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Legal status codes for France (FR)

Code Description
BD -Lapse confirmed
D2 -Renunciation due to an appeal
D5 -Renunciation due to an appeal on restauration
D7 -Renunciation due to an appeal formed before the court of appeal
D8 -Partial withdrawal
DE -Withdrawal due to an action of restoration
DH -Considered as null and void
DI -Inadmissibility of an action of restoration
DO -Appeal for restoration rejected
LIMR -Limitation of claims
MT -Cancellation
MV -Supress the notification of the grant
NB -Nullification of a patent
RA -Cancellation of action made for restoration
RE -Withdrawal of published application
RP -Partial renunciation
RR -Withdrawal or complete renunciation
RS -Complete withdrawal
RT -Complete renunciation
SD -Suspension of procedure on the granting
ST -Lapsed
SU -To be deleted
TR -Final rejection of a french patent application resulting from the conversion of a european patent
BR +Restoration of rights
DA +Annulment of decision of lapse
RC +Opposition against decision of lapse
RD +Resumption of procedure on the granting
AM Act modifying the rights related to an application or a patent
AN Official adjudication published
AP Petition for property claim
AR Application made for restoration
AS Assignation for property claim
AT Annulment of decision of transformation
AU Other act affecting the ownership or exploitation of an industrial property right
AV Other act affecting the existence or the validity of an industrial property right
C1 Application for ccp for plant protection laid open to the public
C2 Application for ccp for plant protection granted
C3 Application for ccp for plant protection rejected
CA Change of address
CB Supplementary certificate of protection granted (law of 25 june 1990)
CC Supplementary certificate of protection laid open to the public (law of 25 june 1990)
CD Change of name of nomination
CERR Correction and/or modification for spcs
CJ Change of juridic form
CK Correction in bopi: filed supplementary protection certificates
CL Concession to grant licenses
CN Change in juridical nature
CP Supplementary certificate of protection filed
CR Supplementary certificate of protection laid open to the public (eec regulation of 18 june 1992)
CT Granted supplementary certificate of protection for medicine (eec regulation of 18 june 1992)
CX Supplementary certificate of protection rejected
CY Supplementary certificate of protection granted (eec regulation of 18 june 1992)
D1 Decision of the director general to report the decision of lapse
D3 Decision to report the decision of lapse
D4 Bringing about the decision of lapse
D6 Admission to licences of right
D9 Leave to make available licences or right
DC Decision of the supreme court
DD Juridical decision concerning designation of the inventor
DG Cancellation of a lien (pledge) due to a juridical decision
DJ Final juridical decision determinating the rights related to an application, patent, utility model or additional patent (certi
DL Decision of the director general to leave to make available licences of right
DN Juridical decision concerning the novelty of an invention, which has been published due to an evident abuse vis-a-vis the appl
DP Petition for property claim
DR Decision of the appeal court due to an appeal at law against decisions of the director of the inpi, except decision of lapse
DS Decision of the director general to state about an appeal
ED Appeal court appoints an expert regarding an action of restoration
EERR Correction and/or modifications on european patents which have effect or no effect in france
EF Conversion of a european to a french patent application
EM Correction of a material error concerning inscription in the national patent register
ER Errata list in the french official journal (bopi)
ERR Correction
ET4 Ep requested - translation of claims received by inpi
FC Decision of the director general to state favourably about an appeal
GC Lien (pledge) constituted
GR Lien (pledge) cancelled due to a court decision
HG Correction of classification
HH1 Correction of title
IC Decision of the director general to declare irreceivable or to reject an appeal
JD Different final judgements
JE Final juridic decision affecting the existence or validity of an industrial property right
JU Final juridic decision affecting the ownership or exploitation of an industrial property right
LD Licences of right
LR Cancellation of leave to make available licences of right
LT Cancellation of entry of licences of right
MD Transfer of rights in case of death
ML Cancellation of distraint
MS Cancellation of a distraint order
PC Appeal to the supreme court of appeal
R1 Appeal
RB Decision of the director general to revoke the decision to leave to make available licences of right
RERR Correction and/or modification in the national patent register of france
RF Appeal formed before the court of appeals against a decision of the director general
RG Lien (pledge) cancelled
RL Notice of termination of a license
RM Correction of a material error
RN Appeal for restoration or for annulment
RU Appeal formed before the court of appeals
SN Distraint notified (in the national patent register)
TEP Epo patent application is transformed to a french patent application
TP Transmission of property
TQ Partial transmission of property

KEY:RED = Negative action
GREEN = Positive action
BLACK = Neutral action
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