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APARIPO2005-12-17

AT

Austria2024-04-15


  • 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

AU

Australia

2024-04-18


  • 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

BE

Belgium

2024-04-18


  • Abstracts are not available for records with kind code A published between 1980 and May 1982
BGBulgaria2024-04-15
  • No paragraphing in description field

BR
Brazil2024-03-26

CA
Canada2024-04-22
  • 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.
CH
Switzerland2024-04-15



CN
China2024-04-26
  • In some records, paragraph numbers in the translated full text don't match those in the original text

CSCzechoslovakia1993-03-17

CZCzech Republic2024-04-17

DDEast Germany2003-08-07
  • About 2,000 records with no full text
  • Some records have been published by the patent office without abstracts
DE
Germany

2024-04-25


  • Known gap from 1945-1950 due to WWII
  • Known gap in utility models from 1987-1999
DK
Denmark2024-04-12

EAEAPO2024-03-22
  • PDFs don't include the front page (not delivered by the patent office)

EP

EPO2024-04-24

ES

Spain2024-04-04
  • Some titles contain “Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding.” This language is required by the Spanish Patent Office and cannot be removed.
FI
Finland2024-03-19

FR
France2024-04-12

GB
Great Britain2024-04-17
  • About 16K records contain description but no claims
  • About 70K old records with no title

HUHungary2024-02-28
  • Some records have been published by the PTO without abstracts
IEIreland2023-09-27
  • Some records have been published by the PTO without abstracts
ILIsrael2024-02-01


IN

India2024-04-12
  •  Some records are missing priority date. Data provider is solving the problem.

JP
Japan2024-04-26
  • Some titles and abstracts missing from 1986-1993

KR
Korea2024-04-26

LTLithuania2024-03-25
  • Some records have been published by the PTO without abstracts
LU
Luxembourg2024-04-12

LVLatvia2023-12-20
  • Some records have been published by the PTO without abstracts
MXMexico2017-08-24

NL
Netherlands2024-04-11

NZNew Zealand2024-03-22
  • Full text from 2018 to 2020 partially available. Data provider is solving the problem.

OAOAPI2024-03-18
  • Some records have been published by the PTO without abstracts
PLPoland2024-04-15
  • Publication language (PL) is missing in some records
  • Abstracts are not available for some records
PT
Portugal2024-03-28
  • Some full text specifications were not delivered by the patent office
RORomania2024-03-29
  • Some records have claims in the description field
  • Abstracts are not available for some records
RU
Russia2024-04-19

SESweden2024-03-19

SISlovenia2024-03-29
  • Abstracts are not available for some records
SKSlovakia2024-04-10
  • Abstracts are not available for some records
SUSoviet Union1993-12-30

THThailand2023-03-23
  • 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
TW
Taiwan2024-04-01
  • Some PDFs missing


US
United States2024-04-25
  • 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
WO
WIPO PCT2024-04-25
  • Some corrupt PDF files

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