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| Status | Description |
|---|---|
| Active | Triggered by publication of the Granted/Issued/Registered record. This status is maintained until there is a subsequent legal event code that changes it to inactive/expired. |
| Active - Reinstated | Applied when an office delivers a legal event code indicating that the IP right has been reinstated. Note: Legal event codes for both non-payment and reinstatement are often quickly delivered electronically. |
| Expired - Fee Related | Applied when an annuity or maintenance fee payment is missed. Note: There are cases where the grant can be revived and may continue to be in-force (see Active-Reinstated). |
| Expired | Used for events similar to those with a status of “Ceased”, including non-payment of annuities, but occurs more frequently in CLAIMS Direct. 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, withdrawals, revocations, etc. |
| Expired - Lifetime | Applied when all fees have been paid, the grant was in-force for the entire patent or utility model term, and the grant has exceeded its term limit. |
| Ceased | Applied when an office delivers a legal event code that terminates an IP right before the patent term ends, e.g., in AU termination according to Section 143(A) where applicant does not pay the required fee or fails to submit the required documents. In CN, “Ceased” is most often used for termination due to Invalidation. Refusals, Rejections, and Nullifications can also trigger a status of “Ceased”. |
| Withdrawn - After Issue | Applied when the PTO delivers a legal event code indicating that the applicant has withdrawn the granted patent. This usually occurs to avoid double patenting. |
| In-force (Designated States only) | Used for EP records when an EP designated country remains In-Force. Used only for EP designated countries within an EP record. See New IFI Patent Status for EP for examples. Note: When at least one EP designated country within an EP record is In-Force, the EP record remains “Active”. |
| Not-in-force (Designated States only) | Used for EP records when no EP designated country remains In-Force. Used only for EP designated countries within an EP record. See New IFI Patent Status for EP for examples. |
| In-force-UP (UP-Participating States only) | Used for granted, in-force EP records (kind codes B* or C0) where Unitary Patent (UP) protection has been registered. This status is present for countries participating in the UP at the time of registration. See IFI Patent Status for EP for examples. Note: For C0 records, we recommend consulting the associated B* record for the most comprehensive status information. |
| Revoked | Applied when an office terminates a patent, often after invalidation or appeal proceedings and the delivery of a legal status event informing of the revocation. Annulments or Renunciations can also trigger a status change to “Revoked”. |
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<legal-status load-source="inpadoc">
<legal-event country="US" code="RF" date="20200211" mxw-id="LS348091216" class="L">
<legal-event-body>
<event-title>REISSUE APPLICATION FILED</event-title>
<event-attributes>
<event-attribute>
<event-attribute-label>Effective Date <Date</event-attribute-label>
<event-attribute-value>20191202</event-attribute-value>
</event-attribute>
</event-attributes>
</legal-event-body>
</legal-event>
</legal-status> |
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European patents are a special case since the status of the patent after grant is controlled at the national patent office level. For more information about the IFI Patent Status of EP records, consult New IFI Patent Status for EP.
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Note: Detailed information about INPADOC legal status data and coverage can be found at https://www.epo.org/en/searching-for-patents/helpful-resources/patent-knowledge-news/content-and-coverage-tables. |
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