# Survey on Content and Functionalities of Systems for Providing Access to Publicly Available Patent Information (PAPI)

## Collated Results (2020)

## Survey Contents

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## Survey respondents

ST.3 Code | Country or Office
--- | ---
AM | Armenia
AO | Angola
AP | African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)
AR | Argentina
AU | Australia
BA | Bosnia and Herzegovina
BE | Belgium
BG | Bulgaria
BH | Bahrain
BN | Brunei Darussalam
BR | Brazil
BY | Belarus
CA | Canada
CI | Côte d’Ivoire
CL | Chile
CO | Colombia
CR | Costa Rica
CZ | Czechia
DE | Germany
EA | Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)
EC | Ecuador
EE | Estonia
ES | Spain
FI | Finland
FR | France
GB | United Kingdom
HK | Hong Kong, China
HR | Croatia
HU | Hungary
IE | Ireland
IL | Israel
IT | Italy
JP | Japan
KH | Cambodia
KR | Republic of Korea
LB | Lebanon
LT | Lithuania
LU | Luxembourg
LV | Latvia
MC | Monaco
MD | Republic of Moldova
MX | Mexico
NI | Nicaragua
NO | Norway
NZ | New Zealand
OM | Oman
PG | Papua New Guinea
PK | Pakistan
PT | Portugal
PY | Paraguay
RU | Russian Federation
SC | Seychelles
SE | Sweden
SK | Slovakia
SM | San Marino
TH | Thailand
TN | Tunisia
TT | Trinidad and Tobago
UA | Ukraine
US | United States of America

## 1. Does your Office provide access to patent information online?

ST.3 Code | Response | Comments
--- | --- | ---
AM Armenia | YES |
AO Angola | NO | We just publish the patents on our gazette because our services are not computerized.
AP African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) | YES |
AR Argentina | YES | Desde nuestra pagina web se tiene acceso a nuestra base de datos de patentes desde el año 1995 y ademas las gacetas de solicitudes y patentes concedidas
AU Australia | YES |
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina | YES | Only Gazette is online
BE Belgium | YES | Via le Registre belge des brevets d'invention en ligne
BG Bulgaria | YES |
BH Bahrain | NO | patent information is available online for the applicant and IP agents.
BN Brunei Darussalam | YES | ipsearch.bruipo.gov.bn http://bruipo.gov.bn/SitePages/journal.aspx
BR Brazil | YES |
BY Belarus | YES | In the Official Gazettes (pdf) and the information retrieval system on databases of industrial property objects
CA Canada | YES |
CI Côte d’Ivoire | YES | Nous sommes dans un système régional. Les publications se font par l'OAPI dans les BOPI sur son site www.aopi.int
CL Chile | YES |
CO Colombia | YES | Disponible en la página web de la entidad www.sic.gov.co
CR Costa Rica | YES | No tenemos consulta libre sobre las patentes publicadas o concedidas; los usuarios tienen que utilizar las computadoras disponibles al Público en el edificio de PI o tener un usuario en la página del Registro Nacional (para ver la cronologia) de la solicitud.
CZ Czechia | YES |
DE Germany | YES |
EA Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) | YES |
EC Ecuador | NO | El Ecuador actualmente provee acceso a consulta de gacetas que incluyen información respecto a solicitudes de patentes y diseños industriales presentados.
EE Estonia | YES |
ES Spain | YES |
FI Finland | YES |
FR France | YES |
GB United Kingdom | YES | Full list of our online information sources: IPSUM - https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-ipsum/ Searchable Journal - https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-pj Publication Service (Published, Granted and Correction documents) - http://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-find-publication.htm Office Gazette - http://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-pj-download.htm Archive of Office Gazzette - http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140205082516/http://www.ipo.gov.uk/pro-types/pro-patent/pro-p-os/pro-p-journal/p-pdj.htm Licence of Right - https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-dl-licenceofright.htm Decisions Database - https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-challenge-decision-results.htm SPC Database - https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-find-spc.htm
HK Hong Kong, China | YES |
HR Croatia | YES |
HU Hungary | YES |
IE Ireland | YES | We offer a Quick Search, an Advanced Search and an SPC Register Search.
IL Israel | YES |
IT Italy | YES |
JP Japan | YES | JPO has 3 types of online patent information services: -Database for search (https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/) -Official Publication (https://www.publication.jpo.go.jp/ik_pub/?lang=en_US) -Bibliographic and Legal Status Data (https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/system/laws/koho/internet/keikajoho-kakudai/schedule/index.html)
KH Cambodia | YES | It is not complete information yet. We provided some information via Asean Patent Scope and Patent Scope.
KR Republic of Korea | YES |
LB Lebanon | NO | Hopefully very soon!
LT Lithuania | YES | http://vpb.lrv.lt/en/
LU Luxembourg | YES |
LV Latvia | YES | Currently, only the Official Gazette is available online. It is published once a month. We are currently working on a new online system. It will be implemented this year and will contain much of the information requested below. Currently, information on published patent applications and granted patents is also available in the ESPACENET database.
MC Monaco | YES |
MD Republic of Moldova | YES |
MX Mexico | YES |
NI Nicaragua | YES | latipat-espacenet y patenscope
NO Norway | YES |
NZ New Zealand | YES |
OM Oman | NO |
PG Papua New Guinea | YES | PNG IP Search (Visit www.ipopng.gov.pg )
PK Pakistan | YES | Under Patent Ordinance 2000, Patent Register is open to public at all time. The Register is published in the form of e-Journal on IPO-Pakistan website www.ipo.gov.pk. Furthermore, the website provide information like Expired Patents (years 2014 and 2018) and Patents Granted (Years 2007 till 2019)
PT Portugal | YES |
PY Paraguay | YES |
RU Russian Federation | YES |
SC Seychelles | NO |
SE Sweden | YES |
SK Slovakia | YES |
SM San Marino | YES |
TH Thailand | YES |
TN Tunisia | YES |
TT Trinidad and Tobago | NO | National patent database is not yet online for public access. The database is accessible online by staff alone. Persons can write office to access patent information
UA Ukraine | YES |
US United States of America | YES |

## 2. What types of patent information from your Office are available online? Please select all that apply

ST.3 Code | Response | Other - Please specify | Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online
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AM Armenia | Granted patent publications Legal status information Priority data Licensing information Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | http://aipa.am/en/registered-by-national-procedure/, http://aipa.am/en/industrial-property/,
AO Angola |  |  |
AP African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) | Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | eservice.aripo.org
AR Argentina | Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Priority data Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | https://www.argentina.gob.ar/inpi
AU Australia | Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Correction documents Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data Patent family information File inspection Court decision data Reassignments Licensing information Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | http://pericles.ipaustralia.gov.au/ols/auspat/quickSearch.do
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina | Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | https://www.ipr.gov.ba/bs/stranica/slubeni-glasnik
BE Belgium | Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication) Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Correction documents Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data File inspection Court decision data Reassignments Licensing information Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | https://bpp.economie.fgov.be/fo-eregister-view/
BG Bulgaria | Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | portal.bpo.bg
BH Bahrain | Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | https://www.mia.gov.bh/official-gazette-ar/
BN Brunei Darussalam | Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | http://ipsearch.bruipo.gov.bn
BR Brazil | Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication) Published applications Granted patent publications Correction documents Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data File inspection Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | https://gru.inpi.gov.br/pePI/servlet/LoginController?action=login
BY Belarus | Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Correction documents Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data Court decision data Reassignments Licensing information Official Gazette Other - Please specify Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: | As for the Court decision data we mean the Board of Appeal (a specialized subdivision of the Patent Office of Belarus which carries out pre-trial settlement of disputes on the protection of industrial property rights in the Republic of Belarus). | http://search.ncip.by/database https://ncip.by/en/izdaniya-i-publikatsii/ofitsialnye-byulleteni/
CA Canada | Published applications Granted patent publications Correction documents Priority data Court decision data Licensing information Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | https://www.ic.gc.ca/opic-cipo/cpd/eng/search/number.html
CI Côte d’Ivoire | Granted patent publications Legal status information Priority data Patent family information Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | www.oapi.int
CL Chile | Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Correction documents Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data Patent family information File inspection Court decision data Reassignments Licensing information Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | https://buscadorpatentes.inapi.cl/Default.aspx
CO Colombia | Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Correction documents Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data Patent family information Court decision data Reassignments Licensing information Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | http://sipi.sic.gov.co/sipi/Extra/Default.aspx?sid=637182408095943568
CR Costa Rica | Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication) Published applications Legal status information Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | http://www.rnpdigital.com/propiedad_industrial/propiedad_industrial_contactenos.htm
CZ Czechia | Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data Court decision data Reassignments Licensing information Official Gazette Other - Please specify Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: | list of register items, administrative decision data | https://isdv.upv.cz/webapp/!resdb.pta.frm, https://isdv.upv.cz/webapp/dbr.rozhodnuti.prochazet, https://isdv.upv.cz/webapp/dbr.rozsudek.seznam, https://isdv.upv.cz/webapp/webapp.vestnik.seznam https://isdv.upv.cz/webapp/!resdb.pta.frm
DE Germany | Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Correction documents Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data Patent family information File inspection Court decision data Reassignments Licensing information Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | DPMAregister: https://register.dpma.de/DPMAregister/Uebersicht (Legal status information, Priority data, Supplementary Protection Certificates data, File inspection, Licensing information, Official Gazette) DEPATISnet: https://depatisnet.dpma.de/DepatisNet/depatisnet?window=1&space=menu&content=index&action=index (Published applications, Granted patent publications, Correction documents, Patent family information) Patent court: https://www.bundespatentgericht.de/DE/Rechtsprechung/Entscheidungen/entscheidungen_node.html (Court decision data)
EA Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) | Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Correction documents Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data Court decision data Reassignments Licensing information Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | Patent Register - https://www.eapo.org/en/?patents=reestr; Publication Server - https://www.eapo.org/en/publications/publicat/publicat.php; Gazette - https://www.eapo.org/en/?publs=bulletin; EAPATIS System - http://www.eapatis.com
EC Ecuador | Published applications Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | https://www.derechosintelectuales.gob.ec/gaceta-663/
EE Estonia | Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | https://www.epa.ee/en/databases/inventions-databases
ES Spain | Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication) Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Correction documents Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data File inspection Court decision data Reassignments Licensing information Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | www.oepm.es
FI Finland | Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication) Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Correction documents Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data File inspection Court decision data Reassignments Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | http://patent.prh.fi/patinfo/default2.asp https://patent.prh.fi/pubserver/index.html http://patent.prh.fi/lehdet/default.asp?kieli=826 https://fi.espacenet.com/searchResults?DB=EPODOC&NUM=FI101618B1&ST=number&compact=false&locale=fi_FI
FR France | Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Correction documents Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data Patent family information File inspection Court decision data Reassignments Licensing information Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | https://bases-brevets.inpi.fr ; http://bases-brevets19e.inpi.fr ; http://base-jurisprudence.inpi.fr ; https://www.inpi.fr/fr/rechercher-un-bulletin ;
GB United Kingdom | Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication) Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Correction documents Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data File inspection Court decision data Reassignments Licensing information Official Gazette Other - Please specify Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: | Weekly publications added to EPO Espacenet service which includes family matching | Please see comments in Q1
HK Hong Kong, China | Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Correction documents Priority data Reassignments Licensing information Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | https://esearch.ipd.gov.hk; https://www.ipd.gov.hk/eng/ip_journal.htm
HR Croatia | Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Correction documents Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | http://www.dziv.hr/en/e-services/on-line-database-search/patents/, http://www.dziv.hr/en/the-croatian-intellectual-property-gazette/
HU Hungary | Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication) Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Correction documents Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data Court decision data Reassignments Licensing information Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | http://epub.hpo.hu/e-kutatas/?lang=EN; http://epub.hpo.hu/e-nyilvantartas/?lang=HU; http://epub.hpo.hu/e-aktabetekintes/?lang=HU; https://www.sztnh.gov.hu/en/publications/gazette-for-patents-and-trade-marks-the-official-journal-of-the-hungarian-intellectual
IE Ireland | Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | https://www.ipoi.gov.ie/en/ip-search-tools/
IL Israel | Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication) Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Correction documents Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data File inspection Court decision data Reassignments Licensing information Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | http://www.ilpatsearch.justice.gov.il/UI/MainPage.aspx
IT Italy | Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data Licensing information Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | www.uibm.gov.it/bancadati
JP Japan | Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Correction documents Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data Patent family information File inspection Reassignments Official Gazette Other - Please specify Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: | patent classification | https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/ , https://www.publication.jpo.go.jp/ik_pub/?lang=en_US , https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/system/laws/koho/internet/keikajoho-kakudai/schedule/index.html
KH Cambodia | Granted patent publications |  |
KR Republic of Korea | Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Correction documents Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data Patent family information Court decision data Reassignments Official Gazette Other - Please specify Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: | English Abstract of Korean Patent, Thesaurus, Composition and Physical Properties of Alloys, Patent Terminology Dictionary, etc. | http://kipris.or.kr, http://plus.kipris.or.kr
LB Lebanon | Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | One has to subscribeand open an account to have access(jo.pcm.gov.lb)
LT Lithuania | Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data Reassignments Licensing information Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | http://vpb.lrv.lt/en/services/inventions/databases-1 http://vpb.lrv.lt/en/
LU Luxembourg | Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Correction documents Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data File inspection Court decision data Reassignments Licensing information Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | https://patent.public.lu
LV Latvia | Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | https://www.lrpv.gov.lv/lv/vestnesis https://worldwide.espacenet.com/?locale=en_EP
MC Monaco | Granted patent publications Legal status information Priority data Court decision data Reassignments Licensing information Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | https://mcipo.gouv.mc/fr/search/advanced
MD Republic of Moldova | Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Correction documents Priority data Court decision data Reassignments Licensing information Official Gazette Other - Please specify Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: | we do have a kind of "File inspection" launched on 1 may 2019, it contains the Documents as submitted by the applicant | http://www.db.agepi.md/Inventions/search
MX Mexico | Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Correction documents Priority data Reassignments Licensing information Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | https://siga.impi.gob.mx/newSIGA/content/common/principal.jsf
NI Nicaragua | Published applications Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | https://lp.espacenet.com/
NO Norway | Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Correction documents Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data File inspection Court decision data Reassignments Licensing information Official Gazette Other - Please specify Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: | Documents.... | https://search.patentstyret.no/advanced
NZ New Zealand | Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication) Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Correction documents Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data Patent family information File inspection Reassignments Licensing information Official Gazette Other - Please specify Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: | IPONZ Hearing Decisions | Register search functions: https://www.iponz.govt.nz/manage-ip/ Official Gazette: https://www.iponz.govt.nz/about-iponz/the-journal/ Patent hearing decisions: https://www.iponz.govt.nz/about-ip/patents/hearings/the-role-of-the-iponz-hearings-office/patents-hearing-decisions/ Notifications of hearing decisions are published in our news and updates: https://www.iponz.govt.nz/news/
OM Oman | Granted patent publications Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | http://www.mola.gov.om/legislation/gazettes/
PG Papua New Guinea | Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication) Legal status information Priority data Other - Please specify Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: | Basic bibliography data | https://online.ipopng.gov.pg/ipsearch/public/home;jsessionid=687FBD5C1C35CF7FCBCF6967D3572A09?0
PK Pakistan | Official Gazette Other - Please specify Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: | Expired Patents (years 2014 and 2018) and Patents Granted (Years 2007 till 2019) | http://www.ipo.gov.pk/patents-e-journal
PT Portugal | Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data File inspection Court decision data Reassignments Licensing information Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | https://servicosonline.inpi.pt/pesquisas/main/patentes.jsp?lang=PT and https://inpi.justica.gov.pt/Boletim-da-propriedade-Industrial
PY Paraguay | Granted patent publications Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | www.dinapi.gov.py
RU Russian Federation | Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Correction documents Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data Court decision data Licensing information Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | https://fips.ru/publication-web/bulletins/IZPM https://fips.ru/registers-web/
SC Seychelles |  |  |
SE Sweden | Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication) Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Correction documents Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data Patent family information File inspection Court decision data Reassignments Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | https://tc.prv.se/spd/
SK Slovakia | Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication) Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Correction documents Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data File inspection Reassignments Licensing information Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | https://wbr.indprop.gov.sk/WebRegistre/
SM San Marino | Published applications Legal status information Priority data Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | www.usbm.sm
TH Thailand | Published applications Legal status information Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | http://patentsearch.ipthailand.go.th/
TN Tunisia | Published applications Granted patent publications Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: |  | https://intranet.innorpi.tn/wopublish-search/public/home;jsessionid=162F3B4F6C319D2D389FED39800A49B1?0
TT Trinidad and Tobago |  |  |
UA Ukraine | Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication) Granted patent publications Legal status information Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data Court decision data Reassignments Licensing information Official Gazette Other - Please specify Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: | Only limited information concerning applications, in particular in scope of bibliographic data of applications, is available; Corrected documents are not available online. Information concerning correction is contained to the Official gazette section | https://sis.ukrpatent.org/uk/search/simple/ https://sis.ukrpatent.org/uk/search/advanced/ https://sis.ukrpatent.org/ensearch/simple/ https://sis.ukrpatent.org/en/search/advanced/ https://ukrpatent.org/uk/articles/bases2 https://ukrpatent.org/en/articles/bases2
US United States of America | Published applications Granted patent publications Correction documents Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data Patent family information File inspection Reassignments Official Gazette |  |

## 3. How can users access patent information online? Mark all that apply

ST.3 Code | Response | Comments
--- | --- | ---
AM Armenia | Online queries with no login required No online queries, only bulk data downloads are available |
AO Angola |  | Because our services are not computerized we allow the users to get contact with the physical process , when required.
AP African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) | No online queries, only bulk data downloads are available |
AR Argentina | Online queries with no login required |
AU Australia | Online queries with no login required Online queries with free login (no payment required) Online queries with paid subscription or contract required | Paid subscription only for Bulk Data
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina | No online queries, only bulk data downloads are available |
BE Belgium | Online queries with no login required |
BG Bulgaria | Online queries with no login required |
BH Bahrain | Online queries with paid subscription or contract required | request for patent search with fees applicable
BN Brunei Darussalam | Online queries with no login required |
BR Brazil | Online queries with no login required Online queries with free login (no payment required) | Online queries with free login have more information available than queries with no login
BY Belarus | Online queries with no login required Online queries only in designated locations, such as a public search facility |
CA Canada | Online queries with no login required Online queries only in designated locations, such as a public search facility |
CI Côte d’Ivoire | No online queries, only bulk data downloads are available | Les informations sont publiées dans le BOPI puis mises en ligne. On y accède directement et on télécharge gratuitement
CL Chile | Online queries with no login required Online queries with free login (no payment required) | Existen dos accesos ambos gratuitos, un acceso a buscador básico sin necesidad de iniciar sesión: https://ion.inapi.cl/Patente/ConsultaAvanzadaPatentes.aspx Y adicionalmente, un acceso al expediente digital que requiere inicio de sesión https://buscadorpatentes.inapi.cl/Default.aspx
CO Colombia | Online queries with no login required Online queries with free login (no payment required) |
CR Costa Rica | Online queries with free login (no payment required) | el usuario puede ingresar a la página general del Registro Nacional, donde ingresa su usuario; una vez ingresado el usuario, puede realizar una búsqueda, siempre y cuando tenga el número del expediente. Dicha búsqueda, le da información general (cronología) de la solicitud, si el usuario desea observar detalladamente la cronología de la solicitud, debe de venir a la oficina de PI.
CZ Czechia | Online queries with no login required Online queries with free login (no payment required) |
DE Germany | Online queries with no login required Online queries with free login (no payment required) Online queries with paid subscription or contract required | Subscription required for bulk data.
EA Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) | Online queries with no login required Online queries with free login (no payment required) | Patent Register, Publication Server, Gazette - free access, EAPATIS - free access to EA data
EC Ecuador | Online queries with no login required Online queries with paid subscription or contract required | Sujeto a la información contenida en la gaceta.
EE Estonia | Online queries with no login required Online queries with free login (no payment required) |
ES Spain | Online queries with no login required |
FI Finland | Online queries with no login required |
FR France | Online queries with no login required |
GB United Kingdom | Online queries with no login required | We also offer bulk data downloads for Patent front file and back file via formal request through our IT Helpdesk. Our published documents and bibliographic data are transferred to the EPO on a weekly basis for loading onto Espacenet and associated systems (OPS). This data is transferred to WIPO for use on Patentscope as well.
HK Hong Kong, China | Online queries with no login required |
HR Croatia | Online queries with no login required |
HU Hungary | Online queries with no login required |
IE Ireland | Online queries with no login required |
IL Israel | Online queries with no login required |
IT Italy | Online queries with no login required |
JP Japan | Online queries with no login required No online queries, only bulk data downloads are available | -Database for search: Online queries with no login required -Official Publication: Online queries with no login required -Bibliographic and Legal Status data No Online queries, only bulk data downloads are available
KH Cambodia | Online queries with no login required Online queries with free login (no payment required) |
KR Republic of Korea | Online queries with no login required Online queries with free login (no payment required) Online queries with paid subscription or contract required |
LB Lebanon |  |
LT Lithuania | Online queries with no login required |
LU Luxembourg | Online queries with no login required |
LV Latvia | Online queries with no login required |
MC Monaco | Online queries with no login required |
MD Republic of Moldova | Online queries with no login required |
MX Mexico | Online queries with no login required |
NI Nicaragua | Online queries with no login required |
NO Norway | Online queries with no login required Online queries with free login (no payment required) |
NZ New Zealand | Online queries with no login required Online queries with free login (no payment required) |
OM Oman | Online queries with no login required Online queries with paid subscription or contract required | the IP office provide patent information under request with fee required. Also through the official gazette , they access freely the website for granted patents.
PG Papua New Guinea | Online queries with no login required Online queries with free login (no payment required) | A link is provided on our website for public to access PG patent data
PK Pakistan | Online queries with no login required | Moreover, Helpdesk at different offices are provided for assistance URL:http://www.ipo.gov.pk/resources_help_lines. Furthermore, Patent Form P-26 and P27 are available on our website for requesting searching in local database which is processed by the Patent Office.
PT Portugal | Online queries with no login required |
PY Paraguay | Online queries with no login required Online queries with free login (no payment required) | La información en línea está actualizada hasta agosto 2019.
RU Russian Federation | Online queries with no login required Online queries with paid subscription or contract required |
SC Seychelles |  |
SE Sweden | Online queries with no login required |
SK Slovakia | Online queries with no login required Online queries with free login (no payment required) | after login user can access the content of file documents of his/her own applications, but not others applications
SM San Marino | Online queries with no login required |
TH Thailand | Online queries with no login required |
TN Tunisia | Online queries with no login required Online queries with paid subscription or contract required | le bulletin officielle est accessible moyennant un identifiant de connexion et un paiement. les brevets délivrés sont consultables via la base de données tunisienne de la propriété industrielle sans identifiant de connexion
TT Trinidad and Tobago |  |
UA Ukraine | Online queries with no login required Online queries with free login (no payment required) Online queries only in designated locations, such as a public search facility |
US United States of America | Online queries with no login required Online queries with free login (no payment required) | Access can depend on the information being accessed.

## 4. Who can access this information online?

ST.3 Code | Response | (Please specify) | Comments
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AM Armenia | Information is available to anyone |  |
AO Angola |  |  | Students and attorneys.
AP African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) | Information is available to anyone |  |
AR Argentina | Information is available to anyone |  |
AU Australia | Information is available to anyone |  |
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina | Information is available to anyone |  |
BE Belgium | Information is available to anyone |  |
BG Bulgaria | Information is available to anyone |  |
BH Bahrain | Information is only available to patent attorneys admitted to practice before the Office |  |
BN Brunei Darussalam | Information is available to anyone |  |
BR Brazil | Information is available to anyone |  |
BY Belarus | Information is available to anyone |  |
CA Canada | Information is available to anyone |  |
CI Côte d’Ivoire | Information is available to anyone |  |
CL Chile | Information is available to anyone |  |
CO Colombia | Information is available to anyone |  | Únicamente para las solicitudes que previamente se han públicado en gaceta.
CR Costa Rica | Information is available to anyone |  | toda persona que tenga un usuario en la página del Registro Nacional, puede realizar una búsqueda de solicitudes; sin embargo, solo le aparece información general (cronología del expediente).
CZ Czechia | Information is available to anyone |  |
DE Germany | Information is available to anyone |  |
EA Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) | Information is available to anyone |  |
EC Ecuador | Information is available to anyone |  |
EE Estonia | Information is available to anyone |  |
ES Spain | Information is available to anyone |  |
FI Finland | Information is available to anyone |  |
FR France | Information is available to anyone |  |
GB United Kingdom | Information is available to anyone |  | Please see links referenced in Q1.
HK Hong Kong, China | Information is available to anyone |  |
HR Croatia | Information is available to anyone |  |
HU Hungary | Information is available to anyone |  |
IE Ireland | Information is available to anyone |  |
IL Israel | Information is available to anyone |  |
IT Italy | Information is available to anyone |  |
JP Japan | Information is available to anyone |  |
KH Cambodia | Information is available to anyone |  |
KR Republic of Korea | Information is available to anyone |  |
LB Lebanon |  |  |
LT Lithuania | Information is available to anyone |  |
LU Luxembourg | Information is available to anyone |  |
LV Latvia | Information is available to anyone |  |
MC Monaco | Information is available to anyone |  |
MD Republic of Moldova | Information is available to anyone |  |
MX Mexico | Information is available to anyone |  |
NI Nicaragua | Information is available to anyone |  |
NO Norway | Information is available to anyone |  |
NZ New Zealand | Information is available to anyone |  | Any person can access public information. Only party or parties concerned can access private information.
OM Oman | Information is available to anyone |  |
PG Papua New Guinea | Information is available to anyone |  |
PK Pakistan | Information is available to anyone |  |
PT Portugal | Information is available to anyone |  |
PY Paraguay | Information is only available to patent attorneys admitted to practice before the Office |  | La información básica en línea de las solicitudes concedidas está actualizada hasta agosto 2019.
RU Russian Federation | Information is available to anyone |  |
SC Seychelles |  |  |
SE Sweden | Information is available to anyone |  |
SK Slovakia | Information is available to anyone |  |
SM San Marino | Information is available to anyone |  |
TH Thailand | Information is available to anyone |  |
TN Tunisia | Information is available to anyone |  |
TT Trinidad and Tobago |  |  |
UA Ukraine | Information is available to anyone |  |
US United States of America | Other: (Please specify) | Other: Access can depend on the information being accessed. | Majority of the information is available to the public, but some content is limited for example only applicants can access their own private dossier information.

## 5. Besides English, are the online systems for patent information indicated above available in any other languages for the user interface and search?

ST.3 Code | Response | Other - Write In | Comments
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AM Armenia | Russian Other - Write In | Armenian |
AO Angola |  |  | Just in portuguese.
AP African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) |  |  | English only
AR Argentina | Spanish |  |
AU Australia |  |  |
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina | Other - Write In | Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian |
BE Belgium | French German Other - Write In | néerlandais ; anglais |
BG Bulgaria | Other - Write In | Bulgarian |
BH Bahrain | Arabic |  |
BN Brunei Darussalam |  |  |
BR Brazil | Portuguese |  |
BY Belarus | Russian |  | no English
CA Canada | French |  |
CI Côte d’Ivoire | French Other - Write In | Anglais |
CL Chile | Spanish |  |
CO Colombia | Spanish Other - Write In | Inglés |
CR Costa Rica | Spanish |  |
CZ Czechia | Other - Write In | Czech |
DE Germany | German |  |
EA Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) | Russian |  | All data and user interfaces are available in Russian. Limited set of information is available in English.
EC Ecuador | Spanish |  |
EE Estonia | Other - Write In | Estonian |
ES Spain | Spanish Other - Write In | inglés |
FI Finland | Other - Write In | Finnish and Swedish |
FR France | French Other - Write In | L'interface https://bases-brevets.inpi.fr est également disponible en anglais |
GB United Kingdom |  |  | N/A
HK Hong Kong, China | Chinese |  |
HR Croatia | Other - Write In | Croatian |
HU Hungary |  |  | Information is available only in English and Hungarian.
IE Ireland |  |  |
IL Israel | Other - Write In | Hebrew |
IT Italy | Other - Write In | italian |
JP Japan | Japanese |  |
KH Cambodia |  |  | Only English language.
KR Republic of Korea | Korean |  |
LB Lebanon | Arabic |  |
LT Lithuania | Other - Write In | Lithuanian | Lithuanian and English only
LU Luxembourg | French German |  |
LV Latvia |  |  |
MC Monaco | French Other - Write In | anglais |
MD Republic of Moldova | Russian |  | Titles, person names and abstracts are available in English and Russian.
MX Mexico | Spanish |  |
NI Nicaragua | Spanish |  |
NO Norway | Other - Write In | Norwegian |
NZ New Zealand |  |  | No, only English.
OM Oman | Arabic |  |
PG Papua New Guinea | Other - Write In | No, only in English |
PK Pakistan |  |  | Information is available only in English Language.
PT Portugal | Portuguese |  |
PY Paraguay | Spanish |  |
RU Russian Federation | Russian |  |
SC Seychelles |  |  |
SE Sweden | Other - Write In | Swedish |
SK Slovakia | Other - Write In | slovak - national language |
SM San Marino | Other - Write In | italian | no english, only italian
TH Thailand | Other - Write In | Available in Thai Language Only |
TN Tunisia | French Arabic Other - Write In | anglais |
TT Trinidad and Tobago |  |  |
UA Ukraine | Other - Write In | Ukrainian |
US United States of America |  |  | n/a

## 6. What time periods does the available online data cover for the following types of patent information? If the data has gaps or is incomplete, please note so under Remarks.

ST.3 Code | Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication) | Published applications | Reassignments | Licensing information | Official Gazette | Granted patent publications | Legal status information | Correction documents | Priority data | Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data | Patent family information | File inspection | Court decision data | Comments
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AM Armenia | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | From: 1995.07.17 To: 2020.02.17 Availability?: YES | From: 1995.07.17 To: 2020.02.17 Availability?: YES | From: 1995.07.17 To: 2020.02.17 Availability?: YES | From: 1995.07.17 To: 2020.02.17 Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | From: 1995.07.17 To: 2020.02.17 Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO |
AO Angola |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Not applicable for us
AP African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) |  | From: 19840101 To: 20200229 Availability?: YES |  |  | From: 20150301 To: 20200229 Availability?: YES | From: 19840101 To: 20200229 Availability?: YES | From: 19840101 To: 20200229 Availability?: YES |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AR Argentina | Availability?: NO | From: 20031201 To: 20200311 Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | From: 20010701 To: 20190301 Availability?: YES | From: 19950101 To: 20200301 Availability?: YES Remarks: Desde la base de datos |  | From: 19950101 To: 20200301 Availability?: YES Remarks: Desde la base de datos | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | From: 20191001 To: 20200401 Availability?: YES Remarks: Desde la base de datos | Availability?: NO |
AU Australia | From: 2001.01.01 Availability?: YES Remarks: limited details include application numner and owner/agent information | From: 1905.01.01 Availability?: YES | From: 1990.01.01 Availability?: YES | From: 2016.04.01 | From: 2002.11.28 Availability?: YES | From: 1905.01.01 Availability?: YES | From: 1905.01.01 Availability?: YES | From: 1982.01.01 Availability?: YES | From: 1905.01.01 Availability?: YES | From: 1990.01.01 Availability?: YES | From: 1913.01.01 Availability?: YES | From: 1905.01.01 Availability?: YES | From: 2001.01.01 Availability?: YES | Various information of historical patents ranging from 1905 to 2001 may be incomplete.
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina |  |  |  |  | From: 2008.01.01 To: 2020.03.31 Availability?: YES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BE Belgium | To: 2014.09.21 Availability?: YES Remarks: Conformément à l'article 16 §3 de la Loi sur les Brevets d'inventions du 28/03/1984 | From: 2014.09.22 To: present Availability?: YES Remarks: Conformément à la Loi sur les Brevets d'invention du 10/01/2011 entrée en vigueur le 22/09/2014 | To: present Availability?: YES | To: present Availability?: YES | From: 2014.09.22 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 2014.09.22 To: present Availability?: YES Remarks: Période avant le 2014.09.22 disponible dans EPO Espacenet | To: present Availability?: YES | From: 2014.09.22 To: present Availability?: YES | To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1993.01.01 To: present Availability?: YES |  | From: 2014.09.22 To: present Availability?: YES | To: present Availability?: YES |
BG Bulgaria | Availability?: NO | Availability?: YES Remarks: all patent application where publication is done | Availability?: YES | Availability?: YES | Availability?: YES | Availability?: YES Remarks: all granted patents | Availability?: YES | Availability?: YES | Availability?: YES | Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO |
BH Bahrain | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | From: 2010.01.01 To: 2020.02.06 Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO |
BN Brunei Darussalam | Availability?: NO | From: 2017.01.01 To: present Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | From: 2017.01.01 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 2017.01.01 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 2017.01.01 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 2017.01.01 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 2017.01.01 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 2017.01.01 To: present Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO |
BR Brazil | From: 1990.01.02 To: 2020.03.10 Availability?: YES Remarks: Incomplete.Curation work being conducted. | From: 1990.01.02 To: 2020.03.10 Availability?: YES Remarks: Incomplete.Curation work being conducted. | Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | From: 1972.04.04 To: 2020.03.10 Availability?: YES Remarks: Incomplete.Curation work being conducted. | From: 1990.01.02 To: 2020.03.10 Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | From: 1990.01.02 To: 2020.03.10 Availability?: YES | From: 1990.01.02 To: 2020.03.10 Availability?: YES Remarks: Incomplete.Curation work being conducted. | From: 1990.01.02 To: 2020.03.10 Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | From: 1990.01.02 To: 2020.03.10 Availability?: YES Remarks: Incomplete.Curation work being conducted. | From: 1990.01.02 To: 2020.03.10 Availability?: YES Remarks: Available as part of the full document. | The Brazilian Patent Office also provides information before 1990.01.02 in our website, but this information is more incomplete.
BY Belarus | Availability?: NO | From: 1992.11.20 To: nowadays Availability?: YES | From: 2009 To: nowadays Availability?: YES Remarks: in the Official Gazette | From: 2009 To: nowadays Availability?: YES Remarks: in the Official Gazette | From: 2009 To: nowadays Availability?: YES | From: 1993.03.30 To: nowadays Availability?: YES | From: 1993.03.30 To: nowadays Availability?: YES | From: 2009 To: nowadays Availability?: YES Remarks: in the Official Gazette | From: 1992.11.20 To: nowadays | From: 2009 To: nowadays Availability?: YES Remarks: in the Official Gazette | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | From: 2009 To: nowadays Availability?: YES Remarks: in the Official Gazette |
CA Canada | Availability?: NO | From: 1989/10/02 To: present Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | From: 1989/10/02 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1999/07/22 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1867/07/01 To: present Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | From: 1989/10/02 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1989/10/02 To: present Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | From: 1989/10/02 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1867/07/01 To: present Availability?: YES | Assuming "File inspection" is the collection of documents related to relating to the application (i.e. examiners reports)
CI Côte d’Ivoire |  | Availability?: YES Remarks: 18 mois après la date de dépôt |  |  | Availability?: YES Remarks: 18 mois après la date de dépôt |  | Availability?: YES Remarks: 18 mois après le dépôt |  | Availability?: YES Remarks: 18 mois après la date de dépôt |  | Availability?: YES Remarks: 18 mois après la date de dépôt |  |  |
CL Chile | Availability?: NO | From: 1970.01.01 To: 2020.03.18 Availability?: YES | From: 1970.01.01 To: 2020.03.18 Availability?: YES | From: 1970.01.01 To: 2020.03.18 Availability?: YES | From: 1970.01.01 To: 2020.03.18 Availability?: YES | From: 1850.01.01 To: 2020.03.18 Availability?: YES | From: 1970.01.01 To: 2020.03.18 Availability?: YES | From: 1970.01.01 To: 2020.03.18 Availability?: YES | From: 1970.01.01 To: 2020.03.18 Availability?: YES | From: 1970.01.01 To: 2020.03.18 Availability?: YES | From: 1970.01.01 To: 2020.03.18 Availability?: YES | From: 1970.01.01 To: 2020.03.18 Availability?: YES | From: 1970.01.01 To: 2020.03.18 Availability?: YES |
CO Colombia | Availability?: NO | From: 1970/01/01 To: Presente Availability?: YES Remarks: La información entre 1970 y 1991 puede presentar algunos datos incompletos. A partir de 1994 la información ha sido verificada y esta completa. | From: 1992/01/01 To: Presente Availability?: YES Remarks: La información entre 1970 y 1991 puede presentar algunos datos incompletos. Se puede consultar documentos con el número del expediente. | From: 1992/01/01 To: Presente Availability?: YES Remarks: La información entre 1970 y 1991 puede presentar algunos datos incompletos. Se puede consultar documentos con el número del expediente. | From: 10/01/2014 To: Presente Availability?: YES Remarks: Las gacetas de fechas anteriores se pueden solicitar para su consulta. | From: 1970/01/01 To: Presente Availability?: YES Remarks: Aún cuando no hay una publicación de patentes concedidas, el usuario puede acceder a ellas mediante el número de certificado o expediente. La información entre 1970 y 1991 puede presentar datos incompletos. se puede consultar las concesiones de una fecha específica o de un rango de fecha determinada. | From: 1970/01/01 To: Presente Availability?: YES Remarks: La información entre 1970 y 1991 puede presentar algunos datos incompletos. Se puede consultar documentos con el número del expediente. | From: 1992/01/01 To: Presente Availability?: YES Remarks: La información entre 1970 y 1991 puede presentar algunos datos incompletos. Se puede consultar documentos con el número del expediente. | From: 1992/01/01 To: Presente Availability?: YES Remarks: La información entre 1970 y 1991 puede presentar algunos datos incompletos. Se puede consultar documentos con el número del expediente. | From: 1992/01/01 To: Presente Availability?: YES Remarks: La información entre 1970 y 1991 puede presentar algunos datos incompletos. Se puede consultar documentos con el número del expediente. | From: 2001/12/01 To: Presente Availability?: YES Remarks: Consulta datos bibliográficos con el número del expediente presentado en Colombia y accediendo a traves de ella a la página de Patentscope. | Availability?: NO | From: 1992/01/01 To: Presente Availability?: YES Remarks: La información entre 1970 y 1991 puede presentar algunos datos incompletos. Se puede consultar documentos con el número del expediente. | Solicitudes publicadas en Gaceta (Boletín oficial)
CR Costa Rica | From: 1923.02.12 Availability?: YES | From: 1923.02.12 Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | el sistema en línea, permite solamente buscar por solicitante o ingresar el número de solicitud y ver la cronología; tiene que venir el usuario a la oficina para ver la solicitud, utilizar el sistema de imágenes digitales.
CZ Czechia | Availability?: NO | From: 1.1.1901 To: present Availability?: YES From: 1991 | From: 1.1.2000 To: present Availability?: YES Availability?: NO | From: 1.1.1992 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1.1.2000 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1.1.1901 To: present Availability?: YES From: 1919 | From: 1.1.1901 To: present Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | From: 1.1.1901 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1.1.2000 To: present Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO Availability?: YES Remarks: limited to item headings | From: 1.1.1991 To: present Availability?: YES Availability?: NO |
DE Germany | Availability?: NO | From: 1878.01.01 Availability?: YES | From: 1960.01.01 Availability?: YES Remarks: incomplete | From: 1960.01.01 Availability?: YES Remarks: incomplete | From: 1878.01.01 Availability?: YES | From: 1878.01.01 Availability?: YES | From: 1960.01.01 Availability?: YES Remarks: incomplete | From: 1878.01.01 Availability?: YES | From: 1960.01.01 Availability?: YES Remarks: incomplete | From: 1993.01.01 Availability?: YES | From: 1960.01.01 Availability?: YES | From: 1960.01.01 Availability?: YES Remarks: incomplete | From: 2000.01.05 Availability?: YES |
EA Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) | Availability?: NO | From: 1996.07.01 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1999.04.29 To: present Availability?: YES Remarks: As part of legal status announcements | From: 2000.06.26 To: present Availability?: YES Remarks: As part of legal status announcements | From: 1996.07.01 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1997.03.31 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1998.08.27 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 2002.10.31 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1996.07.01 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 2006.06.30 To: present Availability?: YES Remarks: As part of legal status announcements | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | From: 2009.02.27 To: present Availability?: YES Remarks: As part of legal status announcements |
EC Ecuador | Availability?: NO | Availability?: YES Remarks: Gaceta en linea desde 2013 - Gaceta Nr. 578 | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: YES Remarks: Gaceta | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO |
EE Estonia | Availability?: NO | From: 1995.12.15 Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | From: 1995.12.15 Availability?: YES | From: 1996.04.15 Availability?: YES | From: 1994.05.23 Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | From: 1994.05.23 Availability?: YES | From: 2001.08.01 Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO |
ES Spain | From: 1878.01.01 To: hoy Availability?: YES Remarks: Mención en la Gaceta oficial (BOPI) | From: 1826.01.01 To: hoy Availability?: YES Remarks: base de datos INVENES | From: 1987.01.01 To: hoy Availability?: YES Remarks: base de datos CEO | From: 1987.01.01 To: hoy Availability?: YES Remarks: base de datos CEO | From: 1886.01.01 To: hoy Availability?: YES Remarks: buscador BOPI | From: 1987.01.01 To: hoy Availability?: YES Remarks: base de datos INVENES | From: 1987.01.01 To: hoy Availability?: YES Remarks: base de datos CEO | From: 2010.01.01 To: hoy Availability?: YES Remarks: base de datos INVENES | From: 1987.01.01 To: hoy Availability?: YES Remarks: base de datos INVENES | From: 1998.01.01 To: hoy Availability?: YES Remarks: base de datos CEO | Availability?: NO | From: 1987.01.01 Availability?: YES Remarks: base de datos CEO | From: 2006.01.01 To: hoy Availability?: YES Remarks: base de datos JURISPRUDENCIA |
FI Finland | From: 19201230 Availability?: YES Remarks: There are a few gaps in historical material. Full coverage starting from 2000. | From: 19201230 Availability?: YES Remarks: We have made A1 publications since September 2018. However, public application material is available since 1920 (c.f. previous question). | From: 19900101 Availability?: YES Remarks: Reassignments reporting is a voluntary process, and, therefore, not comprehensive. | Availability?: NO | From: 19990930 Availability?: YES | From: 18420629 Availability?: YES Remarks: Historical patents are available from fi.espacenet.com. New material (since 2009) from a local publication server. | From: 19900101 Availability?: YES Remarks: Full coverage starting from 2000 | From: 20010101 Availability?: YES | From: 19201230 Availability?: YES Remarks: Gaps in historical data, particularly before 1980. | From: 19950301 Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO Remarks: We have divisional, PCT and priority information, but not full family coverage. | From: 20010101 Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO Remarks: Only decision outcome available. |
FR France | Availability?: NO | From: 1791.01.01 To: present Availability?: YES Remarks: Sur les bases : http://bases-brevets19e.inpi.fr puis https://bases-brevets.inpi.fr. Incomplet de 1856 à 1901 | From: 1989.01.01 To: present Availability?: YES Remarks: Si cession inscrite au Registre, information donnée : coordonnées du nouveau titualire | From: 1989.01.01 To: present Remarks: Si cession inscrite au Registre, information donnée : coordonnées du licencié | From: 2005.01.01 To: present | From: 1989.01.01 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1989.01.01 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1989.01.01 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1978 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 2006 To: present Availability?: YES Remarks: données relatives aux extensions pédiatriques pour les CCP | From: 1902.01.01 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 2001.01.01 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1823 To: present Availability?: YES Remarks: sur la base : http://base-jurisprudence.inpi.fr, texte intégral disponible à partir de 1997 |
GB United Kingdom | From: 24.08.1998 To: Present Availability?: YES Remarks: PDF Journals with advertisements of unpublished applications from August 1998 - https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140102200308/http://www.ipo.gov.uk/pro-types/pro-patent/pro-p-os/pro-p-journal/p-pdj/p-pdj-1998.htm. Online available from 2006 - www.ipo.gov.uk/p-ipsum/ | From: 12.06.1978 To: Present Availability?: YES Remarks: https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-ipsum/Case/PublicationNumber/GB2000002 | From: 12.06.1978 To: Present Availability?: YES Remarks: https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-ipsum/Case/PublicationNumber/GB2000002 | From: 24.06.2003 To: Present Availability?: YES Remarks: https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-dl-licenceofright.htm?filter=Search+within+results&perPage=10&sort=LOR+Start+Date+Reverse | From: 24.08.1998 To: Present Availability?: YES Remarks: Historical archive of Official Gazette's from August 1998 - https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140102200308/http://www.ipo.gov.uk/pro-types/pro-patent/pro-p-os/pro-p-journal/p-pdj/p-pdj-1998.htm. Current catalogue of Gazette's available from 2006 - http://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-pj-download.htm | From: 12.06.1978 To: Present Availability?: YES Remarks: https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-ipsum/Case/PublicationNumber/GB2000002 | From: 12.06.1978 To: Present Availability?: YES Remarks: https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-ipsum/Case/PublicationNumber/GB2000002 | From: 01.04.2010 To: Present Availability?: YES Remarks: https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-find-publication.htm | From: 12.06.1978 To: Present Availability?: YES Remarks: https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-ipsum/Case/PublicationNumber/GB2000002 | From: 04.01.1993 To: Present Availability?: YES Remarks: https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-find-spc/p-find-spc-byspc-results.htm?number=SPC%2FGB93%2F001&submit=Go+%BB | Availability?: NO | From: 01.01.2008 To: Present Availability?: YES Remarks: https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-ipsum/p-ipsum-documents.htm | From: 05.01.1998 To: Present Availability?: YES Remarks: https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-challenge-decision-results.htm | All above information (excluding Official Gazette and Unpublished) is available is through Espacenet dating back to 1900's.
HK Hong Kong, China | Availability?: NO | From: 1997 To: Present Availability?: YES | From: 2004 To: Present Availability?: YES | From: 2004 To: Present Availability?: YES | From: 2004 To: Present Availability?: YES | From: 1979 To: Present Availability?: YES | From: 1979 To: Present Availability?: YES | From: 2004 To: Present Availability?: YES | From: 1997 To: Present Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO |
HR Croatia | Availability?: NO | From: 1994.04.30 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1994.04.30 To: present Availability?: YES Remarks: History data is avilable through the Official Gazette. | From: 1994.04.30 To: present Availability?: YES Remarks: Licensing information is available only through Official Gazette. | From: 1994.04.30 To: present | From: 1995.12.31 To: present Availability?: YES | Availability?: YES Remarks: Only current status is available. Complete history is available through Espacenet. | From: 2007.03.31 To: present Availability?: YES |  | From: 2013.07.01 To: present Availability?: YES |  |  |  |
HU Hungary | From: 1992.01.01 To: 2010.12.31 Availability?: YES | From: 1966.10.22 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1992.01.01 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1992.01.01 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 2006.01.01 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1895.01.01 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1895.01.01 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1996.10.01 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1895.01.01 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 2004.05.01 To: present Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | From: 1978.01.01 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1992.01.01 To: present Availability?: YES |
IE Ireland |  | Availability?: YES Remarks: Incomplete collection |  |  | From: 2002.11.27 To: 2020.02.29 Availability?: YES Remarks: Every fortnight | Availability?: YES Remarks: Incomplete collection |  |  |  | Availability?: YES Remarks: Complete collection |  |  |  |
IL Israel | From: 20040101 To: 20200401 Availability?: YES Remarks: BIB | From: 20120801 To: 20200401 Availability?: YES | From: 20040101 To: 20200401 Availability?: YES | From: 20040101 To: 20200401 Availability?: YES | From: 20050101 To: 20200401 Availability?: YES | From: 19700101 To: 20200401 Availability?: YES | From: 20040101 To: 20200401 Availability?: YES | From: 20120801 To: 20200401 Availability?: YES | From: 20120801 To: 20200401 Availability?: YES Remarks: only for local application | From: 19980101 To: 20200401 Availability?: YES | Remarks: Only WO | From: 20120801 To: 20200401 Availability?: YES | From: 20120801 To: 20200401 Availability?: YES |
IT Italy | Availability?: NO | From: 1989.10.01 To: today Availability?: YES |  | From: 1989.10.01 To: today Availability?: YES | From: 2016.01.01 To: today Availability?: YES | From: 1989.10.01 To: today Availability?: YES | From: 1989.10.01 To: today |  | From: 1989.10.01 To: today Availability?: YES | From: 1989.10.01 To: today Availability?: YES |  |  |  |
JP Japan | Availability?: NO | From: 1971.07.16 (published date) Availability?: YES | From: 1964.01 (Filing month) Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | From: 1885.07.01 (Filing date) Availability?: YES | From: 1885.07.01 (Filing date) Availability?: YES | From: 1964.01 (Filing month) Availability?: YES | From: before 1952 Availability?: YES | From: 1964.01 (Filing month) Availability?: YES | From: 1998.02.03 (Filing date) Availability?: YES | From: 1964.01 (Filing month) Availability?: YES | From: 1990.12.01 (Filing date) Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO |
KH Cambodia |  |  |  |  |  | From: 2007 To: 2020 Availability?: YES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
KR Republic of Korea | Availability?: NO | From: 1983.03.03 Availability?: YES | From: 1979.10.02 Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | From: 1948.06.20 Availability?: YES | From: 1948.06.20 Availability?: YES | From: 1948.06.20 Availability?: YES | From: 1999.01.11 Availability?: YES | From: 1961.07.03 Availability?: YES | From: 2001.12.10 Availability?: YES | From: 1961.07.03 Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | From: 1946.04.08 Availability?: YES |
LB Lebanon |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LT Lithuania | Availability?: NO | Availability?: YES From: 1994.02.01 To: present | Availability?: YES Remarks: in the Official Gazette | Availability?: YES Remarks: in the Official Gazette | Availability?: YES From: 2005.01.25 To: present | Availability?: YES From: 1994.02.01 To: present | Availability?: YES From: 1994.02.01 To: present | Availability?: NO | Availability?: YES From: 1994.02.01 Remarks: only bibliographic data | Availability?: YES From: 2002.01.01 To: present |  |  |  | All documents are scanned and available online
LU Luxembourg | Availability?: NO | From: 2017.01.01 To: 2020.02.20 Availability?: YES | From: 1997.01.01 To: 2020.02.20 Availability?: YES | From: 1997.01.01 To: 2020.02.20 Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | From: 2017.01.01 To: 2020.02.20 Availability?: YES | From: 1997.01.01 To: 2020.02.20 Availability?: YES | From: 2017.01.01 To: 2020.02.20 Availability?: YES | From: 1997.01.01 To: 2020.02.20 Availability?: YES | From: 1997.01.01 To: 2020.02.20 Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | From: 2017.01.01 To: 2020.02.20 Availability?: YES | From: 1997.01.01 To: 2020.02.20 Availability?: YES | 1) Patent file documents have been made available online since 2017. 2) B1 documents have already been available online on Espacenet previously. 3) No IP office gazette, but publications in governement official journal
LV Latvia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
MC Monaco | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | From: 01/12/2003 To: 27/03/2020 Availability?: YES | From: 01/12/2003 To: 27/03/2020 Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | From: 01/01/2003 To: 27/03/2020 Availability?: YES | From: 01/01/2003 To: 27/03/2020 Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | From: 01/01/2003 To: 27/03/2020 Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | From: 01/01/2003 To: 27/03/2020 Availability?: YES |
MD Republic of Moldova | Availability?: NO | From: 1994.09.30 To: 2020.02.01 Availability?: YES | From: 1996.10.01 To: 2020.02.01 Availability?: YES | From: 2000.07.01 To: 2020.02.01 Availability?: YES | From: 1993.01.31 To: 2020.02.01 Availability?: YES Remarks: http://agepi.gov.md/en/publication/48 | From: 1994.01.31 To: 2020.02.01 Availability?: YES | From: 1994.01.31 To: 2020.02.01 Availability?: YES | To: 2020.02.01 | From: 1994.01.31 To: 2020.02.01 | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | From: 2013.03.01 To: 2020.02.01 | there are some gaps in the "Court decision data", "Reassignments" and "Licensing information".
MX Mexico |  | From: 1992.02.03 To: 2020.03.05 Availability?: YES | From: 2009.05.14 To: 2020.03.23 Availability?: YES | From: 2009.05.14 To: 2020.03.23 Availability?: YES | From: 1890.12.31 To: 2020.03.23 Availability?: YES | From: 1890.12.31 To: 2020.03.05 Availability?: YES | From: 2009.04.23 To: 2020.03.23 Availability?: YES | From: 2009.05.14 To: 2020.03.23 Availability?: YES | From: 1992.02.03 To: 2020.03.05 Availability?: YES |  |  |  |  |
NI Nicaragua |  | From: 20050506 To: 20090309 Availability?: YES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NO Norway | Availability?: NO | Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | Availability?: YES | Availability?: YES | Availability?: YES | Availability?: YES | Availability?: YES | Availability?: YES | Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | Availability?: YES | Availability?: YES |
NZ New Zealand | Availability?: YES | Availability?: YES | Availability?: YES | Availability?: YES | Availability?: YES | Availability?: YES | Availability?: YES | Availability?: YES | Availability?: YES | Availability?: YES Remarks: Applies only to patents with applications filed under Acts previous to Patents Act 2013 | Availability?: YES | Availability?: YES | Availability?: YES Remarks: Some data but not court decisions as such | IPONZ records go back to 1861 but exclude patents published 1880 to 1890. The records do not allow for completing the above information to the level of detail required. Go to https://www.iponz.govt.nz/aboutip/ patents/search/ to see more information on searching for NZ patents (and related publications). Although archived New Zealand patents and published applications prior to 1980 have been digitised and loaded into the current register, some of this data may not necessarily be complete. Patent term extension repealed in 1994. No supplementary protection certificates under more recent 1953 Act and 2013 Act.
OM Oman |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | granted patents published monthly in the official gazette since 2005
PG Papua New Guinea |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | PG patent applications start from 2002 till 2020. All these data is made available online through bibliographic data. No documentations are uploaded for public access. These can be access through the office upon request.
PK Pakistan |  |  |  |  | From: 2016.05.06 To: 17.01.2020 Availability?: YES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Under Patent Ordinance 2000, Patent Register is open to public at all time. The Register is published in the form of e-Journal on IPO-Pakistan website www.ipo.gov.pk. Furthermore, the website provide information like Expired Patents (years 2014 and 2018) and Patents Granted (Years 2007 till 2019)
PT Portugal | Availability?: NO | From: 1927.10.22 To: present Availability?: YES Remarks: It has gaps | From: 1977.11.15 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1983.12.20 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 2004.01.30 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 2015.07.01 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1927.10.22 To: present Availability?: YES Remarks: It has gaps | Availability?: NO | From: 1927.10.22 To: present Availability?: YES Remarks: It has gaps | From: 1998.01.06 To: present Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | From: 1927.10.22 To: present Availability?: YES Remarks: It has gaps | From: 1985.03.21 To: present Availability?: YES |
PY Paraguay | Availability?: NO | From: 2018.01.05 To: 2019.08.22 Availability?: YES Remarks: La información básica en línea de las solicitudes concedidas está actualizada hasta agosto 2019. | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | From: 2018.01.05 To: 2020.02.20 Availability?: YES Remarks: Sólo se publican los datos bibliográficos | From: 1981.05.28 To: 2019.08.22 Availability?: YES Remarks: La información básica en línea de las solicitudes concedidas está actualizada hasta agosto 2019. | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO |
RU Russian Federation |  |  |  |  | From: 2005.01.13 To: 2020.03.27 | From: 1991.01.01 To: 2020.03.27 | From: 1991.01.01 To: 2020.03.27 |  |  |  |  |  | From: 2014.12.20 To: 2020.02.28 | Inventions, Utility models - 10th, 20th and 27th of each month. Industrial designs - 16th of every month
SC Seychelles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SE Sweden | From: 1975.01.01 Availability?: YES Remarks: Via gazettes available online. Except 2005.02.22-2013.06.04 | From: 1968.06.29 Availability?: YES Remarks: Via gazettes available online. | Availability?: YES |  | From: 1968.04.01 Availability?: YES | From: 1885.06.05 Availability?: YES | From: 1977 Availability?: YES | From: 1968 Availability?: YES | Availability?: YES | Availability?: YES | From: 1968 Availability?: YES | From: 2003 Availability?: YES | Availability?: YES | In many cases exact "from" dates or an exact "yes" or "no" cannot be given. They can differ for different types of data and for different document kinds.
SK Slovakia | From: 1993.01.01 To: up to date Availability?: YES | From: 1993.01.01 To: up to date Availability?: YES | From: 1993.01.01 To: up to date Availability?: YES | From: 1993.01.01 To: up to date Availability?: YES | From: 1993.01.01 To: up to date Availability?: YES | From: 1993.01.01 To: up to date Availability?: YES | From: 1993.01.01 To: up to date Availability?: YES | From: 1993.01.01 To: up to date Availability?: YES | From: 1993.01.01 To: up to date Availability?: YES | From: 1993.01.01 To: up to date Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | From: 1993.01.01 To: up to date Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | + incomplet database of predecessor office of the IPO SK (former czechoslovak federal office) with lot of gaps.
SM San Marino | Availability?: NO | From: 2000.01.01 To: 2020.05.05 Availability?: YES |  |  | From: 2000.01.01 To: 2020.05.05 Availability?: YES | From: 2000.01.01 To: 2020.05.05 | From: 2000.01.01 To: 2020.05.05 Availability?: YES |  |  |  |  |  |  |
TH Thailand | Availability?: NO | From: 1980.12.21 To: 2020.03.17 Availability?: YES Remarks: on monday weekly | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | From: 1980.12.21 To: 2020.03.17 Availability?: YES Remarks: on monday weekly | From: 1980.12.21 To: 2020.03.17 Availability?: YES Remarks: on monday weekly | From: 1980.12.21 To: 2020.03.17 Availability?: YES Remarks: on monday weekly | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO |
TN Tunisia | Availability?: NO | From: 1986/01/02 To: 2018/09/30 Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: YES | From: 1986/01/02 To: 2018/09/30 Availability?: YES Remarks: le texte intégrale manque pour certains brevets | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO |
TT Trinidad and Tobago |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
UA Ukraine | From: 1993-04-30 To: present Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | From: 2004-03-10 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 2003-10-12 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 2006-04-17 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1993-04-30 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1993-04-30 To: present Availability?: YES | Availability?: NO | From: 1993-04-30 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 2007-07-11 To: present | Availability?: NO | Availability?: NO | From: 1997-06-05 To: present Availability?: YES |
US United States of America | Availability?: NO | From: 2000.11 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1980 To: present Availability?: YES Remarks: depends on applicant supplied voluntary information | To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1964 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1976 To: present Availability?: YES Remarks: The first US Patent, numbered X000001 (pictured right), was granted on July 31, 1790. |  | From: 1960 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1976 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 1984 To: present Availability?: YES Remarks: A copy of the certificate of extension should be included in the "correction" section of the patent's images. | From: 1976 To: present Availability?: YES | From: 2009 To: present Availability?: YES |  |

## 7. Is the following legal status information available in online systems

ST.3 Code | Whether the patent is granted | Whether the patent is currently in force | PCT national phase entry date | PCT national phase non-entry date | Fee payments | Change of ownership | Pre- and post-grant events following court decisions | Other information | Comments
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AM Armenia | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO | NO | NO | YES for all years | NO | NO |
AO Angola |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Not applicable for use
AP African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years |  |  |  |  |  |
AR Argentina | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO | NO | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO | NO |
AU Australia | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for some years | YES for some years | YES for some years | YES for some years | YES for some years | YES for some years |
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina | NO | NO |  | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO |
BE Belgium | YES for all years | YES for all years |  |  | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years |  | Il n'y a pas de phase nationale PCT en Belgique. Information relative aux taxes uniquement pour les annuités.
BG Bulgaria | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO |  |
BH Bahrain | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO |  | patent information is available online for the applicant and IP agents. link: https://service.moic.gov.bh/ipd/login
BN Brunei Darussalam | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO | NO | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO |
BR Brazil | YES for some years | YES for some years | YES for some years | YES for some years | YES for some years | YES for some years | NO |  |
BY Belarus | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO | YES for all years | NO |  |
CA Canada | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO | NO | YES for all years | Other:
CI Côte d’Ivoire | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years |  | YES for all years |  |  |  |
CL Chile | YES for some years | YES for some years | YES for some years | NO | YES for some years | YES for some years | YES for some years | NO |
CO Colombia | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years |  |
CR Costa Rica | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | importante señalar que en línea lo que se permite ver es la cronología, por ello, el usuario tiene acceso a ver que tiene un pago, que se le hizo una prevención, cuando se presentó la solicitud; sin embargo, no indica en línea si la solicitud es PCT o no.
CZ Czechia | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years NO | YES for all years |
DE Germany | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for some years | YES for all years | NO | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years |
EA Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO | NO | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | Information on limitation or partial revocation of a Eurasian patent and amended document published; post-grant opposition filed and decision taken
EC Ecuador | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO |
EE Estonia | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO | NO | YES for all years | NO | NO |  |
ES Spain | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years |
FI Finland | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years |  |
FR France | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO | NO | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years |
GB United Kingdom | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO | NO | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | Yes for all years - this references the available dates for our services as detailed in Q6. Change of Ownership - Yes, if we have been informed of the change.
HK Hong Kong, China | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO | NO | NO | YES for some years | NO | YES for some years |
HR Croatia | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO |  |
HU Hungary | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years |  |
IE Ireland | YES for some years | YES for some years | NO | NO | YES for some years | YES for some years | YES for some years | NO |
IL Israel | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for some years | NO | YES for all years | YES for all years |  |
IT Italy | YES for all years | NO | NO | NO | YES for some years | YES for some years | NO |  |
JP Japan | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO | YES for all years |
KH Cambodia | YES for all years | NO | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO | NO | NO | NO |
KR Republic of Korea | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years |  |
LB Lebanon |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LT Lithuania | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years |  |  |
LU Luxembourg | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO | YES for some years | YES for all years | YES for all years |  | Pre-2017 annual fee payments are not published, only the status of the patent (in force/lapsed date)
LV Latvia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
MC Monaco | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for some years | NO | YES for some years | YES for some years | YES for some years | YES for some years |
MD Republic of Moldova | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO | YES for all years | YES for some years | YES for some years |  | Only maintenance fee payments are available in the "Patent register"
MX Mexico | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO |  |  | YES for all years | YES for all years |  |
NI Nicaragua | NO | NO | YES for some years |  |  |  |  |  |
NO Norway | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years |
NZ New Zealand | YES for some years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for some years | YES for some years | YES for some years | YES for some years | See comments for 6.
OM Oman | YES for all years |  |  |  | YES for all years |  |  |  |
PG Papua New Guinea | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO | YES for all years | NO |  |
PK Pakistan | YES for some years | YES for some years |  |  |  |  |  | YES for some years | Pakistan website www.ipo.gov.pk. Furthermore, the website provide information like Expired Patents (years 2014 and 2018) and Patents Granted (Years 2007 till 2019)
PT Portugal | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for some years | NO | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for some years | YES for all years |
PY Paraguay | YES for some years | YES for some years | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO |
RU Russian Federation | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years |  |
SC Seychelles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SE Sweden | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO | YES for all years | NO | YES for some years |  | "Yes for all years" meaning for all years for which protection can still be valid.
SK Slovakia | YES for all years | YES for all years |  |  | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO |  | we provide PCT number with direct link to more details on Patentscope
SM San Marino | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years |  | YES for all years | YES for all years |  |  |
TH Thailand | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO |  |
TN Tunisia | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO |
TT Trinidad and Tobago |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
UA Ukraine | YES for all years | YES for all years | YES for all years | NO | YES for some years | YES for some years | YES for some years | YES for some years | Fee payments from 2004-12-09 to present Change of ownership from 2004-03-10 to present pre- and post-grant events following court decisions from 2004-03-10 to present
US United States of America | YES for all years | NO | YES for some years | NO | YES for some years | YES for some years | NO |  |

## 8. How often is each type of patent information updated online?

ST.3 Code | Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication) | Published applications | Granted patent publications | Legal status information | Correction documents | Priority data | Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data | Patent family information | File inspection | Court decision data | Reassignments | Licensing information | Official Gazette | Comments
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AM Armenia |  |  | other | other |  | other |  |  |  |  |  | other | other | Official Gazette published twice a month.
AO Angola |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | not applicable for use because our circumstances
AP African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) |  | daily | daily | daily |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | monthly |
AR Argentina |  |  | monthly | monthly |  | daily |  |  | realtime |  |  |  |  |
AU Australia |  | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily | weekly | weekly |
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | quaterly |
BE Belgium | other | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily |  | daily | daily | daily | daily | monthly |
BG Bulgaria |  | daily | other | daily | other | other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BH Bahrain | weekly | monthly | monthly | weekly | weekly | realtime | other | realtime | daily | other | daily | other | monthly |
BN Brunei Darussalam |  | monthly | monthly | daily | monthly | daily | monthly |  |  |  | monthly | monthly | monthly |
BR Brazil | weekly | weekly | weekly | other | weekly | weekly | weekly | other | weekly | weekly | weekly | other | weekly |
BY Belarus |  | realtime | monthly | realtime | monthly | realtime | monthly |  |  | monthly | monthly | monthly | monthly |
CA Canada | other | daily | weekly | other | daily | daily | other | other | daily | daily | other | other | weekly |
CI Côte d’Ivoire |  | other | other | other |  | other |  | other |  | other |  |  | other | Pas de mise à jour puisque la publication se fait dans le BOPI et mis en ligne en pdf
CL Chile |  | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily | weekly |
CO Colombia |  | other | realtime | realtime | realtime | realtime | realtime | realtime |  | realtime | realtime | realtime | other | La Gaceta (Boletín oficial) se publica cada 10 días.
CR Costa Rica | realtime | realtime | realtime | realtime | realtime | realtime | realtime | realtime | realtime | realtime | realtime | realtime | realtime | como en línea se ve la cronología del expediente, sí aparece que hay cesiones, decisiones judiciales, etc.; sin embargo, no se logra ver el documento, para ver el documento tiene que ir, el usuario, a utilizar el sistema de imágenes que está en las computadores ubicadas en el edificio de RPI.
CZ Czechia | other | weekly | weekly | daily weekly | other | daily weekly | daily weekly | other | weekly | daily other | daily other | daily weekly | weekly |
DE Germany |  | weekly | weekly | daily | weekly | daily | daily | weekly | daily | other | other | daily | weekly |
EA Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) |  | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily |  |  | daily | daily | daily | monthly | Technology of 'instant' (daily) publication of Eurasian patents and Legal status information is used
EC Ecuador | other | monthly | other | other | other | other | other | other | other | other | other | other | monthly |
EE Estonia |  | weekly | weekly | weekly |  | weekly | weekly |  |  |  |  |  | monthly |
ES Spain | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily |  | daily | monthly | daily | daily | daily |
FI Finland | daily | other | other | daily | daily | daily | daily | other | daily | daily | daily | other | other | We publish Gazette, patents, utility models and application publications twice a month. Data is updated online during the publication process (realtime update).
FR France | weekly | weekly | weekly | weekly | weekly | weekly | weekly | weekly | weekly | weekly | weekly | weekly | weekly |
GB United Kingdom | weekly | weekly | weekly | realtime | weekly | realtime | weekly | other | realtime | other | realtime | weekly | weekly | Patent family information - this is loaded and indexed into Espacenet weekly based on publication documents and bibliographic data we supply to the EPO.
HK Hong Kong, China |  | daily | daily | daily | other | other |  |  |  |  | other | other | weekly |
HR Croatia |  | other | other | other | other | other | other |  |  |  | other | other | other | All type of patent information is updated online every two weeks.
HU Hungary |  | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily |  |  | daily | daily | daily | monthly |
IE Ireland |  | daily | daily |  |  |  | daily |  |  |  |  |  | other | The Official Gazette is published fortnightly.
IL Israel | monthly | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily |  | daily | daily | daily | daily | monthly |
IT Italy | other | weekly | weekly | weekly | other | weekly | weekly | other | other | other | other | weekly | weekly |
JP Japan |  | weekly | weekly | daily | weekly | daily | daily | daily | daily |  | daily |  | weekly |
KH Cambodia |  |  | monthly |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
KR Republic of Korea |  | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily |  | daily | monthly |  | daily |
LB Lebanon |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | monthly |
LT Lithuania |  | daily other | daily other | daily other |  | daily | daily other |  |  |  | daily other | daily other | other | Official Gazette is issued and published twice a week
LU Luxembourg |  | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily |  | online register is refreshed once per day
LV Latvia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | monthly |
MC Monaco | other | other | weekly | realtime | other | weekly | other | other | other | weekly | weekly | weekly | weekly |
MD Republic of Moldova | other | monthly | monthly | monthly | monthly | monthly | other | other | other | monthly | monthly | monthly | monthly | The database is updated monthly, excepting maintenance fees (daily) and seizures (real time)
MX Mexico | other | monthly | monthly | monthly | monthly | monthly |  |  |  |  | monthly | monthly |  |
NI Nicaragua |  | other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NO Norway | other | daily | weekly | daily | weekly | daily | daily | realtime | realtime | daily | daily | daily | weekly |
NZ New Zealand | realtime | daily | daily | realtime | realtime | realtime |  | realtime | realtime | other | realtime | realtime | monthly | Court decision data updated on direction from court.
OM Oman |  |  | monthly |  |  |  | monthly |  |  |  |  |  | monthly |
PG Papua New Guinea |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | The data is updated daily
PK Pakistan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | weekly | Pakistan website www.ipo.gov.pk. Furthermore, the website provide information like Expired Patents (years 2014 and 2018) and Patents Granted (Years 2007 till 2019)
PT Portugal |  | daily | daily | daily |  | daily | daily |  | daily | daily | daily | daily | daily | The Official Gazette is published only on working days
PY Paraguay | other | monthly | monthly | other | other | other | other | other | other | other | other | other | other |
RU Russian Federation | other | realtime | realtime | realtime | realtime | realtime | realtime |  | other | realtime |  | realtime | realtime | Other means not applicable
SC Seychelles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SE Sweden | weekly | weekly | weekly | daily | weekly | weekly | weekly | weekly | daily | daily | daily |  | weekly |
SK Slovakia | realtime | monthly | monthly | realtime | monthly | realtime | realtime |  | realtime |  | realtime | realtime | monthly |
SM San Marino |  | quaterly | quaterly | quaterly |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | quaterly |
TH Thailand |  | weekly | daily | daily | other | other | other | other | other | other | other | other | weekly |
TN Tunisia |  | quaterly | quaterly |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | quaterly |
TT Trinidad and Tobago |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
UA Ukraine | other |  | other | other |  | other | other |  |  | other | other | other | other | Everything checked "Other" is updated biweekly.
US United States of America |  | weekly | weekly |  | weekly | weekly | weekly | weekly | daily |  | daily |  | weekly |