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The IFI Snapshots include several value-added fields that are calculated by IFI to provide patent status, expiry dates, standardized names, claims summaries, and more. See ifi-integrated-content for the availability of the IFI Snapshots by country.

Field                              DescriptionField TypeXML Source PathExamples

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IndexedStoredRequired
ifi_publication_type

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A=Application
G=Grant
U=Unknown
alexandria_string./ifi-

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integrated-content/@publication-typeG

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x

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ifi_document_category

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Present for US only. Categories are derived from kind codes and include:

  • Defensive
  • Design
  • Plant
  • Reissue
  • Statutory
  • Utility
alexandria_string./ifi-

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integrated-content/@document-category

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utility
x

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ifi_subject_area

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Derived from classification. Values include:

  • Chemical
  • Chemical/Electrical
  • Design
  • Electrical
  • Electrical/Mechanical
  • Mechanical
  • Plant
alexandria_string./ifi-

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integrated-content/@subject-area

chemical

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electrical/mechanical

electrical*


x

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Anticipated expiration date/year is calculated according to the patenting authority and document kind and reflects the maximum life of the patent assuming maintenance fees are paid and term extensions are not in place. See Anticipated and Adjusted Expiration Dates for more information.tint./ifi-integrated-content/ifi-patent-status/@anticipated-expiration

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20310324

[20200101 TO 20201231]

2025

[2018 TO *]




x

ifi_expd_d

Anticipated expiration represented internally as a date type

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Note: This field allows efficient range faceting and Solr date math. Quotes or query escaping may be required for proper searching. See Working with Dates for more information.

tdate

Format: "YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ"

[2018-01-01T00:00:00.000Z TO *]

[NOW-14DAYS TO NOW] (Find documents with expiration dates in the last 14 days)


x

ifi_expd_adj

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ifi_expdyear_adj

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Adjusted expiration date/year contains a date adjusted by term adjustments made by the USPTO under 35 USC 154. Present for US only. See Anticipated and Adjusted Expiration Dates for more information.
tint./ifi-integrated-content/ifi-patent-status/@adjusted-expiration

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20221231

[* TO 20300101]

2038




x

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ifi_patstat

Current patent status. See IFI Patent Status for possible values. Note that for EP records, ifi_patstat cannot be searched at the designated states level; only the EP-level status is searchable.

alexandria_text ./ifi-integrated-content/ifi-patent-status/ifi-patent-status-descripton

active

"active - reinstated"

("withdrawn - after issue" OR ceased OR revoked) 


x

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f_ifi_patstat

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Patent status for facetingstring

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"Expired - Lifetime"

Expired*


x

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Combined field

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including ifi_name_original and ifi_name_currentalexandria_token./ifi_stdname|ifi_stdname_current|ifi_stdname_prob"

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sony corp"xx

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 x

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ifi_name_original

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Original assignee at time of publicationalexandria_token./ifi_stdname|ifi_stdname|ifi_stdname_probsonyxx

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ifi_name_original_id

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Original assignee identifierstring**./ifi_stdname|ifi_stdname|ifi_stdname_prob/@number06234xxx

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ifi_name_original_ctryCountry of origin of the original assignee

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string**./ifi_stdname|ifi_stdname|ifi_stdname_prob/@countryUSxx

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f_ifi_name_original

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Original assignee for facetingstring

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"Sony Corp"

Sony*

xx

ifi_name_current

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Current assigneealexandria_token./ifi_stdname|ifi_stdname_currentsonyxx

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ifi_name_current_id

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Current assignee identifierstring**./ifi_stdname|ifi_stdname_current/@number01234xxx

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ifi_name_current_ctryCountry of origin of the current assignee

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string**./ifi_stdname|ifi_stdname_current/@countryKRxx

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f_ifi_name_current

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Current assignee for facetingstring

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"Sony Corp"

Sony*

xx

ifi_name_original_confidenceIf the original name stems from a probable name, this value will be 0

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. If it stems from

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a standardized name, the value will be 1.tfloat

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1

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xx

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**Note: String fields are not tokenized. Therefore, queries in these fields will only return exact matches unless wild cards are used.