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African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (OA) AGranted Patent
African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO) (AP)AGranted Patent
A0Patent Application
Argentina (AR)A1Patent
A2Patent of Importation
A3Patent of Importation
Australia (AU)A0Provisional Application for Patent
A1Comp. Spec. open to Pub. insp.
A4Provisional Application for Patent
A5Comp. Spec. open to Pub. insp.
B1Patent (APP. advert.accepted, without PREC. A1)
B2Patent (APP. advertised accepted)
B3Petty Patent
Austria (AT)AExamined Patent Application Laid open
A5Examined Patent Application Laid open
BPatent
B8Corrected front page of a Patent
B9Corrected Patent
EEP Patent valid in AT
UUtility Model
U1Utility Model with search report
U2Utility Model without search report
U3Utility Model search report
XEAT NO. not accorded
Belgium (BE) 99KD not exact ( Data incomplete)
APatent of Invention
A1Patent of Invention
A2Patent of Invention
A3Patent Specification
A4Patent of Improvement
A5Patent of Improvement
A6Patent of Improvement
A7Patent of Importation
A8Patent of Importation
A9Patent of Importation
AAApplication published before Grant
ABOriginally filed Text (20 year Patent)
ACSettled or rectified Text (20 year Patent)
ADOriginally filed Text and search report (20 year Patent)
AESettled or rectified Text and search report (20 year Patent)
AFText with modified claims and search report (20 year Patent)
AGOriginally filed Text (6 year Patent)
AHSettled or rectified Text (6 year Patent)
BFCorrection: 20 year Patent instead of 6 year Patent
T1Patent of Invention ( transformed from EP.)
T2Patent of Invention ( transformed from EP)
XPatent not published
Bolivia (BO)AApplication for Patent
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA)APatent Application
BGranted Patent
B1Entry into the Register of a former YU Patent
Brazil (BR)AUnexamined Patent Application
A0Patent/Utility Model/Ind. Model/Ind. Design APP.
A3Pipeline Patent
C1Patent of Addition
C2Improved Additional Inventors's Certificate
C3Second improved Additional Inventors's Certificate
C4Third improved Additional Inventors's Certificate
UUtility Model (Application)
U8modified Utility Model
Brunei Darussalam (BN)AUnited Kingdom Patents registered
Bulgaria (BG)APublished Patent Application
A1Inventor's Certificate
A2Additional Inventor's Certificate
A3Patent
A4Additional Patent
B1Patent (Second Publication level)
B2Patent (First Publication level)
DMain Patent
SAdditional Patent
TInventor's Certificate
UAdditional Inventor's Certificate
U1Published Utility Model Application
Y1Granted Utility Model (Second Publication level)
Y2Granted Utility Model (First Publication level)
Canada (CA) APatent
A1Patent
A2Patent (Division)
AALaid-open Application
BPatent (Reissue)
CPatent (Law 1989)
Chile (CL)A1Patent
A2Patent of Addition
A3Patent of Importation
China (CN)AUnexamined APPLIC. open to Public inspection
BExamined APP. open to Public inspection
CGranted Patent
TPublication of the translation of an International Application
UPubl. Utility Model Application
YGranted Utility Model
Colombia (CO)A1Patent
Costa Rica (CR)APatent
Croatia (HR)A1Publ. of Application with search report
A2Publ. of Application without search report
B1Entry into the Register of a former YU Patent
Cuba (CU)AApplication for Patent
BGranted Patents
OApplication for Patent
PGranted Patents
Cyprus (CY)APatent
Czech Republic (CZ)A3Patent Application
B6Patent
U1Utility Model
Czechoslovakia (CS)A1Application for Inventor's Certificate
A2Patent Application
A3Patent Application (Patent Law 1990)
BInventor's Certificate
B1Inventor's Certificate
B2Patent
B3Dependent Inventor's Certificate
B4Dependent Patent
B6Patent (Patent Law 1990)
LAdditional Patent
MAdditional Inventor's Certificate
PBASIC Patent
Denmark (DK) AUnexamined Application open to Publ. insp.
A0Application filed
A4Application filed
A5Unexamined Application open to Publ. insp.
BExamined Application
B1Patent (Patent Law 1993)
B2Patent amended after opposition (Patent Law 1993)
B3Patent amended after re-examination (Patent Law 1993)
B4Patent amended after re-examination (Patent Law 1993)
CPatent
T1Translation of the claims of an EP Patent into Danish
T2Corrected translation of the claims of an EP Patent into Danish
T3Translation of an EP Patent into Danish
T4Translation of an amended EP Patent into Danish
T5Corrected translation of an EP Patent into Danish
U1Laid open Utility Model Application
U3Utility Model registered without Examination
U4Utility Model registered with Examination
X0Application filed (annuled)
Y3Utility Model Specification
Y4Utility Model Specification with Examination
Y5Amended Utility Model Specification
Y6Amended Utility Model Specification with Examination
Dominican Republic (DO)APatent
Ecuador (EC) AApplication for Patent
Egypt (EG)APatent
El Salvador (SV)APatent
Estonia (EE)APublished Patent Application
B1Granted Patent
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) (EA)A1Publ. of Application with search report
A2Publ. of Application without search report
A3Publ. of search report
B1Patent
European Patent Office (EPO) (EP)A1Publ. of Application with search report
A2Publ. of Application without search report
A3Publ. of search report
A4Supplementary search report
A8Corrected title page of an EP-a Document
A9Complete reprint of an EP-a Document
B1Patent
B2Patent after modification
B8Corrected front page of an EP-B Document
B9Complete reprint of an EP-B Document
TDPubl. of Patent claims in GERMAN language
Finland (FI) AUnexamined Application open to Publ. insp.
A0Application filed
BExamined Application
B1Patent (Patent Law 1996)
CPatent
U0Utility Model Application
U1Utility Model
X0Application filed (number not used)
France (FR)ADemande/Brev./Cert.Add./Cert.Util. (1RE Publ.)
A1Application, First Publication
A2Application for Additional Pat., First Publ.
A3Application for Utility Model, First Publ.
A4Appl. for Additional Cert. for Utility Model, First Publ.
A5Patent, First and only Publication
A6Additional Patent, First and only Publication
A7Certificate of Utility (First and only Publication)
A8Addit: Certificate of Utility (First and only Publ.)
B1Patent of Invention (Second Publication)
B2Addit. Patent of Invention (Second Publication)
B3Certificate of Utility (Second Publication)
B4Addit. Certificate of Utility (Second Publication)
EAdditions
MSpecial Patent for Medicament
German Democratic Republic (DD) A1Prov. Economic Patent
A2Prov. Economic Patent (Additional Patent)
A3Economic Patent
A4Additional Economic Patent
A5Prov. exclusive Patent
A6Prov. exclusive Patent (Additional Patent)
A7Exclusive Patent
A8Additional exclusive Patent
A9Laid open Application ACC0RD. to PAR. 10.3 extension act
AAPublic notice for inspection of Patent Application
ABPublic notice for inspection of Provisional exclusive Patent accord. to PAR. 17/1 DD-PATG.
ACPublic notice for inspection of exclusive Patent accord. to PAR. 18/2 DD-PATG
AHPublic notice for inspection of foreign-language Patent Applications (HAVANNA TREATY)
B1Economic Patent (sect. 18(1))
B3Exclusive Patent (sect. 18(1))
B5Patent Specification, 2nd Publ. accord. to extension act
CProv. exclusive Patent
C2Economic Patent (sect. 19)
C4Economic Patent (sect. 19)
C5Patent Specification, 3RD Publ. accord. to extension act
DExclusive Patent
SExclusive Patent (Additional Patent)
TEconomic Patent
T9Publication of the GERMAN translation of the Patent Specification
UEconomic Patent (Additional Patent)
WProv. exclusive Patent (Additional Patent)
YProv. Economic Patent (Additional Patent)
ZProv. Economic Patent (Hauptpatent)
Germany (DE)ADocument Laid open/Patent (First Publ.)
A0PCT Publication in GERMAN language
A1Document Laid open (First Publication)
BDocument Laid open/ Patent Specification (Second Publ.)
B1Document Laid open (First Publication)
B2Document Laid open (Second Publ.)
C0Granted European Patents
C1Patent Specification (First Publ.)
C2Patent Specification (Second Publ.)
C3Patent Specification (Third Publ.)
I1Publication of filing of Certificate
I2Publication of Grant of Certificate
TTransl. of the Publ. of the Internat. Application
T2Transl. of the European Patent Specification
T3Transl. of the modified European Patent Specification
T4Corrected transl. of the European Patent Specification
UUtility Model
U1Utility Model
Greece (GR)APatent Application
A1Patent of Addition
BPatent
B1Patent without preceding a-Publication
B2Patent with preceding a-Publication
T1Translation of claims of an European Patent Application
T3Translation of a European Patent
UUtility Model Application
YUtility Model
Guatemala (GT)AApplication for Patent
UApplication for Utility Model
Honduras (HN) APatent
Hong Kong (HK)AUnited Kingdom Patents registered
A1Standard Patent
A2Short-term Patent
A3Publication of a request to record a designated Patent Application
Hungary (HU)A0Application for Patent
A1Unexamined Patent Applications (Deferred Exam.)
A2Examined Patent Application
A3Pipeline Patent Application
AAPubl. of Application with search report
ABPubl. of Application without search report
ACPubl. of search report
BPatent
B1Patent without previous Publication
B3Pipeline Patent
PPatent
UUtility Model
U0Application for Utility Model
XPatent SECRET oder published later
X1Unexamined Patent Applications (Deferred Exam.) (not published)
X2Examined Patent Application (not published)
India (IN) AComplete Specification Laid open to Publ. insp.
Indonesia (ID)APatent
Ireland (IE)A1Patent Application
A2Short-term Patent Application
BPatent Specification
B3Short-term Patent
Israel (IL)A0Notice under SECTION 16 of the Patent Law
A1Application Laid open to Publ. insp.
Italy (IT)APatent
A0Patent Application
A1published Patent Application
A2Divisional Patent Application
A3Patent Application ALSO AS Utility Model Application
A4Converted Patent Application
B1Patent
T1Patent Application EP translation
T2Patent EP translation
UUtility Model
U0Utility Model Application
U1Published Utility Model Application
U2Divisional Utility Model Application
U3Utility Model Application ALSO AS Patent Application
U4Converted Utility Model Application
Y1Utility Model
Japan (JP) A2Document Laid open to Public inspection
B1Published registered Patent Specification without ANY A2 Publication (EVEN AFTERWARDS)
B2Published registered Patent Specification
B4Published Examined Patent Application
T2Publ. unexam. Pat. Appl. based on Internat. Appl.
U1Unexamined Utility Model
U2Unexamined Utility Model
Kenya (KE) APatent
A1Patent (1 number for 2 Applications)
Latvia (LV) APatent Application
A3Reregistration of SU Patent
A4Patent Application under LV-US agreement
BPatent
B4Patent under LV-US agreement
Lithuania (LT)APatent Application
A3Reregistration of SU Patent
BPatent
Luxembourg (LU)APatent Application
A1Patent Application with search report
A2Patent Application without search report
A4Patent Application (1 numb. for 2 Appl.)
A7Additional Certificate
A9Supplementary protection Certificate
Malawi (MW) APatent Specification
Malaysia (MY)AUnited Kingdom Patents registered
A1Patents Granted (New Law)
Malta (MT)APatent
Mexico (MX)APatent of Invention
A1Published Patent Application
A2Anticipatedly published Patent Application
A3Patent Application according to transitory Article XI
BPatent (Law 1991)
UCertificate of Invention
XANot published (Patent of Invention)
XBNot published (Law 1991)
XUNot published (Certificate of Invention)
Monaco (MC)APatent
A1First Additional Certificate
Mongolia (MN)A1Inventor's Certificate
TInventor's Certificate
Netherlands (NL) AUnexamined Application
A1Unexamined Application (Law 1995)
BExamined Application Laid open
CGranted Patents
C1Granted Patents (6 YEARS)
C2Granted Patents (20 YEARS)
New Zealand (NZ)AComp. Specification accepted
Nicaragua (NI)AApplication for Patent
Norway (NO)AUnexamined Application open to Publ. insp.
A0Application filed
A1Unexamined Application open to Publ. insp
BExamined Application
B1Granted Patent (Law 1997)
B2Amended Patent (Law 1997)
B3Limited Patent (Law 1997)
CGranted Patent
Panama (PA) AApplication for Patent
Paraguay (PY)A1Patent
A3Patent of Importation
Peru (PE)A1Application for Patent
Philippines (PH)APatent
SDesign
UUtility Model
ZUtility Model
Poland (PL)A1Application
A2Application for Prov. Patent
A3Application for Add. Patent
A4Application for AD. Prov. Patent
BSpec. of principle Inventor's Certificate
B1Patent
B2Provisional Patent
B3Additional Patent
B4Provisional Additional Patent
LSpec. of Patent of Addition
MSpec. of Addition to Inventor's Certificate
OApplication Laid open
PSpec. of principle Patent
U1Application for Utility Model
U3Application for Additional Utility Model
Y1Utility Model
Y3Additional Utility Model
Portugal (PT)AApplication
A1Additional Application
A4Applications (two APP. with same number)
BGranted Patent
B1Additional Patent
B4Patent (two APP. with same number)
TTranslation of a European Patent
UPublished Utility Model Application
XApplication number not used
YGranted Utility Models
Republic of Korea (KR) AExamined Patent Application
B1Examined Patent Application, Second Publication; SINCE 970930 Granted Patent
B2Examined Patent Application, First Publication)
UExamined Utility Model Application
XAPatent (not published)
XUUtility Model (not published)
Y1Examined Utility Model, Second Publication; SINCE 970930 Granted Utility Model
Y2Examined Utility Model, First Publication
Republic of Moldova (MD)APatent Application not searched, 1ST Publication
B1Patent Application searched (a not published), 2nd Publication
B2Patent Application searched (a published), 2nd Publication
C1Patent Specification (B1,B2 not published), 3RD Publication
C2Patent Specification (B1,B2 published), 3RD Publication
F1Decision of Grant without Exam. and without a-Publication
F2Decision of Grant without Exam. and with a-Publication
UUtility Model Application not searched,1ST Publication
W1Decision of REGISTERING an Utility Model without Examination, (U not published), 2nd Publication
W2Decision of REGISTERING an Utility Model without Examination, (U published) 2nd Publication
Y1Utility Model Application searched, (U not published), 2nd Publication
Y2Utility Model Application searched (U published), 2nd Publication
Republic of Slovenia (SI)APatent
A1Patent of Addition
A2Short term Patent
A8Conversion Patent
Bamended claims
CPatent
C1Patent of Addition
C2Short term Patent
C8Conversion Patent
T1Translation of the claims of an EP Patent into Slovenia
T2Translation of the amended claims of an EP Patent
Romania (RO)Apublished Patent Application
A3Pipeline Patent
BPatent (Second Publication)
B0Inventor's Certificate
B1Patent
B2Additional Patent
B3Patent
B4Additional Patent
CGrant of Patent after revocation (Second Publication)
C1Grant of Patent after revocation
LAdditional Patent
MAddition to Inventor's Certificate
PPatent
Russian Federation (RU)A1Inventor's Certificate
A2Additional Inventor's Certificate
A3Patent
A4Additional Patent
C1Patent
C2Patent (Second Publication)
DBasic Patent
SPatent of Addition
TBasic Inventor's Certificate
UAddition to Inventor's Certificate
San Marino (SM) ARegistration of a Patent
Singapore (SG)AUnited Kingdom Patents registered
A1Patents under the Patents act 1995
A2Transitional Applications for RE-Registration
Slovak Republic (SK)A3Patent Application
A5Patent Application
B6Patent
South Africa (ZA)APatent Specification
A1Patent Specification (1 number for 2 Appl.)
Spain (ES)A1Patent
A2Certificate of Addition
A3Patent of Importation
A4Pat/Cert.of Add/Pat of IMP(1 numb. for 2 Invent.)
A5Patent (fictive 2nd Publication)
A6Certificate of Addition (fictive 2nd Publication)
A7Patent of Importation (fictive 2nd Publication)
A8Pat/Cert.Add/Pat.IMP(fict.2nd Pub,1 numb.2 Inv)
AAPatent Application with search report
ABPatent Application without search report
ACSearch report only
AFPatent Granted without search report
BAPatent Granted with search report
BBPatent Granted with previous Examination
T1Translation of claims of an European Patent Application
T2Revised transl. of claims of an European Patent Application
T3Translation of Complete Text of a Granted European Patent
T4Rev. transl. of Complete Text of a Granted European Patent
T5Modified transl. of Complete Text of a Granted European Patent
UUtility Model, 1ST Publication
U4Utility Model, 1ST Publ.(1 number for 2 Appl.)
UAPublished Utility Model Application
YUtility Model, 2nd Publication
Y1Utility Model (fictive 3RD Publication)
Y4Utility Model (2nd Publ,1 numb for 2 Appl.)
Y8Utility Model (fict.3RD Publ,1 numb.for 2 Appl)
YAGranted Utility Models
Sweden (SE)AUnexamined Application open to Publ. insp.
A0Application filed
BExamined Application
CGranted Patent
C2Granted Patent
C5Corrected Patent
C9Corrected Patent
X0Application filed (number not used)
Switzerland (CH)APatent or Additional Patent without Examination
A3Application for Patent/Document Laid open
A4Application for Patent/Document Laid open
A8First page modified
A9Patent modified
BPatent or Additional Patent with Examination
B9Patent with Examination modified
C1Partial withdrawal of a CH Patent
C2Anullment of a CH Patent
H1Partial withdrawal of a CH/EP Patent
H2Anullment of a CH/EP Patent
Taiwan (TW) BPatent
YGranted Utility Model
Tajikistan (TJ)APatent Application
A3Reregistration of SU Patent
BPatent
UUtility Model Registration
Thailand (TH)APatent
SDesign
ZUtility Model
Turkey (TR)APatent
A1Patent Application with search report
A2Patent Application without search report
A3SEPARATE search report
BPatent
T1Translation of a PCT Application with search report
T2Translation of a PCT Application without search report
UUtility Model Application
YUtility Model
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (SU) A1Inventor's Certificate
A2Additional Inventor's Certificate
A3Patent
A4Additional Patent
CPatent (published instead of an AUTHOR'S Certificate)
DBASIC Patent
SPatent of Addition
TBASIC Inventor's Certificate
UAddition to Inventor's Certificate
United Kingdom (GB)APatent Specification
A0Application for Patent
A1Application published
A8Corrected Application published
B2Patent Granted
CCorrected Patent
United States (US)AUnited STATES Patent
A1Patent Appl. Publ. within the TVPP
A2Patents issued after 1ST Publ.within the TVPP
A4Patent Appl. Publ. within the TVPP
A9Patent Application Corrected Publication (Pre-Grant)
AAPatent Application Publication (Pre-Grant)
ABPatent Application republication (Pre-Grant)
B1Reexamination Certificate First Reexamination
B2Reexamination Certificate Second Reexamination
B3Reexamination Certificate Third Reexamination
B8Corrected front page of a Patent
B9Complete reprint of a Patent
BAPatent (no previous Pre-Grant Publication)
BBPatent (previous Pre-Grant Publication)
C1Reexamination Certificate (1ST level)
C2Reexamination Certificate (2nd level)
C3Reexamination Certificate (3RD level)
EReissue
E1Reissue (Pre-Grant)
F1Corrected Reissue
HDefensive Publication
H1Statutory Invention Registration (S.I.R.)
PPlant Patent
P1Plant Patent Application Publication (Pre-Grant)
P2Plant Patent (NO previous Pre-Grant Publication)
P3Plant Patent (previous Pre-Grant Publication)
P4Plant Patent Application republication (Pre-Grant)
P9Plant Patent Application Corrected Publication (Pre-Grant)
S1Design Patent
XPatent Document not published AT ALL
XBReexamination Certificate not published
XHS.I.R. not issued
XTDefensive Publication not published
Uruguay (UY)A1Patent
A2Patent of Addition
A3Patent of Importation
Venezuela (VE) A1Patent
Vietnam (VN)A1Inventor's Certificate
A3Patent
UUtility Solution
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (WO) A1Publ.of the Int.Appl. with Int.search report
A2Publ.of the Int.Appl. without Int.search REP.
A3Subsequent Publ. of the Int. search report
B1Publ. of amended claims
B8Second modification of the First page
B9Correction of a Complete Corrected Document
C1Modified First page
C2Complete Corrected Document
Yugoslavia (YU) AApplication Laid open
A5Application Laid open
BPatent Specification
Zambia (ZM) APatent Specification
A1Patent Specification (1 number for 2 Appl.)
A5Patent Specification
Zimbabwe (ZW)AApplications accepted
A5Applications accepted
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