Update Schedule

Overview

The CLAIMS Global Patent Database data is delivered as a separate record for each patent publication, with data merged from multiple sources. The sources include the following:

  • DOCDB and legal status from the EPO
  • Bibliographic and full text files from national patent offices
  • Assignment information for US 
  • Data from national registers for AU and EP
  • Extensions and associated drug names for AU and US

New raw data is loaded as soon as published and includes both new records as well as changes.

The loading of PDFs and other attachments generally occurs after the XML as they are delivered to us separately. In order to make the XML available as quickly as possible, we do not constrain delivery of the text until the images arrive. Attachments and images are usually available within 24 hours of the XML.

Because of the unpredictable, large amount of updated records delivered by DOCDB (which can cause delays in processing national office data), we are more selective in processing DOCDB data by effectively spreading the weekly loads over a full week instead of processing the data when it is received. Doing so allows us to make sure that files covering newly published documents are processed in a timely manner.

The data we receive from patent offices may differ from what is available through their portals as they are separate products with different maintenance procedures and schedules. As a result, it may be helpful to consult the /legalstatus service if a more current source is needed.

In the following sections, we include information about data volumes and frequency of updates for the main raw data sources.

Weekly Updates

Source

Day of Source Data Availability

Delay From Patent Publication Date (Original Language)

Availability in CLAIMS Global DB (Original Language)

Translation Availability (EN)
APstatic collection


ATmonthly on day 151-2 weeks1-2 weeks after publication1 day after availability of the original language
AU
same day1-2 days after publication
BE

1-2 weeks after publication1 day after availability of the original language
BG
big delays

BR
2 weeks2 weeks after publication1 day after availability of the original language

CA

Wednesday

same day

1-6 days after publication

1 day after availability of the original language
CH

2-3 weeks after publication1 day after availability of the original language

CN


1-2 days (bib data)

3 weeks (full text)

1-2 days after publication (bib data)

3 weeks after publication (full text)

1-2 days after publication (bib data and full text)

CSstatic collection


CZ

2-3 weeks after publication1 day after availability of the original language
DDstatic collection


DEThursdaysame dayday of publication1 day after availability of the original language
DK

2-3 weeks after publication1 day after availability of the original language
EA

3 weeks after publication1 day after availability of the original language

EP

Wednesday

same day

day of publication

1 day after availability of the original language

EPO DOCDB Create/Delete

Thursday

depending on the country

1 day after source data availability


ESdaily1-2 weeks1-2 weeks after publication1 day after availability of the original language
FI

3-4 weeks after publication1 day after availability of the original language
FR

1 week after publication1 day after availability of the original language
GB

1-2 weeks after publication
IN

2-3 weeks after publication

JP Grants

Wednesday

2-3 days

2-3 days after publication

1 day after availability of the original language

JP Applications

Thursday

2-3 days

2-3 days after publication

1 day after availability of the original language
KRdailysame day2-3 days after publication1 day after availability of the original language
LT

2-3 weeks after publication1 day after availability of the original language

LU



3-4 weeks after publication1 day after availability of the original language
LV

3-4 weeks after publication1 day after availability of the original language
NL

4 weeks after publication1 day after availability of the original language
OA
delays of some months
1 day after availability of the original language
PT
delays of some months
1 day after availability of the original language
RO

3-4 weeks after publication1 day after availability of the original language
RU

1 week after publication1 day after availability of the original language
SI

3-4 weeks after publication1 day after availability of the original language
SK

3-4 weeks after publication1 day after availability of the original language
SUstatic collection


TW
8 days3-4 weeks after publication1 day after availability of the original language

US Grants

Tuesday

same day

day of publication


US Grants - Attachments

Tuesday

same day

day of publication


US Applications

Thursday

same day

day of publication


US Apps - Attachments

Thursday

same day

day of publication


WO

Thursday

same day

day of publication

1 day after availability of the original language

Data Volume and Type Per Delivery

The following table shows the average volume of records processed in each data delivery from the main raw data sources. It also indicates some of the elements that are commonly processed.

A: all first publications contain this element (excludes corrections, search reports, WO equivalents/republications, etc.)

S: some publications contain this element, data is loaded when available

Source

Average Volume

classes

priorities

titles

abstracts

descriptions

claims

CA

3,200

A

S

A

S


A

CN

24,000

A

S

A

A

S

S

DE1,500ASASAA

EP

4,400

A


A

S

A

A

EPO DOCDB Create/Delete

125,000

S

A

S

S



ES120ASASAA

JP Grants

4,800

A

S

A

S

A

A

JP Applications

6,600

A

S

S

S

S

S

KR1,200ASAAAA

US Grants

4,800

A

S

A

S

A

A

US Grants - Attachments

120,000







US Applications

6,300

A

S

A

A

A

A

US Apps - Attachments

150,000







WO

4,000



A

A

S

S

DOCDB Amended Records

DOCDB Amended Records (percentage of documents having updated elements for the given fields)

Source

Day of Publication

Average Volume

EPO DOCDB Amend

Tuesday

365,000

Source

classes

citations

titles

applicants

inventors

abstracts

EPO DOCDB Amend

48%

26%

8%

6%

5%

5%

Non-Weekly Updates

Source

Frequency

Average Volume

Element(s) Affected

Patent Abstracts of Japan (PAJ)

monthly

25,000

classifications-ipcr, titles, parties, abstracts

USPTO Master Classification File

every 2 months

150,000

classification-national

USPTO Reassignments

daily

60,000

assignee-history

EPO IPCR Incremental Update

quarterly

1,200,000

classifications-ipcr

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