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• Some granted patents published from 1902 to 1989 have full text but the collection is not complete and the format is not as good as usual
• Abstracts are not available for some records, mainly kind code B in 2008 and 2010-2012

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• No paragraphing in description field

• Abstracts are not available for pre-2011 records and for records from the PCT route
• Missing full text for some records, mainly published 2002-2005, 1994-1998, 2016

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• Abstracts are not available for records with kind code A published between 1980 and May 1982

• No paragraphing in description field

• Some PDFs missing beginning in early 2020

• A technical error required CIPO to rebuild its process from the ground up. Files are expected to be available in winter 2021-2022.

• In some records, paragraph numbers in the translated full text don't match those in the original text
  

• About 2,000 records with no full text

• Some records have been published by the patent office without abstracts

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• Known gap from 1945-1950 due to WWII
• Known gap in utility models from 1987-1999

• PDFs don't include the front page (not delivered by the patent office)

• Some titles contain “Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding.” This language is required by the Spanish Patent Office and cannot be removed.

• About 16K records contain description but no claims
• About 70K old records with no title

• Some records have been published by the PTO without abstracts

• Some records have been published by the PTO without abstracts

•  Some records are missing priority date. Data provider is solving the problem.

• Some titles and abstracts missing from 1986-1993

• Some records have been published by the PTO without abstracts

• Some records have been published by the PTO without abstracts

• Full text from 2018 to 2020 partially available. Data provider is solving the problem.

• Some records have been published by the PTO without abstracts

• Publication language (PL) is missing in some records

• Abstracts are not available for some records

• Some full text specifications were not delivered by the patent office

• Some records have claims in the description field

• Abstracts are not available for some records

• Abstracts are not available for some records

• Abstracts are not available for some records

• Some records have incorrect (default) publication date
• Duplication of some records caused by a rekey done by our provider. Data provider is solving the problem.
• Some records have incorrect application numbers due to formatting issues. Data provider is solving the problem.
• Data processing was on hold due to technical changes at the source. Processing has resumed and the provider expects to catch up in June 2024.

• Most of the records don't contain priority data

• Some PDFs missing

• From 1950-1975, claims are available only for chemistry grants
• USPTO is using both kind codes E (pre-2001) and E1 (post-2001) for reissue documents, which is correct but conflicts with their published documentation

• Some corrupt PDF files