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Description

Example(s)

country

Country is represented by a standard 2-character code based on WIPO ST.3.

DE

date

YYYYMMDD.
Note: For EP, lapse is reported with date/country pairs.

20030805 AT,
20030831 CH

term-of-grant/us-term-extension

Element

Description

Example(s)

 

Indicates that the term of the patent has been extended under 35 USC 154(b) or 35 USC 156

5 years,
[FR:n] days

This element indicates that the term of the patent has been extended by showing the length of the extension either as the number of years or as an integer representing the number of days.