
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    BG REFW - Corresponds to PCT document

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    Canada
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    CA AA00 - Approved for allowance to grant
    CA AL00 - Allowed, owner must pay final grant fee to grant
    CA AP65 - Assignment part interest
    CA AS65 - Assignment full interest
    CA CC65 - Compulsory license ; commissioner compels owner to license patent (sec 66(1))
    CA CN65 - Change of name of owner
    CA CO00 - Complete application
    CA CO65 - Court order against patent/ application
    CA DE00 - Dead, applications that have been abandoned for one year, and that have not been reinstated within one year
    CA DP00 - Dedicated to public use without license (not used after Oct 1 1989)
    CA DP65 - Dedication to public ; not currently used
    CA ER00 - Examination requested
    CA EX00 - Expired, the grant has expired, 20 years after filing (new act), 17 years after grant (old act)
    CA FA00 - Examiner final action report, the owner must appeal to commissioner
    CA FA15 - Abandoned patent application
    CA FF00 - Final fee for grant paid
    CA GR00 - Granted patent application
    CA IF00 - Complete application that is informal
    CA JU65 - Legal judgement of court
    CA LA00 - Lapsed, patent grants that have been abandoned after failure to pay maintenance fee, for one year
    CA LI65 - Owner licensee agreement
    CA MC65 - Company merger resulting in changing of owner name
    CA ME65 - Certificate of company merger
    CA NI00 - Non-PCT filed application that is incomplete
    CA OD65 - Other legal documents relating to the patent
    CA PA65 - Public servant invention act (psia) assignment
    CA PI00 - Pct filed application that is incomplete
    CA RE00 - Registered in office and given an application number
    CA REFW - Corresponds to PCT application
    CA RP00 - Examiner report sent
    CA RS65 - Release of bank loan security agreement
    CA SA65 - Back loan security agreement
    CA SC65 - Change of name of security agreement
    CA SE65 - Seizure of patent from bankruptcy
    CA SU00 - Surrendered, the rights to old act grants (a) are voided when the grants are reissued (c)
    CA TL65 - Notice of licensee termination
    CA WI00 - Withdrawn patent application

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    Chile
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    CL AE - Filing date of application

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    Czech Republic
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    CZ BB9A - Published application
    CZ FG4A - Granted patent

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    Denmark
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    DK A - Published application
    DK A5 - Published application
    DK AA - Priority of the patent
    DK AA A Priority of the patent
    DK AA E Priority of the patent (exhibition priority)
    DK AA U Priority of the patent (utility model application)
    DK AA W PCT-application
    DK AA XX Without priority
    DK AAA - Priority of the application
    DK AAA A Priority of the application (patent application)
    DK AAA D Priority of the application (design application)
    DK AAA E Priority of the application (exhibition priority)
    DK AAA U Priority of appliation (application for a utility model)
    DK AAA W PCT-application
    DK AAA XX Without priority
    DK AE - Application data
    DK AE A Application data (patent)
    DK AEA - Data of domestic application
    DK AEA A Data of domestic application
    DK AGA - Published as
    DK AGA B Published as application open for public inspection
    DK AGA B1 Patent granted (law 1993)
    DK AGA B2 Patent amended
    DK AGA B3 Patent granted after re-ex
    DK AGA C Patent granted
    DK AHA - Related to
    DK AHA A Related to application
    DK AHA B Related to published application
    DK AHA B1 Related to patent (law 1993)
    DK AHA B2 Related to amended patent
    DK AHA B3 Related to re-examined patent
    DK AHA C Related to patent
    DK B - Application published for public examination
    DK C - Patent granted

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    European (EPO)
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    EP A1 - Publication of application with search report
    EP A2 - Publication of application without search report
    EP A3 - Separate publication of the search report (art. 93)
    EP A8 - Corrected title page of an EP-a document
    EP A9 - Complete reprint of an EP-a document
    EP AA - Priority
    EP AA A Priority (patent application)
    EP AA A3 Divided out of
    EP AA D Priority (application of design)
    EP AA E Priority (exhibition priority)
    EP AA P Priority (US provisional application)
    EP AA U Priority (application of utility model)
    EP AA W PCT-application
    EP AE - EP-application
    EP AE A EP-application
    EP AG - Successive application (art. 61) to:
    EP AG P Successive application (art. 61) to:
    EP AH - Divisional application (art. 76) in:
    EP AH P Divisional application (art. 76) in:
    EP AHF - Divisional application (art. 76) in:
    EP B1 - Patent specification
    EP B2 - New patent specification
    EP B8 - Corrected title page of an EP-b document
    EP B9 - Complete reprint of an EP-b document
    EP DPR1 - Priority (deleted)
    EP DPR2 - Priority (deleted)
    EP RAH - Divisional application (art 76) in: (correction)
    EP RAHF - Divisional application (art 76) in: (correction)
    EP RPR1 - Priority (correction)
    EP RPR2 - Priority (correction)

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    Finland
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    FI AE - New application filed

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    France
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    FR AA - Priority
    FR AA A Priority (patent)
    FR AA U Priority (utility model)
    FR AA W PCT-application
    FR AA XX Without priority
    FR AE - Application date
    FR AE A Application date
    FR AE E Application date (addition)
    FR AGA - Published as no:
    FR AGA A Published as no:
    FR AGA A1 First publication of application
    FR AGA A2 First publication of additional application
    FR AGA A3 First publication of utility model
    FR AGA A4 First publication of additional application to a utility model
    FR AGA A5 First and only publication of a patent
    FR AGA A6 First and only publication of an additional patent
    FR AGA A7 First and only publication of of a utility model
    FR AGA A8 First and only publication of an additional utility model
    FR AGA B1 Second publication of patent
    FR AGA B2 Second publication of an additional patent
    FR AGA B3 Second publication of a utility model
    FR AGA B4 Second publication of an additional utility model
    FR AGA E Publication (addition)
    FR AHA - Divided out of:
    FR AHA A Divided out of:
    FR AHA A1 First publication of application
    FR AHA A2 First publication of additional application
    FR AHA A3 First publication of utility model
    FR AHA A4 First publication of additional application to a utility model
    FR AHA A5 First and only publication of patent
    FR AHA A6 First and only publication of an additional patent
    FR AHA A7 First and only publication of a utility model
    FR AHA A8 First and only publication of aa additional utility model
    FR AHA B1 Second publication of patent
    FR AHA B2 Second publication of additional patent
    FR AHA B3 Second publication of utility model
    FR AHA B4 Second publication of additional utility model
    FR AHA E Publication (addition)

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    Georgia
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    GE REFW - Corresponds to PCT application

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    German Dem. Republic
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    DD AA - Priority of the patent
    DD AA A Priority of the patent (patent application)
    DD AA U Priority of the patent (utility model application)
    DD AE - Application date
    DD AE A Application date
    DD AGA - Published as patent number
    DD AGA A Published as patent number
    DD AGA A3 Published as economic patent
    DD AGA A5 Published as patent par. 17/1
    DD AGA A7 Published as patent par. 18/2
    DD AGA A9 Laid open application acc0rd. to par. 10.3 extension act
    DD AGA B1 Economic patent (sect. 18(1))
    DD AGA B3 Exclusive patent (sect. 18(1))
    DD AGA B5 Patent specification, 2nd publ. accord. to extension act
    DD AGA C Prov. exclusive patent (sect. 19)
    DD AGA C2 Economic patent (sect. 19)
    DD AGA C4 Exclusive patent (sect. 19)
    DD AGA C5 Patent specification, 3rd publ. accord. to extension act
    DD AGA T9 Publication of the german translation of the patent specification
    DD AHA A9 Laid open application accord. to par. 10.3 extension act
    DD T9 - Publication of the german translation of the patent specification

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    Germany
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    DE 8171 - Division of:
    DE 8171 P Division of:
    DE 8174 - Division of:
    DE 8174 P Division of:
    DE 8271 - Division of:
    DE 8271 P Division of:
    DE 8373 - Translation of patent document of european patent was received and has been published
    DE 8374 - Translation of EP patent changed during opposition was received and has been published
    DE 8375 - Translation of corrected EP patent document was received and has been published
    DE 5AU - New application no. (part 5 of the patent gazette)
    DE A1 - Laying open for public inspection
    DE AA - Priority
    DE AA A Priority (patent application)
    DE AA A1 Domestic priority
    DE AA D Priority (application of design patent)
    DE AA E Priority (exhibition priority)
    DE AA U Priority (application for an utility model)
    DE AA U1 Internal priority (application for an utility model)
    DE AA W PCT-application
    DE AA WE Priority (usurpation; encroachment)
    DE AA XX Reference to original application; no claiming for priority
    DE AE - Domestic application
    DE AE A Domestic application (patent application)
    DE AE E Domestic application (exhibition)
    DE AE U Domestic application (utility model)
    DE AG - Has addition no.
    DE AG P Has addition no.
    DE AH - Division in
    DE AH P Division in
    DE BHZ - Application of addition ceased through non-payment of annual fee of the main patent
    DE OHZ - Application of addition ceased/non-payment of annual fee of the main patent
    DE REF - Corresponds to
    DE RET - PCT-application translated (part 6b patent gazette)

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    Hungary
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    HU BFG4 - Patent granted, date of granting
    HU DSC4 - Printed patent specification available
    HU HSC4 - Printed patent specification available

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    Ireland
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    IE AA1A - Applications for patents
    IE BB1A - Applications published
    IE FG4A - Patents granted under sect. 34

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    Japan
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    JP REFW - Corresponds to PCT application

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    Korea, Republic of
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    KR REFW - Corresponds to PCT application

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    Lithuania
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    LT BB1A - Published applications
    LT BB1D - European patent application published
    LT FG9A - Granted patents
    LT REFW - Corresponds to PCT application

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    Luxembourg
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    LU TR - Translation of claims

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    Latvia
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    LV REFW - Corresponds to PCT document

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    Mexico
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    MX BB1A - Application published
    MX BG1A - Application published before 18 months
    MX FC9Y - Patent refused
    MX FG1K - Utility model granted
    MX FG1Q - Industrial model granted
    MX FG3A - Patent granted
    MX HH9Y - Application published (corr.)
    MX PC9Y - Transfer
    MX QB9Y - License
    MX RL9Y - Decision
    MX TC9Y - Change in proprietor's name

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    Monaco
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    MC A - Patent
    MC A1 - Additional patent
    MC AA - Priority of the patent
    MC AA A Priority of the patent application
    MC AA A0 Priority of the patent application
    MC AA A1 Priority of the patent (add. patent)
    MC AA U Priority of the patent (utility model application)
    MC AA W Priority of the patent (PCT application)
    MC AE - Application date
    MC AE A Application date
    MC AE W Application date PCT application
    MC AGA - Published as patent number
    MC AGA A Published as patent number
    MC AGA A1 Published as additional patent
    MC AHA A Related with
    MC AHA A1 Related with

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    Netherlands
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    NL A1 - Laid open application
    NL AA - Priority
    NL AA A Priority (patent)
    NL AA A3 Application data of basic application
    NL AA D Priority (design)
    NL AA E Priority (exhibition priority)
    NL AA U Priority (utility model)
    NL AA W PCT-application
    NL AA XX Priority (priority introduced in order to connect with the family)
    NL AE - Application
    NL AE A Application
    NL AGA - Published as
    NL AGA A Publication of unexamined application
    NL AGA B Publication of examined application
    NL AGA C Publication of patent
    NL AHA - Related to
    NL AHA A Related to unexamined application
    NL AHA B Related to examined application
    NL AHA C Related to patent
    NL C - Patent granted
    NL C1 - Patent granted (6 years)
    NL C2 - Patent granted (20 years)

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    Romania
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    RO REFW - Corresponds to PCT document

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    Russian Federation
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    RU REFW - Corresponds to PCT document

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    Spain
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    ES A1 - Application published with search report
    ES A2 - Application published without search report
    ES AA - Priority of the patent
    ES AA A Priority of the patent (patent application)
    ES AA B Priority of the patent (patent application)
    ES AA E Priority of the patent (exhibition priority)
    ES AA U Priority of the patent (application for a utility model)
    ES AA W PCT-application
    ES AA XX Without priority
    ES AE - Applied
    ES AE A Applied (patent application)
    ES AE U Applied (utility model application)
    ES AGA AA Published as patent application with search report
    ES AGA AB Published as patent application without search report
    ES AGA AC Published as search report only
    ES AGA AF Published as patent granted without search report
    ES AGA BA Published as patent granted with search report
    ES AGA BB Published as patent granted with previous examination
    ES AGA UA Published as published utility model application
    ES AGA YA Published as granted utility models
    ES BA2A - Provisional protection
    ES CA1K - Utility model published

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    Switzerland
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    CH AA - Priority of the patent
    CH AA A Priority of the patent (patent application)
    CH AA B2 Postponement of application date as to paragraph 58 or 144
    CH AA D Priority of the patent (design patent)
    CH AA E Priority of the patent (exhibition priority)
    CH AA TR Conversion of an EP-application
    CH AA U Priority of the patent (application for a utility model)
    CH AA W PCT-application
    CH AA XX Priority of the patent (brought together manually)
    CH AAA - Priority of the application
    CH AAA A Priority of the application (patent application)
    CH AAA B2 Postponement of application date as to paragraph 58 or 144
    CH AAA U Priority of the application (application for an utility model)
    CH AAA W PCT-application
    CH AE A Applied (patent application)
    CH AE B1 New patent established
    CH AE B2 Postponement of application date as to paragraph 58 or 144
    CH AE E Applied (exhibition)
    CH AE TR Conversion of an EP-application
    CH AE W PCT-application
    CH AEA - Date of domestic application
    CH AEA A Date of domestic application (patent application)
    CH AEA B2 Postponement of application date as to paragraph 58 or 144
    CH AEA TR Conversion of an EP-application
    CH AGA - Published as patent no.
    CH AGA A Published as main patent
    CH AGA A3 Published as request for a main patent
    CH AGA B Published as examined main patent
    CH AHA - Related to
    CH AHA A Related to application
    CH AHA A3 Related to request for main patent
    CH AHA B Related to examined patent
    CH XX - Miscellaneous:

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    United Kingdom
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    GB A - Patent specification
    GB A1 - Application published
    GB A8 - Corrected application published
    GB AA - Priority
    GB AA A Priority (patent)
    GB AA A3 Application no of basic application
    GB AA U Priority (utility model)
    GB AA W PCT-application
    GB AA XX Without priority
    GB AE - Application data
    GB AE A Application data
    GB B2 - Patent granted
    GB C - Corrected patent
    GB REFW - Corresponds to PCT application

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    United States of America
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    US A - Patent
    US A1A1 - Patent application publication (pre-grant)
    US A9 - Patent application corrected publication (pre-grant)
    US AA - Priority
    US AA A Priority (patent)
    US AA A1 Priority (continuation)
    US AA A2 Priority (continuation in part)
    US AA A3 Priority (division)
    US AA D Priority (design)
    US AA P Priority (US provisional application)
    US AA U Priority (utility model)
    US AA W PCT-application
    US AA XX Without priority
    US AB - Patent application republication (pre-grant)
    US AE - Application data
    US AE A Application data (patent)
    US B2 - Reexamination certificate second reexamination
    US B3 - Reexamination certificate third reexamination
    US B8 - Corrected front page of a patent
    US B9 - Complete reprint of a patent
    US BA - Patent (no previous pre-grant publication)
    US BB - Patent (previous pre-grant publication)
    US E - Reissue
    US E1 - Reissue (pre-grant)
    US F1 - Corrected reissue
    US H - Defensive publication
    US H1 - S.i.r
    US P - Plant patent
    US P1 - Plant patent application publication (pre-grant)
    US P2 - Plant patent (no previous pre-grant publication)
    US P3 - Plant patent (previous pre-grant publication)
    US P4 - Plant patent application republication (pre-grant)
    US P9 - Plant patent application corrected publication (pre-grant)
    US REFW - Corresponds to PCT application
    US XH - S.i.r. not published

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    Uzbekistan
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    UZ REFW - Corresponds to PCT document

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    World IPO (WIPO)
    Country Legal Code Kind Code Description
    WO A1 - Publication of the international application with the international search report
    WO A2 - Publication of the international application without the international search report
    WO A3 - Subsequent publication of the international search report
    WO AA - Priority claimed
    WO AA A Priority (patent)
    WO AA A0 Related by addition
    WO AA A2 Related by continuation
    WO AA D Priority (design)
    WO AA U Priority (utility model)
    WO AA W PCT-application
    WO AA XX Without priority
    WO AE - International application
    WO AE A Application data
    WO B1 - Publ. of amended claims
    WO B8 - Second modification of the first page
    WO B9 - Correction of a complete corrected document
    WO C1 - Modified first page
    WO C2 - Complete corrected document

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