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In the following sections, we include information about data volumes and frequency of updates for the main raw data sources.
Weekly
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Updates
Source | Day of source data availabilityDelay from patent publication dateSource Data Availability | Delay From Patent Publication Date | Availability in Claims Global DB | Translation Availability |
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CA | Wednesday | same day | day of publication | |
CN | Wednesday | 2-3 weeks | 2-3 weeks after publication | 2-3 weeks after publication |
| DE | Thursday | same day | day of publication | 2 days after publication |
EP | Wednesday | same day | day of publication | |
EPO DocDB Create/Delete | Thursday | depending on the country | 1 day after source | |
| ES | Daily | 2-4 weeks | 2-4 weeks after publication | |
JP Grants | Wednesday | 1-2 weeks | 1-2 weeks after publication | 2-3 weeks after publication |
JP Applications | Thursday | 1-2 weeks | 1-2 weeks after publication | 2-3 weeks after publication |
| KR | Daily | same day | day of publication | 2-3 weeks after publication |
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 |
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CA | 3,200 | A | S | A | S |
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CN | 24,000 | A | S | A | A | S | S |
| DE | 1,500 | A | S | A | S | A | A |
EP | 4,400 | A |
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EPO DocDB Create/Delete | 125,000 | S | A | S | S |
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| ES | 120 | A | S | A | S | A | A |
JP Grants | 4,800 | A | S | A | S | A | A |
JP Applications | 6,600 | A | S | S | S | S | S |
| KR | 1,200 | A | S | A | A | A | A |
US Grants | 4,800 | A | S | A | S | A | A |
US Grants - Attachments | 120,000 |
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US Applications | 6,300 | A | S | A | A | A | A |
US Apps - Attachments | 150,000 |
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WO | 4,000 |
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EPO DocDB Amend | 48% | 26% | 8% | 6% | 5% |
Non-Weekly Updates
Source | Frequency | Average Volume | Element(s) Affected |
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Patent Abstracts of Japan (PAJ) | monthly | 25,000 |
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USPTO Master Classification File | every 2 months | 150,000 |
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USPTO Reassignments | daily | 60,000 |
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EPO IPCR Incremental Update | quarterly | 1,200,000 |
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