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Possible Values for Published Applications:
- Pending*
- Withdrawn
- Abandoned
- Granted
- Ceased
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- Active
- Active - Reinstated
- Expired - Lifetime
- Expired - Fee Related
- Expired**
- Withdrawn - After Issue
- Ceased
- Revoked
- In-force (Designated States only)
- Not-in-force (Designated States only)
*In records with a filing date over 20 years old, the "Pending" status may simply indicate that we have not received any further information about that record from the patent authorities.
**The generic "Expired" indicator is used for all patents published before 1990, regardless of whether an expiration date has been calculated for them and regardless of prior legal status events such as fee-related expirations or withdrawals, revocations, etc.
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