The source of legal status in this container is Inpadoc data from the European Patent Office, covering a variety of entries, procedural steps, and post-grant events from over 40 patenting authorities. Premium Plus subscribers also receive legal status data from our new Chinese data source (see Chinese Data Improvements for more details). Content and coverage varies, and all legal status codes are country-specific.
A list of worldwide legal status codes, contents, and coverage can be found on the EPO’s website at https://www.epo.org/searching-for-patents/helpful-resources/data/tables/weekly.html. For several authorities, more detailed explanation of the codes can be found at https://www.epo.org/searching-for-patents/helpful-resources/data/tables/legal-status-codes.html.
legal-status/legal-event
Inpadoc Example
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<legal-status>-status load-source="inpadoc"> <legal-event countryclass="ATH" impactdate="-20190415" codecountry="MM01AT" datemxw-id="20190415LS262024855" classcode="HMM01" mxw-idimpact="LS262024855-"> <legal-event-body> <event-title>LAPSE BECAUSE OF NOT PAYING ANNUAL FEES</event-title> <event-attributes> <event-attribute> <event-attribute-label>Effective Date </event-attribute-label> <event-attribute-value>20180831</event-attribute-value> </event-attribute> </event-attributes> </legal-event-body> </legal-event> </legal-status> |
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Chinese Data Source Example
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<legal-status load-source="patent-office">
<legal-event class="H" date="20200424" country="CN" mxw-id="LS353498509" code="CF01" impact="-">
<legal-event-body>
<event-title>TERMINATION OF PATENT RIGHT DUE TO NON-PAYMENT OF ANNUAL FEE</event-title>
<event-attributes>
<event-attribute>
<event-attribute-label>Granted Publication Date</event-attribute-label>
<event-attribute-value>20190503</event-attribute-value>
<event-attribute-label>Termination Date</event-attribute-label>
<event-attribute-value>20190505</event-attribute-value>
</event-attribute>
</event-attributes>
</legal-event-body>
</legal-event>
</legal-status> |
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class | Letter designation that groups event codes into categories which are of particular importance to the prosecution of a patent and share a common theme. Class is available in the frontfile beginning in March 2020. See ST.27 for more information. Some examples include:
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date | Date of public notification (YYYYMMDD), e.g., gazette date |
country | Country is represented by a standard 2-character code based on WIPO ST.3. |
code | 1-4 character code. Legal status codes are country-specific. See the links above for more information. |
impact | + , -, or neutral |
legal-status/legal-event/legal-event-body
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